SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- British supermarket company Tesco Plc's South Korean
venture said it aims to generate sales of 12.7 trillion won (US$10.5 billion) in

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- A group of ranking Pyongyang officials inspected farms
in a rural province, North Korea's state-run radio said Wednesday, while their

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak returned home on Wednesday
after winding up his three-day official visit to Russia, during which South Korea

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade deficit narrowed to US$1.9 billion
in September from $3.81 billion the month before due mainly to falls in crude oil

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest
automaker, said Wednesday sporadic partial strikes by its unionized workers this

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp. plans to launch a
Korean-language version of its Internet video-streaming service, the company's

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started stronger Wednesday but soon
lost ground as institutional selling overshadowed revived hopes that U.S.

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- The volatility of South Korea's currency market is
expected to ease on falling oil prices and their positive impact on the nation's

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national debt is expected to grow 4.2
percent this year mainly due to an overall increase in the issuance of state

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- Korea Express Co., the nation's top logistics company,
said Wednesday that it is aiming at sales of 2.1 trillion won (US$1.74 billion)
this year.