SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Tuesday that it plans to lift
development restrictions on lands designated as "green belts" in order to provide

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's current account deficit reached a
record high in August as the goods balance posted the largest shortfall in 12

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean currency tumbled against the U.S.
dollar early Tuesday, spooked by the U.S. Congress' rejection of an emergency

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Tuesday that it
will ban short selling of stocks for the time being as part of efforts to

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened sharply lower Tuesday
after U.S. lawmakers failed to endorse a US$700-billion emergency rescue plan for

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to cut tax
rates for high-end homeowners here, leaving the final decision in the hands of

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's current account deficit reached a
record high in August as the trade shortfall widened to a 12-year high, the
central bank said Tuesday.

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean manufacturers' confidence for October
edged down as companies expected a global economic downturn to hurt their

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean financial holding firms saw their
earnings fall 25.7 percent in the first half from a year earlier in the absence

MOSCOW, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Monday
that he is willing to discuss with North Korea about a South Korean-Russian bid