S. Korean convicted of defrauding Asia Motors extradited
INCHEON, Sept. 27 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean man convicted of depriving a now-defunct major South Korean automaker of hundreds of millions of U.S.
tainted confectionery-probe
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's health authorities said Saturday that they expect to find five to 10 more Chinese-made food products tainted with the harmful chemical melamine.
Coastguardsman found dead after inspecting Chinese boat
MOKPO, South Korea, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- A coastguardsman was found dead Friday
afternoon after a skirmish occurred while he was inspecting a Chinese boat for
Two N. Korean footballers sign contracts with Swiss club
(ATTN: MODIFIES detail, attribution in lead, ADDS club detail, other possible transfer)
GENEVA, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- Two North Korean football players have signed
S. Korean currency hits 49-month low against dollar
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean currency fell to a 49-month low
against the U.S. dollar on Friday as falling stock prices and uncertainty over
S. Korea imports 4,300 tons of Chinese cream products
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea imported 4,308 tons of Chinese dairy-based cream products this year that may have been contaminated with the
Kia Motors workers agree on 2nd tentative wage deal
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers at Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's
second-largest carmaker, have reached a second tentative wage deal with their
Korea's state pension fund loses heavily on investments
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state fund posted more than 2 trillion
won (US$1.7 billion) in losses from its investment in the financial sector this
