SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to build up its convention and
exhibition industry in the next five years as part of a broader effort to bolster

SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday defended his
government's proposal to drastically slash property taxes for expensive home

SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Wednesday it
will impose a temporary ban on short selling of dozens of stocks next month as "a

SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world's largest
shipbuilder, said Wednesday that it plans to invest 102 billion won (US$880

SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has been drawn with Argentina, Serbia and
France in next year's top international volleyball competition, the sport's world

SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Yonhap) -- The main Chinese envoy to South Korea said Wednesday
his government wants South Korean companies to participate in rebuilding the

SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed higher Wednesday as
investors picked up machinery, tech and other large caps, shrugging off a

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday passed
legislation granting most preferential treatment to South Korea in

SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Yonhap) -- Reflecting the government's resolve to crack down on
illegal street protests, police are widening their reinforced policies to include

BUSAN, Sept. 24 (Yonhap) -- International drug trafficking has soared with
growing Internet use, South Korea's prosecution chief warned Wednesday, calling