Seoul shares open lower on bank, shipyard losses
SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korean stocks started lower Wednesday, as investors sold shares of banks and shipyards following their latest gains, analysts said.
Gasoline cars sales up despite high fuel prices
SEOUL (Yonhap) - Sales of gasoline-powered cars in South Korea rose this year from the previous year despite high local fuel prices, an industry report showed Wednesday.
Readers seek solace, answers from psychotherapy books
By Park Boram
Lee says FTA with U.S. will leave S. Korea with larger 'economic territory' than U.S.
(ATTN: UPDATES with Lee's meeting with South Korean residents; TRIMS)
By Chang Jae-soon
Woori Finance inks business tie-up with Spanish bank
SEOUL (Yonhap) - Woori Finance Holdings Co., South Korea's top banking group, said Wednesday that it has signed a preliminary deal to forge a strategic partnership with BBVA, Spain's No.
Seoul to further reduce area for rice production: minister
SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korea will continue to reduce its farming area for rice next year, the agriculture minister said Wednesday, despite earlier forecasts the country's rice harvest this year wil
S. Korea's jobless rate stands at 3 pct in Sept.
SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korea's jobless rate stayed unchanged in September from a month earlier but job growth was showing signs of slowing down after recent marked expansions, a report showed Wedne
(LEAD) Gwangju launches urban environment summit
(ATTN: RECASTS lead, UPDATES 2nd para with opening)
Prosecution vows to tighten crackdown on pro-North Internet content
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Tuesday they will step up their crackdown on pro-North Korean activities in cyberspace, which they said have mushroomed to a risky level.
