SEOUL (Yonhap) - The price of rice in North Korea has risen constantly over the past six months, reaching as much as 2,400 North Korean won (US$17.18) per kilogram early this month, South Korea's U

SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korean climber Kim Jae-soo is poised to be officially recognized for scaling the world's 14 highest peaks after reaching the summit of a mountain he'd scaled earlier in dispu

SEOUL (Yonhap) - The amount of deposits withdrawn from South Korean savings banks decreased on Friday from a day earlier, indicating a lull in investor panic following recent suspensions of seven a

SEOUL(Yonhap) - A far higher number of customers at Hana SK Card Co. had their private information leaked in the latest data theft case than previously reported, police said Friday.

SEOUL (Yonhap) - Two active-duty military officers are under investigation for allegedly hacking into a university professor's e-mail account, the defense ministry said Friday.

SEOUL (Yonhap) - Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest TV maker, said Friday that it has agreed with Sky Italia, a satellite broadcaster, to launch joint marketing efforts to promote its thr

SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korean pop singer Rain said Friday he will enlist in the military early next month.

SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korean stocks tumbled 5.73 percent on Friday as investors were spooked by fears about the global economic recession stemming from a stagnant U.S.

(ATTN: UPDATES with polls on presidential candidates in the last 5 paras; ADDS margin or error in 7th para)
By Kim Eun-jung

(ATTN: UPDATES exchange rates in 7-8th para)