SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- The latest contingent of South Korean troops began anti-piracy operations in waters off Somalia, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JSC) said Tuesday.

SEOUL (Yonhap) - Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., South Korea's leading power equipment maker, said Tuesday that it has won a US$80 million deal to build a seawater desalination plan

SEOUL (Yonhap) - Securities firms operating in South Korea saw their first-quarter earnings surge 74.7 percent from a year earlier, helped by increased commissions and investment profits, the finan

SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday that its two passenger cars made the list of the top 10 best-selling models in the United States this year.

SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korea plans to propose talks with Japan this week to discuss the issue of Tokyo's sexual enslavement of Korean women during World War II, officials said Tuesday, an issue tha

TOKYO (Yonhap) - Samsung Electronics Co.

SEOUL (Yonhap) - Former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook, considered one of the leading contenders for Seoul mayor, said Tuesday that she has decided not to run in next month's by-election.

SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korean households' spending on education sank to a two-year low in the second quarter of this year as they faced financial difficulties amid weak economic growth, data showed

SEOUL (Yonhap) - Samsung Electronics Co., the world's top TV supplier, is considering a reentry into the Japanese TV market after it quit the country four years ago, an industry source said Tuesday

SEOUL (Yonhap)- South Korea's largest steelmaker POSCO said Tuesday it has signed a deal to purchase a stake in a Pakistani steel company, paving the way for tapping into the South Asian country.