SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- Nearly half of South Korean couples divorced last year were childless, a much higher rate than those raising children, court statistics showed Monday.

By Kim Young-gyo

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea bought military weapons worth 982 billion won (US$910 million) from the United States last year, a state-run arms procurement agency said Monday.

SEOUL (Yonhap) - An increasing number of customers of social commerce sites said they were dissatisfied with faulty contracts or poor services offered by business operators, a report showed Monday.

SEOUL (Yonhap) - Trade volume between South and North Korea reached US$958 million in the first seven months of the year, down 16 percent from a year earlier, Seoul's customs office said Monday.

SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korea will formally ask foreign countries this week not to invest or engage in tourism activities at North Korea's Mount Kumgang resort, officials said Monday.

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SEOUL (Yonhap) - The number of people who died from cancer in South Korea grew 3.2 percent last year from a year earlier, data showed Sunday.

By Kim Young-gyo
HONG KONG (Yonhap) - China's trade surplus shrank sharply in August from a month earlier as imports grew faster than exports, the Chinese customs office said Sunday.