SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- The cost of insuring South Korea's sovereign debt
against default fell to the lowest level in 20 months in early January, a

By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished 0.27 percent higher
Tuesday as gains by tech blue chips and energy utilities offset losses in banks

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Long-stalled six-nation talks over North Korea's
nuclear program are unlikely to be reconvened anytime soon despite Pyongyang's

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- KT Corp., South Korea's biggest fixed-line telephone
and broadband Internet operator, outdid its rivals last year in the number of

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will provide more soft loans to poor
countries this year as part of efforts to expand its global assistance and pave

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- CrystalGenomics Inc., a South Korean company
specializing in biotechnology services, said Tuesday it has signed a contract

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- The Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) posted the fastest
loan growth among South Korean lenders last year as it extended more money to

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Former Major League pitcher Edgar Gonzales has signed
a one-year contract with South Korea's LG Twins, the club said Tuesday.

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Unusually cold winter weather is causing the nation's
power reserve to fall to "unsafe" levels, potentially leading to wide-scale

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Two rising South Korean pop groups -- Epik High and
f(x) -- will be a part of the Korean booth at an upcoming international music