SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Thursday it will
require local banks to hold safer foreign assets from next year in an effort to

By Park Sang-soo
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Yonhap) -- The push for legislative approval of the pending free
trade accord between South Korea and the United States could gain momentum

SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Yonhap) -- POSCO, South Korea's leading steelmaker, said Thursday
it plans to increase automotive steel processing centers in China as part of

SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Yonhap) -- LIG Insurance Co., a South Korean non-life insurer,
said Thursday its wholly owned unit in Nanjing, China, has begun operations, with

SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Yonhap) -- Britain's top marine is in South Korea to tour marine bases here and boost ties between the armed forces of the two countries, the marine command here said Thursday.

SEOUL, Nov.

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Barack Obama
arrived in Seoul Wednesday on a two-day visit for summit talks with South Korean

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea must be ready to completely give up its
nuclear ambitions before talking of rewards under Seoul's "grand bargain" that

SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- Three potential overseas buyers have submitted bids
for a controlling stake in Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., the

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SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- Eighteen more people have died in South Korea from the