By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's leading synthetic fiber maker Kolon
Industries Inc. said Tuesday that it will invest 13.5 billion won (US$10.6

SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's second largest
handset maker, said Tuesday its newest phone had been released in about 70

SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak's ruling conservative party
vowed Tuesday to unilaterally pass a controversial media bill next week despite

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will likely discuss
allowing Seoul to develop longer-range missiles in future security talks as North

SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Grand National Party (GNP) will ask the
assembly speaker to force a vote on a disputed non-regular workers bill within

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's global nano technology ranking stood at

SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- The top executive of a South Korean company that
operates tours to North Korea said Tuesday he was confident cross-border tourism

SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Tuesday it is
considering toughening regulations on home-backed loans extended by non-banking

By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- Actor-turned Culture Minister Yu In-chon vowed Monday
to make correctional measures to the nation's entertainment sector to better

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By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will introduce new fuel economy and