SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean alcoholic beverage exports shot up 23
percent on-year in 2008 thanks to a solid rise in demand from Japan and Hong

By Tony Chang
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, crown prince of Qatar,
is scheduled to visit South Korea next week to meet with President Lee Myung-bak

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- The head of the Supreme Court Administration Office
urged junior judges Monday to refrain from taking collective action against an

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Australia have agreed to expedite a
free trade accord as part of efforts to boost bilateral economic ties, officials
here said Monday.

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean female volleyball star Kim Yun-kyung will
play with JT Marvelous of Japan's professional Premier League, her South Korean
team said Monday.

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed 0.36 percent lower Monday as investors unloaded steel, shipyard and financial shares amid lingering concerns over an economic slowdown, analysts

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has issued a travel advisory for Belgium, Peru, Ecuador and Malaysia, after a new influenza A outbreak was reported in those countries, the foreign ministry sa

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Temperatures in Seoul are rising at a pace three times faster than the world average, a meteorological agency said Monday, noting the yearly average temperature in South K

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co.

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak vowed Monday to boost his country's economic cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and for improved rela