SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- SC First Korea Bank said Friday its earnings surged
50.9 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, boosted by a growth in

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SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top regulator said Friday that the
financial watchdog plans to decide on whether and how to lift bans on short

SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- The number of unsold houses in South Korea hit a record high in March, affected by an economic slump, a government report showed Friday.

SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 1.13 percent higher late Friday morning as investors hunted for bargains following a steep loss in the previous session, analysts said.

SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- Australia's top diplomat in South Korea said Friday that a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries will provide a platform for improved two-way ties and brush

SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will step up efforts to support Asian neighbors' development as a way to repay assistance from the international community in recent decades, a senior governme

SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency, at 11:00 a.m.

SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea proposed on Friday the two Koreas hold the second round of official talks next week, after Pyongyang rejected Seoul's earlier offer due to disputes over a deta

SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top two airlines said Friday they will jack up airfares for international flights next month to make up for rising costs and prop up tumbling earnings.