SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies' direct financing fell 20.7 percent in April from a month earlier as fewer firms sold bonds, the nation's financial watchdog said Friday.

SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major discount outlets and department stores sold more products in April thanks to greater demand for groceries and sports items, a government report showed

WASHINGTON, May 14 (Yonhap) -- The head of the International Press Institute Thursday urged North Korea to free two American journalists, detained for illegal entry, following the example of Iran,

WASHINGTON, May 14 (Yonhap) -- The head of the International Press Institute Thursday urged North Korea to free two American journalists, detained for illegal entry, following the example of Iran,

SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-operated railroad corporation said
Thursday it has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan Railways that outlines broad

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ABOARD SEJONG THE GREAT, South Korea, May 14 (Yonhap) -- As tension mounted on

Beijing, May 14 (Yonhap) -- Chinese health authorities have quarantined four
inbound South Koreans with suspected new flu symptoms, the South Korean Embassy

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SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will take diverse measures to help small

SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- Creditors of Hyundai Corp. rejected a bid by Hyundai
Heavy Industries to buy the local trading company because the bidding price fell

By Sam Kim
ABOARD SEJONG THE GREAT, South Korea, May 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will achieve
little if it goes ahead with a second atomic test, a top South Korean