KEPCO swings to loss in Q1 on higher costs
By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run Korea Electric Power Corp.
(KEPCO) said Thursday that it swung to a loss in the first quarter from a year
Prosecutors clear agency head of charges in celebrity eavesdropping suit
SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Thursday dropped charges against the chief of one of South Korea's largest entertainment agencies who was booked for allegedly replicating a cell phone of
U.S. positively reviewing scientists' visit to N. Korea: report
SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- The U.S.
Lee says Korean economy still in middle of "a long tunnel"
SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak warned Thursday there is still a long way to go before South Korea's economy recovers, saying that it now "stands somewhere in the middle of a lo
Int'l passenger ships see plunge in travelers amid economic slowdown
SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- The number of international passenger ship users heading into and out of South Korea plunged more than 20 percent in the first quarter as a protracted economic slowdown
S. Korea logs record trade surplus in March: customs office
SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea posted a record-high monthly trade surplus in March as imports contracted at a faster pace than exports amid a global economic downturn, a government report
S. Korean builders gunning for highway projects in Vietnam
By Nam Kwang-sik
Seoul shares up 2.14 pct in late morning
SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 2.14 percent higher late Thursday morning as investor sentiment was lifted by overnight gains in U.S. markets, analysts said.
S. Korean parts fair to draw $400 mln in deals with Japan
By Lee Joon-seung
