SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 1.18 percent higher late
Friday morning as financial shares were lifted by eased woes about the health of

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Samsung Electronics Inc. captured top
positions in popularity rankings for Europe's mobile phone market this week

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The labor union of troubled Ssangyong Motor Co. said
Friday it has called thousands of its members to strike against a massive job-cut

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top automaker, said
Friday it has showed off a concept version of its Nuvis hybrid that sports

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with remarks by central bank official and details)
By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy is expected to contract 2.4

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak left Friday for

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Canada has called on the World Trade Organization
(WTO) to review South Korea's current import ban on its beef which it claims

(ATTN: ADDS more background in paras 5, 7; new suspicions surrounding Roh's son at
bottom)
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Friday detained an in-law of former

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks got off to a strong start Friday
as investor sentiment got a boost from overnight Wall Street gains, analysts
said.

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Asiana Airlines, South Korea's second-largest
carrier, said Friday that its financial health is unlikely to be hurt by a fine