SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bond issuance climbed 13.7 percent in March from a month earlier due mainly to an increase in the central bank's debt selling, the bourse operator said Mond

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Local lenders expect credit risks for households to reach the highest level in more than five years in the second quarter as the slumping economy hampers their ability to

By Byun Duk-kun

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il watched the country's rocket launch at a command center and celebrated the "successful" orbiting of a satellite, the North's state media s

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 2.16 percent higher late Monday morning as investors digested North Korea's rocket launch a day earlier, analysts said.

SEOUL, April 6 (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.

By Sam Kim

By Lee Joon-seung

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea dropped 18.5 percent in March from the same period a year ago as consumers shunned big-ticket spending with the nation's economy

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak sought to win unconditional support from the country's ruling and opposition parties Monday for a government move to punish North Korea for its ro