SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Monday it will reduce its dollar supply to local banks this week as the country's trade balance is improving and overseas borrowing condit

WASHINGTON, April 5 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday denounced North Korea for launching a rocket which could be used for a ballistic missile in defiance of a U.N.

By Hwang Doo-hyong

TOKYO, April 5 Kyodo - The Japanese government lodged a protest with North Korea through diplomatic channels in China after Pyongyang launched a rocket late Sunday morning, condemning the act as a

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- Asian countries are expected to announce the details of a proposed credit guarantee body next month, aimed at bolstering regional debt markets, a high-ranking Seoul offic

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Sunday made a belated accusation that South Korean hosts had incapacitated its football players just before a World Cup regional qualifier held here last w

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea claimed on Sunday that it put a communications satellite into orbit in a step toward becoming a powerful nation, ignoring foreign analysis that the launch fai

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- The latest rocket launch by North Korea might serve as a short-term drag on the domestic economy struggling with a protracted economic slowdown but the impact will likely

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea failed to send a satellite into space, South Korea and the United States said Sunday, declaring no object entered orbit.

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's long-range rocket launch is unlikely to exert negative influence on the South Korean economy and its financial markets although it could increase market vol