SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- Major South Korean companies are likely to see their
first-quarter earnings worsen sharply, buffeted by a tumble in global trade and

SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has informed South Korean air traffic
control that it will temporarily close two air routes between April 4-8, during

SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state news agency said Saturday that the country detained two Americans earlier this week and is investigating them for allegedly intruding into North Kore

SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will seek ways to cooperatively develop the Tumen River through a U.N.-backed program, whose next meeting will be held in Mongolia, officials said Saturday.

SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il recently met with hundreds of front-line soldiers at a military gathering held in Pyongyang, the country's state media reported Saturday.

SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday restored a severed military communication channel and reopened the border for South Koreans visiting a joint industrial complex, following the co

South Korea is considering becoming a full-fledged member of the U.S.-led anti-proliferation treaty to counter the persistent missile and nuclear threat from the North, which has rekindled a fierce

The death of young actress Jang Ja-yeon has sent shockwaves throughout the country not only because it was suicide but also because she was seen as a victim of exploitation.

Private think tanks are joining government agencies in their cautious prediction that the Korean economy will bottom out in the first quarter.

SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on March 21.