By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade surplus may top a record US$4
billion in March thanks to a sharp drop in imports, a senior government official

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By Lee Chi-dong

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SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the European Union have virtually

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's "Breathless (Ddongpari)," an independent film by emerging director and actor Yang Ik-jun, won the top honor at a French film festival in the second consecu

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- The growth of South Korea's import prices accelerated
in February as the effect of a weaker won overshadowed retreats in oil prices,

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- Moody's Investors Service will send a delegation to
South Korea this week for an annual meeting to assess the country's sovereign

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Monday it will
allow money market funds (MMFs) to invest in long-term treasury bonds and

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- U.S. ambassador to South Korea Kathleen Stephens
urged Seoul to show patience over the ratification of a bilateral free trade

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By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea told South Korea on Monday that it will

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks advanced 1.27 percent late Monday
morning as large-cap shares posted gains following last week's Wall Street