JAKARTA, March 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Sunday announced a bold plan to become a leader of all Asia, a task that will likely prove much more difficult than it sounds as Seoul moves ahead with i

SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy has been dragged into a recessionary stage, hit by weak domestic demand, mounting unemployment and a steep reduction in exports, the nation's maj

JAKARTA, March 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Sunday announced a new diplomatic initiative toward Asia, seeking to boost its diplomatic and economic influence through closer relations with all of the

SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- About half of South Korea's small- and mid-sized
manufacturers remain pessimistic about their export growth this year amid a lack

SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- Hong Kong has replaced China as South Korea's largest
overseas market in terms of trade surplus, reflecting a shakeup in the

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is eyeing greater market presence in Latin

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- The government said Sunday it has invited Japanese
health and quarantine officials to inspect local farms that have met quality

SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- Tension on the divided Korean Peninsula is expected to
escalate further this week, as South Korea and the United States plan to kick off

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- North Koreans cast their ballots Sunday to elect new
lawmakers, the country's media said, in long-overdue elections that experts say

By Byun Duk-kun
JAKARTA, March 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak wrapped up his