SEOUL, Feb.

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's import prices grew at the slowest pace
in 13 months in January due to retreats in oil prices and slumping demand, the

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- At least six construction workers were presumed buried
alive on Sunday when a construction site in the southern outskirts of Seoul caved

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military is planning to set up an
independent air defense unit in charge of detecting and intercepting North Korean

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Auto shipments by South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. and
its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. to emerging markets plunged last month from a year

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- The city of Pyongyang is bustling with festivities as
it prepares to greet North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's birthday with a mix of

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks are expected to trade within a
slim range next week as massive stimulus plans across the world are increasingly

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Five South Koreans released this week by Somali
pirates off the coast of Kenya will return home in about a week, Seoul's foreign
ministry said Saturday.

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea accused South Korea Saturday of pretending
to seek dialogue while blocking reconciliation, slamming President Lee Myung-bak

PENANG (Malaysia), Feb 14 (Bernama) -- The number of workers retrenched in northern Penang-state may be more than that reported by the Labour Department so far, said the secretary of the Malaysian