SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national police chief-designate resigned
and withdrew from nomination Tuesday amid mounting pressure for him to step down

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- The government has secured around 2 trillion won
(US$1.45 billion) from last year's tax surplus for an extra budget currently

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will ease entry rules for business
travelers to help fuel foreign investment in the country's free economic zones

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has recently made two
consecutive public visits aimed at encouraging fertilizer production, in what

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 1.05 percent lower late
Tuesday morning as investors took a breather ahead of an announcement of a U.S.

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top automaker, said
Tuesday it will show off its HED-6 concept car at an auto fair in Geneva set for
next month.

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will have difficulty in attaining positive
economic growth this year, the new finance minister said Tuesday, pledging to

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's leading chemical maker LG Chem Ltd. said

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started stronger Tuesday as
investors snapped up financial and machinery shares, shrugging off overnight

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Foreign ownership of South Korean land grew 6.2
percent in 2008 due to an increasing need for space to build houses and