SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's "misery index" measured by inflationary
prices and job market conditions rose sharply last year as the domestic economy

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Daewoo Electronics Co., South Korea's third-largest
electronics manufacturer, said Sunday that its production of front-loading

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Despite the central bank's aggressive efforts to ease
its monetary policy, South Korea's major banks still remain wary of providing

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- A human rights monitoring agency under the United
Nations recently urged North Korea to improve human rights conditions of its

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Capacity utilization levels of small- and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs) fell to record low levels in December as economic woes ate

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- The government said Sunday that it will greatly ease
land development and planning permission rules in the country's free economic

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea should slash its growth target for this
year, reflecting the economic slowdown that is feared to accelerate amid

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Parliament is scheduled to open an extraordinary
session on Monday, with rival parties expected to lock horns again over

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean exports may face an uphill climb in 2009
as the global economic slump bites into consumer demand and business investment,

By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks' earnings probably plunged in the
fourth quarter as the slowing economy and a subsequent corporate restructuring