SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 2.76 percent lower late
Tuesday morning as investor sentiment was dented by gloomy corporate earnings

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Tuesday it has
provided over US$3 billion in loans to local banks, which have been suffering

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the European Union (EU) have made
'significant' progress in their negotiations for a free trade accord, trade

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Engineering Co., South Korea's largest
engineering firm, said Tuesday that its net profit rose 29 percent on-year in

By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Barely two weeks after media unionists suspended their

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- International acceptance of a locally developed
telecommunication protocol is expected to help South Korea become a leader in the

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Cabinet on Tuesday approved a government
plan to send a naval ship and forces to waters off Somalia to protect

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Auto sales in South Korea fell in 2008 for the first
time in four years as the global economic slump weakened demand for new vehicles,

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- GS Engineering & Construction Co., South Korea's
second-largest builder by sales, said Tuesday that its 2008 profit dropped 7.7

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SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Five people were found dead and dozens were injured at