SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top trade official said Friday
renegotiation of a free trade agreement with the United States would not be

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- State-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) said Friday
that it will make a final decision next week on a deal to sell a controlling

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak is expected to replace his
government's tax, intelligence and police chiefs for various reasons, including

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's central bank said Friday it
will continue to provide sufficient liquidity to the financial system in a move

Today in Korean history

Jan. 17

1981 -- The opposition Democratic Korea Party is launched.

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- The chief executive of Renault Samsung Motors Corp.
called on dealers and employees Friday to boost sales amid sinking demand for

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.18 percent higher late
Friday morning as investors picked up tech shares following the key stock index's

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will set up a new government committee to
help arrange upcoming Group of 20 financial summit meetings, a presidential

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- An advisor and former head of a South Korean unit
supporting the relocation of U.S. bases here resigned this week over a lobbying

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SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks plunged 6.03 percent Thursday as