TOKYO, Aug. 17 Kyodo -
Japan's economy grew in the April-June quarter for the first time in over a
year and the news provided an opportunity for the ruling Liberal Democratic

By Kim Deok-hyun
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's troubled Hyundai Asan Corp. received a

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has offered a rare
olive branch to Seoul in agreeing to resume stalled ventures and family reunions

By Ravichandran D.J Paul

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- Despite an agreement between North Korea and South
Korean conglomerate Hyundai Group to restart their joint tourism business to

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- For the Hyundai Group chairwoman, her persistence
finally paid off. After extending her stay in North Korea several times, Hyun

Jakarta, Aug 15 (ANTARA) - The government is considering raising the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in 12-kg cylinders in an effort to cover state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina's losses

(By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is unlikely to be moved by South Korean
President Lee Myung-bak's proposal Saturday to begin high-level dialogue on

(By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will not likely resume official dialogue
with North Korea in the near future, despite the release of a detained South

TOKYO, Aug. 13 Kyodo -
In Japan, pork-barrel politics -- a term that refers to lavish spending aimed
at winning votes -- has been almost exclusively applied to the Liberal