The South Korean stock market is expected to undergo a correction next week on worries over weaker global equity markets and rising oil prices, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Compo.. [Jul.28,2007 15:41 KST]

Three South Korean firms -- Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor and LG Electronics -- have been included in the world’s 100 top brands this year. According to an annual ranking report by Interbrand,.. [Jul.28,2007 15:15 KST]

South Korea's current account surplus widened to $1.5 billion in June from a month earlier, mainly on strong exports of ships, cars and machinery, the central bank said Friday. The current ac.. [Jul.27,2007 21:12 KST]

Kia Motors Corp.'s efforts to spend less on marketing and cut other costs helped the company report its first net profit in four quarters in the second quarter of this year, the nation's second-large.. [Jul.27,2007 21:07 KST]

The ratio of new employees in their 30s who got their first job after college more than doubled after the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, which also hit South Korea, a survey found. The survey.. [Jul.27,2007 12:45 KST]

Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday its second-quarter net profit surged 52 percent, thanks to higher sales at home. South Korea's biggest automaker said it earned 612 billion won (US$668 millio.. [Jul.26,2007 21:08 KST]

As South Korea’s main stock index has topped the 2,000 mark for the first time ever, many experts have been paying close attention to what has... [Jul.26,2007 13:31 KST]

Controversy is brewing again between the government and the telecommunications industry on the one side, and consumer-led civic groups on the... [Jul.26,2007 13:24 KST]

South Korea's economic growth accelerated in the second quarter from three months earlier mainly thanks to robust exports and facility investment, the central bank said Wednesday. The country'.. [Jul.25,2007 21:36 KST]

South Korea's key stock index closed above the 2,000-point level for the first time Wednesday as strong institutional and retail buying bolstered the market, analysts said. The local currency rose a.. [Jul.25,2007 21:25 KST]