Real estate accounts for more than three-fourths of South Korean households' assets, showing their strong preference for property, the statistics office said Wednesday. According to the Nation.. [Mar.7,2007 20:02 KST]

Ahead of a crucial round of free trade agreement (FTA) talks with the United States, South Korea's trade minister said Wednesday that his country will show "maximum flexibility" for the successful c.. [Mar.7,2007 19:49 KST]

U.S.-based Internet site www.tripadvisor.com is one of the favorite Web addresses of Shin Jeong-eun, an office worker who frequently travels on... [Mar.7,2007 14:59 KST]

Household debts in South Korea expanded at the fastest pace in four years in 2006 mainly due to a sharp rise in home-backed loans, the central bank said Tuesday. According to the Bank of Korea,.. [Mar.6,2007 20:28 KST]

South Korea and the United States made no headway in high-level talks to resolve outstanding agricultural issues that have been a sticking point in bilateral free trade negotiations, the government s.. [Mar.6,2007 17:08 KST]

Just four months before a law protecting the rights of short-term contract workers takes effect, it was confirmed that the Korea Employers’... [Mar.6,2007 13:42 KST]

South Korean shares closed sharply lower Monday as investors went on a selling spree amid concerns over a prolonged correction, triggered by global selloffs, analysts said. The South Korean won fell .. [Mar.5,2007 21:09 KST]

South Korea's two major handset makers including Samsung Electronics Co. saw their shares in the global mobile phone market drop last year in the face of stiff competition from rival companies, a rep.. [Mar.5,2007 15:30 KST]

The increased use of outside directors at many of the nation’s conglomerates, a move expected to improve managerial transparency, has served mainly as a "rubber stamp" for the conglomerate directors’ .. [Mar.5,2007 15:00 KST]

Part-time and short-term workers at Woori Bank gained "regular" worker status on March 1, the culmination of an unprecedented move by the... [Mar.5,2007 14:37 KST]