South Korea's current account balance swung to a deficit in January for the first time in five months as exports slowed amid record-high overseas travel expenses, the central bank said Wednesday. .. [Feb.28,2007 18:24 KST]

Lee Gwang-jong, 46, an owner of a beauty shop in Gasan-dong, Seoul, complained about the amount she has to pay credit card companies in transaction... [Feb.28,2007 13:02 KST]

A study showed that lawmakers in South Korea have been slow to reform Korea’s financial industry and managerial practices at large, family-run conglomerates, or jaebeol (chaebol). According to the .. [Feb.27,2007 15:09 KST]

The Ministry of Finance and Economy (MOFE) and its retirees - a group referred to as ‘The Mofia’ in some circles - has [largely] been excluded... [Feb.27,2007 14:37 KST]

South Korea plans to start a comprehensive DNA screening of imported agricultural goods to prevent mislabeling fraud, the government said Monday. The state-run National Agricultural Products Qu.. [Feb.26,2007 20:33 KST]

South Korea's corporate watchdog said Monday it has ordered Google Inc., the world's largest Internet search engine, to revise or delete unfair clauses in its advertisement contracts with Web site o.. [Feb.26,2007 20:27 KST]

South Korea and the United States will hold high-level agriculture talks in Washington next week to discuss issues related to beef and free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations, a government official .. [Feb.26,2007 20:25 KST]

Less than ten years after South Korea opened its retail market to foreign competition in 1996, nearly 140,000 traditional marketplaces and mom-and-pop stores have closed, while the number of large dis.. [Feb.26,2007 14:35 KST]

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. was sued by a U.S. tech company for its alleged infringement on patented technology related to MP3 music player production, sources said Saturday. Accordin.. [Feb.24,2007 15:50 KST]

South Korea's stock market is forecast to continue its bullish run next week, boosted by improved investor sentiment and increased foreign buying, which pushed shares higher this week, analysts said .. [Feb.24,2007 15:46 KST]