South Korea's chief negotiator in free trade agreement (FTA) talks with the United States on Friday said the two sides may be able to resolve a trade dispute over his country's rejection of U.S. beef.. [Feb.23,2007 20:31 KST]

The South Korean government said Thursday it plans to create 90,000 new jobs in the social service sector this year as part of efforts to improve the welfare of those in need, such as elderly and dis.. [Feb.22,2007 19:22 KST]

South Korea's antitrust watchdog said Thursday it has decided to fine four local oil companies a combined 52.6 billion won (US$55.9 million) for illegal price rigging. SK Corp., Hyundai Oilban.. [Feb.22,2007 18:17 KST]

Contrary to the widely held belief that South Korea’s labor-management relations are among the worst in developed nations, recent research puts Korea squarely in the middle among member states of the .. [Feb.22,2007 13:13 KST]

More than half of major South Korean enterprises are pessimistic about business prospects, and say they do not anticipate a breakthrough in the industry any time soon. According to a survey of Kor.. [Feb.21,2007 14:21 KST]

The number of papers of South Korean scientists in prestigious journals has jumped sharply in the last 10 years, a government report said Tuesday. The number of the papers in the journals Sc.. [Feb.20,2007 18:11 KST]

South Korea's antitrust agency fined 10 local petrochemical companies a total of 105.1 billion won (US$111.61 million) on Tuesday for rigging the prices of their plastic products. The Fair Tra.. [Feb.20,2007 18:06 KST]

South Korean companies earned more than $2 billion in royalties last year, the nation's central bank said Sunday. The Bank of Korea (BOK) said royalties earned by South Korean companies in 2006.. [Feb.19,2007 20:09 KST]

The majority of South Korean farmers are opposed to further liberalization of the country's agricultural market, a poll conducted by a state-run institute said Monday. In the survey of 857 fa.. [Feb.19,2007 20:02 KST]

South Koreans worked more hours than any other workers living in comparably-developed countries, despite a decline in hours spent working over the past several years, a government report said Monday... [Feb.19,2007 20:00 KST]