South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. said Monday that it beat other competitors including market leader Nokia Corp., to become the sole supplier of third-generation (3G) handsets to the world's major m.. [Feb.12,2007 21:43 KST]

The number of South Korean households whose head has no regular job has reached the highest level since 2003, when the nation started to record related statistics. Experts cite that the high figure is.. [Feb.12,2007 13:37 KST]

South Korea and the U.S. began their 7th round of negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) in Washington D.C. on February 12. Before this... [Feb.12,2007 12:44 KST]

South Korea's stock market is forecast to be influenced by U.S. market movements next week since no major economic reports are scheduled to be released here during the period, analysts said Saturday... [Feb.10,2007 15:39 KST]

South Korea and the United States failed to bridge the gap over the quarantine inspection levels for imported beef despite a compromise offered by Seoul, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said.. [Feb.9,2007 20:28 KST]

A top executive of LG Group and the local chief of leading U.S. private equity fund Warburg Pincus received jail terms Friday for insider trading in shares of the conglomerate's credit card unit i.. [Feb.9,2007 20:25 KST]

India, which currently holds the world’s second-highest economic growth rate behind China, will overtake South Korea as Asia’s third-largest economy this year, an official at the International Monetar.. [Feb.9,2007 15:18 KST]

The central bank of South Korea has decided to invest part of its foreign currency reserves in overseas stocks. "The bank is considering a... [Feb.9,2007 15:07 KST]

Engineers have developed an eco-friendly method of producing printed circuit boards (PCBs) that are an integral part of all electronic appliances, the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology said T.. [Feb.8,2007 20:41 KST]

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's largest automaker, said Thursday it will begin construction of a new plant in the Czech Republic as planned, despite Chairman Chung Mong-koo's conviction on charges o.. [Feb.8,2007 20:36 KST]