SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Ssangyong Motor Co., South Korea's smallest automaker, said Friday it lost more money in the second quarter than a year earlier mainly due to a rise in costs, despite a s

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished 1.22 percent higher Friday, led by oil refiners, as investors were relieved after European leaders reached

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- POSCO, South Korea's leading steelmaker, said Friday that its second-quarter earnings climbed 13 percent from a year earlier on increased prices and demand.

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Australia's energy minister said Friday that his country will emerge as one of South Korea's key strategic energy partners and is ready to supply more liquefied natural g

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from 6th para) SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has decided to dispatch a resident ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a Pyongya

(ATTN: UPDATES with start of talks; diplomat's quotes; TRIMS; ADDS new photos) By Kim Deok-hyun BALI, Indonesia, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The chief nuclear envoys of South and North Korea were holding t

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Australia's energy minister said Friday that his country will emerge as one of South Korea's key strategic energy partners and is ready to supply more liquefied natural g

(ATTN: UPDATES with start of talks; diplomat's quotes; TRIMS; ADDS new photos)By Kim Deok-hyun

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished 1.22 percent higher Friday, led by oil refiners, as investors were relieved after European leaders reached an agreement on a new aid plan for

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