SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., South Korea's leading shipbuilder, said Wednesday that its second-quarter earnings sank 17 percent from a year earlier mainly due to increas

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- Hundreds of homeless people who have made Seoul's main train station their home will face eviction starting next month, the national railway operator said Wednesday, rais

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- LG Chem, South Korea's leading chemical maker, said Wednesday that its second-quarter earnings dropped 3.3 percent from a year earlier mainly due to falling prices of key

CHEONGJU, South Korea, July 20 (Yonhap) -- A teenage boy has been arrested for raping the corpse of an elderly woman who presumably committed suicide, police said Wednesday.

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- Hana Financial Group Inc., South Korea's No.

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- A ruling party lawmaker on Wednesday disclosed fresh allegations of embezzlement involving Busan Savings Bank, insisting that the corruption-ridden lender bought real est

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished 1.16 percent higher Wednesday, led by tech companies, as investors were relieved by signs of progress in t

(ATTN: CHANGES to 7,600 meters the aircraft's maximum flight altitude in 6th para as corrected by the transportation ministry) SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea introduced its first indigenous

By Kim Young-gyo HONG KONG, July 20 (Yonhap) -- Chinese auto parts manufacturers are likely to rev up their efforts to take over foreign industry players in a bid to hone technological competitiven

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to permit healthy savings banks to engage in consumer finance in a bid to help them secure stable sources of income, the financial watchdog said Wednesd