SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Tuesday it is considering hastening its push to require operators of the country's cash machines to equip them with integrated circu

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea needs to nurture its service sector if it wants to join the ranks of advanced nations as it is facing intensifying competition in the manufacturing area, the

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- The state-owned Korea Development Bank (KDB) has revised up its target of deposits for this year in an effort to brace for its privatization, industry sources said Tuesda

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- International oil prices are expected to drop slightly in the second half from six months earlier on improved political situations in the Middle East and rising crude pro

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik said Tuesday that he feels "greatly regretful" about Tokyo's boycott of Korean Air over the airline's special flight last month above the Sou

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean firms are going abroad in search of cheap arable land, but the country's high import tariffs virtually prevent them from bringing their farm produce here, a

(LEAD) SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Emilio Morenatti, a photojournalist for The Associated Press (AP), on Tuesday won the top prize of a press photo contest hosted by South Korea's Yonhap News Agenc

(LEAD) NEW YORK, July 18 (Yonhap) -- A strong photo and equally strong text put together leads to effective journalism that is both meaningful and easily understood, the chief judge of a press pho

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will set up a new support center for its construction companies in the Middle East to help them win large projects expected to be worth billions of dollars, t

(LEAD) SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to bar banks and other financial firms from investing in foreign currency bonds sold within the country for the purpose of converting the proceed