South Korean stocks traded 1.18 percent lower late Monday morning as Greek debt worries sparked foreign sell-offs, analysts said.

South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Monday that it has received 415 billion won (US$385 million) in cash dividends from its Chinese venture company.

Unionized workers of SC First Bank, the South Korean unit of Standard Chartered Plc, launched an indefinite strike Monday in protest against the management's move to introduce a performance-based p

World leaders are expected to discuss "practical and concrete" ways to prevent the threat of nuclear terrorism and ensure the safety of atomic energy at next year's global summit on nuclear securit

South Korea's free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) is expected to fuel growth in its exports of "green" products, machineries and electronic parts, a report said Monday.

Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin on Monday called for stricter discipline among military commanders and other officials, saying battling corruption is equally as important as fighting enemies on the f

President Lee Myung-bak and opposition leader Sohn Hak-kyu failed Monday to narrow differences over the free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States, as Sohn insisted on a renegotiation of the

Lotte Mart Co., South Korea's third-largest discount store chain, said Monday that it will open a new store this week in Makassar on Sulawesi island, Indonesia, as part of its efforts to tap deepe

About 120 deputy negotiators from 47 nations and four international organizations started a two-day meeting in Seoul on Monday to develop the agenda topics and other matters for next year's South K

More than 80 percent of drug addicts in South Korea were not advised by the judiciary to get treatment for their addictions, leaving a majority of them to struggle on their own, a report showed Mon