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SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korea and China have agreed to make efforts for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) to boost trade and further deepen economic ties, Seoul's trade ministry said Thursday.<

South Korea's top official in charge of relations with North Korea said he was kept in the dark about a recent defection by a North Korean family of nine.

South Korea's deficit with China in agricultural trade has widened drastically over the last decade due mainly to an avalanche of cheap imports from the neighboring country, a report showed Thursda

A coalition of conservative civic groups formally demanded Thursday the Seoul city government hold a residents' referendum to block a controversial project to provide free lunches to all elementary

China's housing transactions surged in the first five months of this year, a government report showed Thursday, despite the country's tightening moves to cool its economy.

South Korean stocks traded 1.73 percent lower late Thursday morning as investor sentiment was chilled by lingering concerns about the eurozone debt crisis, analysts said.

South Korea has launched a large-scale database to keep track of information on counterfeit currency within the country, the state forensic agency said Thursday.

Woori Finance Holdings Co.'s deal to buy a Los Angeles-based bank has fallen through due to regulatory hurdles, sources said Thursday, casting a shadow on its ambition to strengthen its footing in