Growth of S. Korea's retail sales slows in May
Sales growth at the nation's major discount outlets and department stores cooled in May from the previous month mainly due to weaker demand for groceries and sports products, a government report sh
China's role crucial in any N.K. leadership crisis: expert
North Korean instability either from the death of its ailing leader or a failed attempt to hand over power to his son, known to be under 30, will likely be a crisis facing the next presidents of So
Obama's executive order aims to ban imports of Kaesong products: CRS official
A recent executive order issued by U.S.
Seoul sees more foreign tourists this year
SEOUL (Yonhap) - The number of foreign tourists in Seoul rose slightly in the first five months of this year from the same period last year despite tensions with North Korea and other negative fact
Gov't to allow supermarket sales of 44 OTC drugs
SEOUL (Yonhap) - The health ministry said Wednesday that it will allow 44 over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical products to be sold not only at licensed drug stores, but also at supermarkets, conve
PM calls for crackdown on corrupt officials
(ATTN: ADDS comments from ex-presidential aide in para 9)
S. Korea gives Dokdo new addresses in symbolic gesture countering Japanese territorial claims
DOKDO, South Korea, June 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea gave its easternmost islets of Dokdo new addresses Wednesday, using the names of a sixth-century general and a 17th-century fisherman, in a symbo
Gov't says 9 N. Koreans defected by boat in Yellow Sea
(ATTN: UPDATES with details of nine North Koreans in paras 1, 3)
Probe under way into possible tuition fee collusion: watchdog
By Kim Eun-jung
Crude prices to average US$100-105 per barrel in H2: report
SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- International crude oil prices are expected to average US$100-$105 per barrel in the second half of this year, a joint panel of government and private sector experts pred
