South Korean stocks traded 0.13 percent lower late Wednesday morning, weighed down by falls in steel and tech heavyweights, analysts said.

South Korea and Russia have agreed to set up a joint US$100 million fund to enhance the global competitiveness of nanotech companies in the two countries, the government said Wednesday.

South Korea will attend an international conference in Guatemala next week to join global efforts against crime in Central America, the foreign ministry here said Wednesday.

South Korea's Navy chief vowed Wednesday to respond to any future aggression by North Korea with tougher responses than in the past, calling for more efforts to build a stronger Navy to defend the

South Korea's finance minister and the top central banker stressed on Wednesday the need to put policy priority on keeping price stability and agreed to beef up efforts for close policy coordinatio

South Korean financial holding companies are expected to bid for a controlling stake in state-run Woori Finance Holdings Co., the top financial regulator said Wednesday, dismissing concerns that th

A growing number of international tourists are benefiting from the automated immigration checkpoints at the nation's major airports, the Justice Ministry said Wednesday, citing the latest statistic

South Korea's air cargo traffic declined in May from a year earlier partly due to less outbound shipments to quake-ravaged Japan, the transportation ministry said Wednesday.

South Korea's industrial electricity sales grew steadily in May, fueled by a rise in demand from the machinery equipment, chemical and automaking sectors, a government report showed Wednesday.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., a South Korean shipyard, said Wednesday that it has constructed a plant in Canada that produces wind turbine blades and windmill towers.