SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean construction companies' domestic orders rose 5.6 percent in April from a year earlier due mainly to increased orders from the private sector, a trade associat

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SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished 0.57 percent lower Thursday as economic recovery woes triggered hefty foreign selling, analysts said.

SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea plans to launch a month-long massive gymnastics extravaganza known as the Arirang Festival in August, a tour agency said Thursday.

SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- Kim Sung-soo, managing director for Yonhap News Agency, received an outstanding journalism award on Thursday for his contribution to the South Korean press.

SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak paid his respects Thursday to a late independence fighter and scholar who served as head of Korea University, lauding him as "one of the most respe

SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- Lee Kun-hee, chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., said Thursday that corruption is widespread in Samsung Group, signaling that he may order a group-wide audit and a far-re

SEOUL (Yonhap) -- North Korea said on June 2 that it would allow South Korean and other foreign investors to build a casino, golf course and night club in a scenic mountain resort in an apparent mo