SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korean stocks opened lower Thursday as economic recovery concerns triggered by weak U.S. data unnerved investors, analysts said.

SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korea's financial regulator said Thursday that it will tighten inspections into local insurance companies in an effort to protect their financial health from potential econom

SEOUL (Yonhap) - President Lee Myung-bak plans to replace his top political and public affairs secretaries this week in a reshuffle that could affect lower-level aides as well, a presidential offic

WASHINGTON (Yonhap) - The United States urged North Korea Wednesday to stop provocative acts, responding to media reports that the communist nation conducted a short-range missile test last week.

By Kim Young-gyo

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest automaker, said Wednesday that it has raised US$500 million by selling dollar-denominated bonds to repay maturing debts.

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ministers will hold a meeting this week to discuss ways to cut housing rental prices and public utilities costs as part of efforts to drive down consumer pri

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's food safety watchdog said Wednesday that two imported Taiwanese food products have been found to contain a potentially health-threatening environmental hormo

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea must swiftly carry out the reform of its top military command structure in order to avoid a potential security void in 2015, when Seoul takes back wartime oper

(2nd LD) SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- American actor Richard Gere will visit South Korea later this month to attend his photography exhibition and also to experience traditional Korean Buddhist cultur