(ATTN: ADDS Stae Dept. spokesman's remarks in paras 10-11)
By Hwang Doo-hyong

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's e-commerce sales jumped 20.9 percent on-year in the first quarter of this year as consumer sentiment improved amid continued economic recovery, a government

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SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer confidence rose for the second straight month in May, aided by optimism about the economic recovery, the central bank said Thursday.

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks' lending to households grew at a far faster pace in the first four months of this year from a year ago on increased home-backed loans, the financial wat

By Hwang Doo-hyong

By Hwang Doo-hyong WASHINGTON, May 25 (Yonhap) -- A senior Democratic senator Wednesday threatened not to move on the pending free trade deals with South Korea, Panama and Colombia unless Republica

BEIJING, May 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il held summit talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing on Wednesday apparently on boosting economic cooperation and resolving dead

PARIS, May 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's prime minister suggested Wednesday that the world should pursue "green growth" to better deal with environmental challenges facing mankind and attain sustain

SEOUL/SUWON, South Korea, May 25 (Yonhap) -- FC Seoul and Suwon Samsung Bluewings of South Korea's K-League advanced to the quarterfinals of an ongoing Asian club football competition Wednesday.