(ATTN: RECASTS lead; ADDS details in 5-8th para) SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's global competitiveness ranking climbed by one notch this year as it scored better in its efforts to improve

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 2 paras) SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial regulator decided Wednesday to punish Hyundai Capital Services Inc.

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tax agency is conducting a probe into a business man suspected of evading taxes on huge profits that he made by doing business in Kazakhstan, sources said We

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Hana Financial Group Inc. is considering acquiring overseas lenders amid growing views the No.

By Nam Kwang-sik SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Nearly seven in 10 global logistics companies operating in South Korea plan to increase their investment here in the future since they are optimistic abou

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Indonesia agreed Wednesday to strengthen bilateral economic ties as Jakarta moves forward on its development plan to transform itself into the world's sixt

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Legislative bodies should play a pivotal role in boosting national competitiveness as seen in the case of Brazil, which has emerged as the world's seventh-largest economy

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial regulator decided Wednesday to punish Hyundai Capital Services Inc.

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with BOK head's remarks and info in paras 2-3,7-11,16-17) SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- The Bank of Korea (BOK) will try to raise the key interest rate carefully

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean professor has won a damage suit against U.S.