SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- SK Telecom Co., South Korea's leading mobile carrier,
said Tuesday its net profit rose 4.6 percent in the first quarter from a year

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- In a significant policy volte-face, the government and
ruling Grand National Party agreed Monday to scrap a disputed revision to the law

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted
by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency,
at 11:00 a.m.

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean businesses are more confident about
prospects for August than the previous month, but doubts linger over whether an

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Heavy Industries Co., South Korea's No. 2
shipbuilder, said Tuesday its second-quarter earnings sank 10 percent from a year

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's two major airlines are likely to
increase fuel surcharges for international routes in September to reflect a rise

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks got off to a weak start Tuesday as
investors locked in profits from recent sharp gains, analysts said.

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean lawmaker plans to lead a group of civic
officials on a visit to Pyongyang to discuss humanitarian aid despite a breakdown

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By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Ambassador Han Duck-soo Monday

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Elevator Co., a local maker of elevators,
increased its share of the South Korean market in the first six months of this