SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.65 percent higher Friday as investors took comfort from overnight Wall Street gains, analysts said.

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Prosecutors' Office (SPO) said Friday it has wrapped up its investigation into former Taekwang Industry chairman Park Yeon-cha, arrested on charges of offerin

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.45 percent higher late Friday morning as investors took comfort from Wall Street gains, analysts said.

By Nam Kwang-sik

SEOUL, June 12 (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, June 12 (Yonhap) -- The country's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae strongly denounced former President Kim Dae-jung Friday, accusing him of trying to incite conflict between the government

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is ready to meet hikes in power demand this summer as the country's electricity generation capacity far exceeds demand growth, the government said Friday.

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) - South Korea's top financial and economic policymakers have agreed to consult closely on pending issues ahead of major international meetings in order to ensure a unified p

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- The United States is expected to slap new sanctions on
North Korea for allegedly counterfeiting U.S. currency and other illicit

By Koh Byung-joon

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's health authorities said Friday that they are investigating two patients suspected of having contracted Influenza A.