SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- A free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and
six member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean health authorities said Thursday that
they are currently testing four suspected cases of swine flu amid escalating

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's 297 state-run companies reported a
57-percent decline in their combined net profit in 2008 mainly due to higher raw

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- LG Dacom Corp., a South Korean fixed-line and
Internet operator, said Thursday that its first-quarter net earnings rose 53

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Taihan Electric Wire Co., South Korea's
second-largest wire maker, said Thursday it will sell 100 billion won (US$75.8

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares got off to a strong start
Thursday as investor sentiment got a boost from overnight Wall Street rallies,
analysts said.

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By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Former President Roh Moo-hyun, engulfed in an

By Sam Kim

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Finance Minister Yoon Jeung-hyun will leave for Indonesia on Friday to participate in the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), official

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Liquidity-squeezed large business groups are expected to sign agreements with creditor banks calling for enhancing their financial health next month as part of a bank-le