By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- The government on Thursday authorized construction of

SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- Hard-hit by external shocks from the outbreak of a
credit crisis in the U.S. last summer, South Korea's economy has been in a free

SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's military said Thursday it will retaliate
against any attempt to intercept its long-range rocket to be fired as early as
this weekend.

GOYANG, South Korea, April 2 (Yonhap) -- A court-appointed manager for Ssangyong
Motor Co., South Korea's smallest automaker, said Thursday an accounting firm is

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By Sam Kim
SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United

GOYANG, South Korea, April 2 (Yonhap) -- Japan's Toyota Motor Co. said Thursday
it plans to sell 500 non-Lexus cars per month in South Korea as it prepares to

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) in South Korea plunged

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United
States held telephone talks Thursday to discuss joint action after North Korea

GOYANG, South Korea, April 2 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean unit of General Motors
Corp. said Thursday it will spend 2.5 trillion won (US$1.84 billion) in facility

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is leaning toward joining the U.S.-led
campaign to curb the flow of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in response to