SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's human rights panel pressed the government Monday to abort a plan that would slash its staff by one-fifth and demanded a meeting with the prime minister.

SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's smaller business entities are mainly concerned with weak demand that is making it hard for them to maintain normal operations, a poll conducted by a state-

SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean retail investors' corporate-bond purchases more than doubled in the first two months of this year as their appetite for risky but high-yield investments inc

SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- Executives at KB Financial Group Inc.

SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's POSCO Engineering & Construction Co. said Monday it has sold its office building in Shanghai to a Chinese property developer.

SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed up 2.44 percent Monday as investors picked up large-cap shares on eased anxiety over the economy and financial markets, analysts said.

S. Korean Bond Yields on March 23, 2009

Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)

1-year TB 2.59 2.50 +0.09

SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- KT Corp., South Korea's leading telecom company, said Monday it has been in talks with local electronics makers to create a mobile phone powered by Internet search giant

SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- KT Corp., South Korea's leading telecom company, said Monday it has been in talks with local electronics makers to create a mobile phone powered by Internet search giant

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