SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- The growth of total bank deposits in South Korea accelerated in 2008 from a year earlier as lenders sold products with higher interest rates to raise funds amid the slum

SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks will not require the injection of bailout funds to cope with the ongoing global financial crisis, a local think tank said Sunday.

SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- More South Koreans are expected to take holiday cruises in coming years as their living standards improve, the state-run Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) said Sunday.

SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Sunday it will open two new overseas corporate support centers, in New Delhi and Phnom Penh, to help Korean firms adapt to local business environments.<

SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial regulator on Sunday said it is signing agreements with local lenders that will limit their use of a 20-trillion-won (US$13.5 billion) bank recapi

SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has removed more than 75 percent of the used fuel rods at its atomic facilities, a U.S.

SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- Life often presents overwhelming sensations arising from surprisingly trivial matters.

SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visited a field artillery unit and observed a live fire exercise, the communist country's media reported Sunday.

SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- Global demand for South Korean liquid crystal displays (LCD) has made solid gains despite the worldwide economic slump, industry sources said Sunday.

SEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Sunday.