By Lee Chi-dong

SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- Kumho Tire Co., South Korea's second-largest tiremaker, said Thursday it has shut all of its three plants at home for five days amid sluggish demand.

SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- LG Display Co. said Thursday that its co-founder Royal Philips N.V. has disposed of its remaining stake in the world's No.

By Sam Kim

SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea recorded a trade surplus of US$120 million in the first 12 days of March as the ongoing economic slump hurt demand for imports, the customs office said Thurs

SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has informed international organizations that it will launch a "satellite" between April 4-8, an intelligence source here said Thursday, following Pyongyang'

SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean professor has been elected as a member of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), the government said Thursday.

SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to spend 6.09 trillion won (US$4.09 billion) to help low income earners and unemployed workers cope with the current economic crisis, the finance mi

By Kim Hyun

SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- A top Russian official said Thursday it is too early to talk about whether to impose sanctions on North Korea in case it launches a missile or a rocket carrying a satell