SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean exports may face an uphill climb in 2009
as the global economic slump bites into consumer demand and business investment,

By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks' earnings probably plunged in the
fourth quarter as the slowing economy and a subsequent corporate restructuring

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- As new U.S. President Barack Obama addresses pressing
issues at home and abroad, highlighted by the closure of the Guantanamo prison

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer demand may not pick up until the
second half of 2010 as households move to reduce outstanding debt, a report by a

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Global liquid crystal display (LCD) prices are expected
to rebound starting this year after falling off sharply late last year, industry

By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South scientists on Sunday said they have
discovered a mechanism that may help combat arteriosclerosis, a chronic illness

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- A former U.S. ambassador to South Korea and a few other U.S.

SEOUL, Jan.

SEOUL, Jan.

Today in Korean history
Feb. 1

1952 -- The Korea Veterans Association is launched.

1968 -- Construction on the Seoul-Busan expressway begins.