SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday they were interrogating the
president of one of the nation's largest entertainment agencies over his alleged

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's business sentiment for February
rebounded from an 11-year low on the government's stimulus package, but fears

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea retained its No. 1 ranking in the global
shipbuilding industry in terms of new orders, order backlogs and volume of

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- A months-long confrontation between President Lee
Myung-bak and broadcasting firms is set to further intensify, as employees at the

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's oil consumption fell in 2008, the first
contraction in four years, as overall demand slumped amid a deepening economic

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- LG Telecom Ltd., South Korea's third-largest mobile
carrier, said Thursday its fourth-quarter earnings plunged nearly 28 percent from

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is preparing to send a satellite into
space in the coming months from its brand new rocket launch facility on the west

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started higher Thursday as
investor sentiment was boosted by overnight rallies in U.S. markets, analysts
said.

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks will likely expand their corporate
revamp into almost all sectors of the economy by June in a bid to head off

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il watched an army
volleyball game and a performance by a naval unit over the Lunar New Year