SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday it will allow farming
companies to offer their shares for public trading as part of an effort to help

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak Thursday told the country to
prepare for the worst in global economic conditions and called for "preemptive"

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea's largest auto-parts
maker, said Thursday it will spend 200 billion won (US$146 million) on research
projects this year.

By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- It seemed all that could be turned into a movie had
been, as South Korea's film industry expanded four-fold in less than two decades

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.81 percent higher late
Thursday morning as investors bought finance and steel shares, bolstered by

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