SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the former leader of the Soviet
Union and a Nobel Peace laureate, criticized North Korea for backtracking on a

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co., the South Korean unit
of U.S. automaker General Motors Corp., said Wednesday its auto sales for

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- Ssangyong Motor Co., the South Korean unit of China's
Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp., said Wednesday its September vehicle sales

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer prices grew at a slower pace in
September than in the previous month as oil and commodity prices showed signs of

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to submit a free trade pact with the
United States for parliamentary approval next week, a high-ranking trade official
said Wednesday.

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest
automaker, said Wednesday its September vehicle sales slipped 12.2 percent from a

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's main opposition party on Wednesday called
on the government to dismiss its food agency chief, blaming him for a lack of

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- Top U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill began a trip to
North Korea on Wednesday, reportedly bringing with him a new proposal for

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has so far collected more than half of the
public funds spent to bail out financial companies hit by the 1997 financial

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- Renault Samsung Motor Corp., the South Korean unit of
French automaker Renault SA, said Wednesday its September vehicle sales rose 27.8