SEOUL (Yonhap) - China is set to deport a group of alleged North Korean defectors back to their home country later in the day, a lawmaker said Thursday, adding urgency to Seoul's efforts to block t

By Chang Jae-soon

SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korea is facing growing economic uncertainties stemming from the general global slowdown and inflationary pressure at home, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance said Thursday

SEOUL (Yonhap) - Samsung Electronics Co. expressed Thursday its condolences over the death of Steve Jobs, describing the late Apple Inc.

SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korean stocks traded 3.86 percent higher late Thursday morning as investor sentiment was boosted by rallies in U.S. and European stocks.

SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan was to hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Thursday, focusing on ways to deal with North Korea's nuclear issue and bilateral relati

SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korea said Thursday it will not repatriate two North Koreans who crossed the eastern sea border earlier this week, a development that could anger North Korea.

SEOUL (Yonhap) - Overseas orders for industrial plants won by South Korean builders dropped 18.3 percent on-year in the first three quarters due mainly to a one-off factor, the government said Thur

SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korea's exports and trade surplus in industrial parts and materials in the first nine months of the year reached record highs on large increases in shipments of petrochemical

SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korea's exports of information technology (IT) products grew 4.6 percent on-year in September on rising demand from emerging economies, the government said Thursday.