Lee's relative under probe in fraud case
WONJU (Yonhap) - A distant relative of President Lee Myung-bak is under a prosecutors' probe on charges of swindling money using his family connection with the president, police said Wednesday.
Navy to build new base on East Sea's Ulleung Island
By Kim Deok-hyun
Top 50 biz groups take 117 more affiliates under their wings
SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korea's leading business groups have increased their number of affiliates over the past year as they sought to expand the overall size of their businesses, the nation's antit
S. Korea's manufacturing sentiment drops for Q4
SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korean manufacturers' confidence fell for the fourth quarter from three months earlier, although a majority of firms expect better business conditions, a government poll show
Seoul seeks to triple food exports by 2017
SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korea hopes to more than triple its food and agricultural exports to US$20 billion by 2017 through increased government spending on research and more aid to private companies
LG seeks sales ban on German cars in S. Korea
By Lee Youkyung
More than half of deposit insurers' public funds unpaid: data
SEOUL (Yonhap) - More than half of public funds extended by the state deposit insurer has not yet been recouped, data showed Wednesday, raising doubts about the agency's fund capacity.
Japan asks S. Korea to block monument by former wartime sex slaves
By Kim Deok-hyun
S. Korea's cargo handling at seaports rises 7.6 pct in Aug.
SEOUL (Yonhap) - The amount of cargo processed at South Korea's seaports grew 7.6 percent from a year earlier last month as an increase of transshipment cargo more than offset a drop in the amount
