Internationalization of Chinese yuan depends on demand in market
By Kim Young-gyo
3 killed in construction site collapse in Daejeon
DAEJEON (Yonhap) - Three workers were killed at a construction site in Daejeon, central South Korea, on Sunday, when they were accidentally buried alive while building underground drainage pipe net
N. Korea deepens trade dependence on China
SEOUL (Yonhap) - North Korea's trade dependence on China deepened over the past four years, in contrast to a reduction in South Korea's share in the North's external trade, Seoul's Unification Mini
S. Korean parliamentary speaker to visit Malaysia, Laos
SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korea's parliamentary speaker will embark on an eight-day trip this week to Malaysia and Laos for discussions on economic cooperation with the Asian countries, his office sai
Top 500 S. Korean firms' 2010 net up 64 pct: data
SEOUL (Yonhap) - South Korea's 500 largest firms saw their net profit jump 64 percent in 2010 from the previous year, with industry heavyweights Samsung Electronics Co., Hyundai Motor Co.
Four in 10 adults call for increasing welfare spending: poll
SEOUL (Yonhap) - Four out of every 10 South Koreans believe that the nation's welfare benefits should be further expanded in consideration of the level of its economic development, a government pol
Nearly half of elderly live apart from children
SEOUL (Yonhap) - The number of Seoul's elderly people living apart from their children increased more than 120 percent over the past decade, data showed Sunday, illustrating the nation's rapid demo
Homeless population rises despite gov't welfare programs
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- Despite the government's perennial efforts to reduce social bipolarization, the number of homeless people nationwide is on the rise, government data showed Sunday.
S. Korea's GMO food imports nearly double in 2010
SEOUL, Sept.
