South Korea ranked fifth worldwide in the first seven months of the year in terms of international patent applications, a U.N. patent agency said Monday. According to the World Intellectual Pro.. [Sep.26,2006 22:03 KST]

Though a promotion is normally something to be celebrated, many workers fear the news that they have been selected for a higher position. The reason: a promotion might put their job in jeopardy. Wo.. [Sep.26,2006 14:52 KST]

South Korea has the 11th largest economy in the world in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), but the second highest living expenses, and the... [Sep.26,2006 14:26 KST]

On the afternoon of September 23, 46-year-old housewife Kim Geun-sun went to buy supplies to prepare a meal for her friends. While there are two... [Sep.26,2006 14:14 KST]

Investment by foreigners in South Korea posted a resilient rise in 2005 from a year earlier due to increasing investment in stocks and bonds, the nation's central bank said Monday. Foreign inv.. [Sep.25,2006 22:07 KST]

South Korea's state audit agency has advised the Korea Development Bank (KDB) to sell off its five financial units, including Daewoo Securities Co., financial sources said Monday. The Board of .. [Sep.25,2006 21:27 KST]

The United States has asked South Korea to open its gambling market during talks for a proposed free trade agreement between the two nations, according to a senior South Korean government official. Th.. [Sep.25,2006 15:32 KST]

South Korea said Friday it will open a seventh round of formal talks next week on a proposed free trade agreement with Canada. During the upcoming round, the two nations will discuss how t.. [Sep.22,2006 21:20 KST]

The U.S. is likely to push for the exclusion of its automobile industry from the ongoing negotiations on a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea, trade sources said. During the thir.. [Sep.20,2006 14:15 KST]

Kim Yeong-bae, reporter for the Hankyoreh 21 Twenty or so easy chairs formed an impermeable line in an empty office in the Gangu Building near... [Sep.19,2006 16:16 KST]