South Korea's conglomerates continue to employ circular intra-group shareholding practices to permit "owners" to run large numbers of affiliates with little or no actual stakeholdings, the country's.. [Jul.30,2006 18:35 KST]

　 The Bank of Korea has told companies to look within themselves for reasons behind sluggish corporate spending, amid worries that the slowdown may hurt the nation’s economic growth potential. .. [Jul.29,2006 12:25 KST]

　 As South Korean banks expand overseas and local banks in several countries begin to handle the Korean won, travelers and businesspersons will find it much easier to convert Korean won into othe.. [Jul.29,2006 09:58 KST]

Seoul, July 28 (Yonhap News) South Korea's industrial output continued to rise last month fueled mainly by strong exports, a government report said Friday. Industrial production in Asia's f.. [Jul.28,2006 21:47 KST]

Kim Youngbae, reporter for the Hankyoreh 21 It was in 1947 that the concept of a free trade agreement (FTA) first surfaced, with the goal of... [Jul.28,2006 15:05 KST]

South Korea recorded a current account deficit in the first half for the first time in nine years as a result of large shortfalls from February to April, the nation's central bank said Thursday. .. [Jul.27,2006 09:45 KST]

The prosecution on Wednesday sought an arrest warrant for the head of an affiliate of the U.S. equity fund Lone Star as part of an investigation into alleged financial irregularities involving the fu.. [Jul.26,2006 16:57 KST]

With South Korean goods already losing their price competitiveness to Chinese products in global markets, concerns are growing that China... [Jul.26,2006 12:23 KST]

Difference in opinion is widening between the Bank of Korea and private economists about South Korea’s economic forecast. On July 25, the Bank of Korea said the second-quarter gross domestic p.. [Jul.26,2006 12:11 KST]

South Korea reiterated its will on Tuesday to implement a new drug pricing policy aimed at offering quality medicine at a cheap price, a key issue that abruptly halted the country's free trade a.. [Jul.25,2006 19:47 KST]