South Korea’s Hyundai Group is under fire for its alleged efforts to strengthen the grip on its affiliates through cross-shareholding, a practice many foreign corporations and economic experts .. [Jul.17,2006 10:53 KST]

The South Korean economy is expected to grow at a slower-than-expected pace this year because of soaring oil prices and other unfavorable external business conditions, a state think tank said Sunday... [Jul.16,2006 20:06 KST]

Japan's move to end years of its “zero interest rate” policy would not have significant impact on the South Korean economy overall, market analysts said, but is feared to have initial adverse.. [Jul.15,2006 12:47 KST]

South Korean stocks ended sharply lower Friday as investors unloaded shares on concerns over record-high global oil prices, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSP.. [Jul.14,2006 20:09 KST]

South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday its second-quarter net profit dropped over 10 percent from a year ago on sluggish mobile phone sales. The world's third-large.. [Jul.14,2006 15:06 KST]

Talks for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the United States wrapped up hours earlier than scheduled on Friday,... [Jul.14,2006 14:52 KST]

South Korea and the United States have made no strides in the second round of free trade agreement (FTA) talks, as major differences between... [Jul.14,2006 12:15 KST]

Foreign producers of consumer goods are increasingly launching direct operations in South Korea, with the domestic market for quality consumer products growing. In the late 1990s, luxury brands.. [Jul.14,2006 11:32 KST]

Negotiators from the United States have boycotted discussions on medicines in free trade talks with South Korea, in an apparent protest against Seoul's new drug-pricing move, Seoul's chief negotiat.. [Jul.13,2006 17:42 KST]

The competition to become number one in the South Korean online electronics sales market is fierce. The battle between South Korean G Market and the U.S. company Auction is heating up. While bo.. [Jul.13,2006 12:31 KST]