Latest Headlines
South Korean companies' profitability dropped to 4.8 percent last year, a 9-year low blamed on the global economic slowdown, the Bank of Korea said Thursday.
Lee Westwood successfully defended his 2010 tournament title, with a three-stroke victory Sunday at the European Tour's Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa.
Graeme McDowell posted a second-round 5-under-par 67 Friday in taking a one-shot lead at the European Tour's Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa.
Jim Furyk and Hunter Mahan each won two points Saturday in helping the United States take a four-point lead going into the final day of the Presidents Cup.
The joint U.S.-South Korea military drills ended Wednesday with South Korean officials saying the exercise sent a message of deterrence to North Korea.
Hours after former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun ended his life, the Justice Ministry announced the investigation into his alleged bribery is over.
An online blogger identified only as "Minerva" disturbed currency values in South Korea to a point that a $2 billion stimulus was needed, prosecutors allege.
The arrest in South Korea of a North Korean spy disguised as a refugee highlights Pyongyang's never-ending espionage activities, despite Seoul's decade-long reconciliation efforts, Seoul officials said Thursday.
Afghani officials confirmed the release Monday of two of 21 South Koreans kidnapped by Taliban militants last month.
The South Korean government is considering measures to cool down the nation's hot housing market.
Quotes
United Press International
United Press International
United Press International
United Press International
United Press International
