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(ATTN: CLARIFIES para 2) SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- A local court has ordered a company that runs camping tours to a deserted island to compensate an insurance firm for negligence over the drowning death of a student off the country's southwestern coas

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan should strive to open a new future by working to develop areas of mutual interest, Tokyo's top envoy to Seoul said Monday. Ambassador Koro Bessho published his wishes for the new year in a monthly new

(ATTN: CLARIFIES para 2) SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- A local court has ordered a company that runs camping tours to a deserted island to compensate an insurance firm for negligence over the drowning death of a student off the country's southwestern coas

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan should strive to open a new future by working to develop areas of mutual interest, Tokyo's top envoy to Seoul said Monday. Ambassador Koro Bessho published his wishes for the new year in a monthly new

TOKYO, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- A top Chinese communist party official is expected to visit Pyongyang this month amid the possibility of Kim Jong-un's first trip to Beijing as North Korea's leader, a Japanese newspaper reported Monday. North Korea and Ch

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., a major South Korean shipbuilder, said Monday that it is targeting US$19.5 billion worth of orders for the year, $3.4 billion less than the previous year's target. In a regulatory filing, the

By Kim Boram SEJONG, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister said Monday that it is necessary to push for sweeping reforms in all sectors in order to succeed in a tough environment in the new year and achieve its economic goal. "We will

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SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. probably posted a weaker operating profit in the fourth quarter of 2015 than three months earlier due mainly to sluggish chip, display and mobile businesses, a market tracker sai

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By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The unusually warm weather has hurt retailers' sales of everything from winter coats to snow boots, while boosting sales of outdoor sportswear and camping gear, industry officials said Monday. December was

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened lower on Monday on the first trading session of 2016, taking a cue from Wall Street losses seen last week. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 4.47 points, or 0.74 percen

CHUNCHEON, South Korea, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Former Olympic weightlifting champion Sa Jae-hyouk was questioned by police last weekend over assault charges, authorities said Monday. Police in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, 85 kilometers east of Seoul, s

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jae-yong, the heir apparent of South Korea's No. 1 conglomerate Samsung Group, is seeking to take a low-key stance for the new year and to continue efforts to streamline and reorganize the group's operations, industry watc

TOKYO, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- A top Chinese communist party official is expected to visit Pyongyang this month amid the possibility of Kim Jong-un's first trip to Beijing as North Korea's leader, a Japanese newspaper reported Monday. North Korea and Ch

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group's chairman said Monday that its two carmakers aim to produce and sell 8.13 million cars this year, lowering its annual target from a year earlier due to tough market

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- A local court has ordered a company that runs camping tours to a deserted island to compensate an insurance firm for negligence over the drowning death of a student off the country's southwestern coast. The Seoul Central D

By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The unusually warm weather has hurt retailers' sales of everything from winter coats to snow boots, while boosting sales of outdoor sportswear and camping gear, industry officials said Monday. December was

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened lower on Monday on the first trading session of 2016, taking a cue from Wall Street losses seen last week. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 4.47 points, or 0.74 percen

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jae-yong, the heir apparent of South Korea's No. 1 conglomerate Samsung Group, is seeking to take a low-key stance for the new year and to continue efforts to streamline and reorganize the group's operations, industry watc

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group's chairman said Monday that its two carmakers aim to produce and sell 8.13 million cars this year, lowering its annual target from a year earlier due to tough market

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., a major South Korean shipbuilder, said Monday that it is targeting US$19.5 billion worth of orders for the year, $3.4 billion less than the previous year's target. In a regulatory filing, the

By Kim Boram SEJONG, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister said Monday that it is necessary to push for sweeping reforms in all sectors in order to succeed in a tough environment in the new year and achieve its economic goal. "We will

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