Seoul - South Korea's current-account deficit widened to 1.56 billion dollars in April, from 110.6 million dollars in March, according to the Bank of Korea.
Seoul - As the presidents of China and South Korea agreed to develop a strategic partnership, hope re-emerged in Seoul that China might be the next major partner after the United States and Europe
Seoul - Thousands of South Koreans took to the streets again Wednesday to protest the government's decision resume imports of US beef after a five-year ban.
Seoul - South Korea's STX Group, the world's seventh largest shipbuilder, announced on Friday it had agreed to build a 430 million dollar shipyard in Azerbaijan with local partners.
