By Cho Ki-won 　　　 Sales of expensive foreign fashion brands at major South Korean department stores increased by nearly 20% in 2011. Ministry of Knowledge Economy figures Thursday showed sales for .. [Feb.10,2012 09:33 KST]

By Kim Jin-cheol 　 The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), a group representing conglomerates and other large corporations, is making... [Feb.9,2012 09:53 KST]

By Kim Kyung-rok　 　 Official procedures are under way toward negotiations for a free trade agreement between South Korea and China. Bilateral talks are expected to start some time around April or Ma.. [Feb.9,2012 09:39 KST]

By Choi Hyun-june 　　 From now on, the brakes will be put on international festivals that have until now been indiscriminately promoted by government departments and local authorities. Accepting cri.. [Feb.8,2012 11:30 KST]

By Seok Jin-hwan 　　 Tradespeople and small business owners seeking lower credit card transaction charges have formed an alliance and are... [Feb.8,2012 11:22 KST]

By Lee Seung-joon 　 As Korean carmakers flounder, sales of imported cars are continuing to show strength. “The number of newly registered imported cars in January was 9,441, a 19.8% increase over .. [Feb.7,2012 11:02 KST]

By Kim So-youn 　　 A government research institution has confirmed for the first time that carcinogenic substances including benzene and... [Feb.7,2012 10:54 KST]

By Kim Jin-cheol 　 The global patent war between Samsung Electronics and Apple is heating up. There has been a series of injunctions and lawsuit rulings as a result of last year’s declaration of war.. [Feb.3,2012 11:41 KST]

By Jung Hyuk-june 　　　 When it comes to preparations for retirement, Korea’s baby boomers barely get a passing grade. According to the MetLife Comprehensive Retirement Preparation Index, put forth b.. [Feb.3,2012 11:37 KST]

By Kim Bo-hyeop, Staff Writer 　　　 Opposition parties are expected to make regulation of cross-shareholding by chaebol conglomerates a... [Feb.3,2012 10:54 KST]