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SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Foreign ownership of South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. has tumbled to a 15-year nadir, data showed Sunday, amid growing skepticism over the company's plan to reshape its business line. In November last year,

SEJONG, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's home sales plunged 21.4 percent last month from a year earlier due mainly to a base effect stemming from rapid growth posted last year, government data showed Sunday. The number of home transactions reached

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Foreign ownership of South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. has tumbled to a 15-year nadir, data showed Sunday, amid growing skepticism over the company's plan to reshape its business line. In November last year,

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Local banking and financial firms are expected to greatly boost their dividend payments for 2015, helped by a rise in their earnings and a government policy to give more back to shareholders, market watchers said Sunday.

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments from para 10) SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Two-time Olympic speed skating champion Lee Sang-hwa captured her third world title on Saturday in Russia. Lee won the women's 500m gold medal at the International Skating Unio

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- The number of eco-friendly cars in South Korea shot up almost 29 percent in 2015 from a year earlier amid the government's push to put more green automobiles on the road, data showed Sunday. The country had 180,361 regist

(ATTN: ADDS details from paras 12-17) SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's point man on inter-Korean affairs said Sunday he believes that North Korea has used wages paid to its workers at the joint inter-Korean factory complex to develop nuclear a

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- The daily volatility of the won-dollar exchange rate has hit a near six-year high in February amid global financial instability, market data showed Sunday. According to the data, the average gap between the daily high and

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Local banking and financial firms are expected to greatly boost their dividend payments for 2015, helped by a rise in their earnings and a government policy to give more back to shareholders, market watchers said Sunday.

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- The number of eco-friendly cars in South Korea shot up almost 29 percent in 2015 from a year earlier amid the government's push to put more green automobiles on the road, data showed Sunday. The country had 180,361 regist

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- The daily volatility of the won-dollar exchange rate has hit a near six-year high in February amid global financial instability, market data showed Sunday. According to the data, the average gap between the daily high and

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- The number of eco-friendly cars in South Korea shot up almost 29 percent in 2015 from a year earlier amid the government's push to put more green automobiles on the road, data showed Sunday. The country had 180,361 regist

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments from para 10) SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Two-time Olympic speed skating champion Lee Sang-hwa captured her third world title on Saturday in Russia. Lee won the women's 500m gold medal at the International Skating Unio

(ATTN: ADDS details from paras 12-17) SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's point man on inter-Korean affairs said Sunday he believes that North Korea has used wages paid to its workers at the joint inter-Korean factory complex to develop nuclear a

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has formed a new military unit to deploy a road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), multiple South Korean government sources said Sunday. They said the KN-08 Brigade, designated after the ICBM of

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller cousin Kia Motors Corp. emerged as the top automobile seller in Vietnam for the first time in 2015, beating global leader Toyota Motor Corp., industry data showed

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- The amount of money funneled to South Korean banks in deposits and bank debentures soared in 2015 from a year earlier, central bank data showed Sunday, apparently due to a rise in floating money prompted by low interest rates

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports are expected to dwindle again in February from a year earlier, data showed Sunday, which would mark the longest streak of on-year drops in the country's history. In the first 10 days of the month, ou

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has formed a new military unit to deploy a road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), multiple South Korean government sources said Sunday. They said the KN-08 Brigade, designated after the ICBM of

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller cousin Kia Motors Corp. emerged as the top automobile seller in Vietnam for the first time in 2015, beating global leader Toyota Motor Corp., industry data showed

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- The amount of money funneled to South Korean banks in deposits and bank debentures soared in 2015 from a year earlier, central bank data showed Sunday, apparently due to a rise in floating money prompted by low interest rates

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's point man on inter-Korean affairs said Sunday he believes that North Korea has used wages paid to its workers at the joint inter-Korean factory complex to develop nuclear and other military weapons. In a tel

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports are expected to dwindle again in February from a year earlier, data showed Sunday, which would mark the longest streak of on-year drops in the country's history. In the first 10 days of the month, ou

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's point man on inter-Korean affairs said Sunday he believes that North Korea has used wages paid to its workers at the joint inter-Korean factory complex to develop nuclear and other military weapons. In a tel