On Monday Japanese and South Korean leaders put their country differences aside and pledged cooperation amid the global financial crisis in a bid to resuscitate the hard-hit Asian economies.
President Bush said Thursday he will lift key trade sanctions against North Korea and remove it from the U.S. terrorism blacklist, a remarkable turnaround in policy toward the communist regime he once branded as part of an axis of evil.
Supermarket giant Tesco said on Wednesday that it acquired 36 Homever stores in South Korea from the E-Land Group for £958 million, including existing debt.
South Korea has approved a plan on Tuesday that will allow BlackBerry electronic devices to be sold in the country, following a two-year effort by the Canadian company with SK Telecom and the Korean Government.
Samsung Group Chairman was indicted of tax evasion and breach of trust on Thursday, but was cleared of a bribery charge, after a three month probe into allegations of corruption at South Korea's...
President George Bush called on Congress Monday to pass a controversial free trade agreement with Colombia, declaring the need is urgent for US national security. The pact will give Congress a 90-day deadline to vote on the new legislation.
Commodity Online SEOUL: In an effort to save energy, South Korean military on Monday decided to introduce a new type of training in the face of record oil prices.
Acting on Moscow's directive to drop its first choice to go aboard a Russian spacecraft, South Korea has named Yi So-yeon, a female mechanical engineer to become the country's first person in space.
Samsung Electronics, the world's largest electronics and information technology company headquartered in Suwon, South Korea has teamed up with Adidas, the German sportswear giant, to launch miCoach - a pedometer, heart rate monitor, MP3 player and a cell phone, all rolled into one.
Sony Corp said it would take a one-third stake in Sharp Corp's $3.5 billion LCD panel plant set for completion by March 2010, in an effort to meet fast-growing demand for flat televisions.
The United States' oldest symphony orchestra played an unprecedented concert on Tuesday in hermit North Korea that both sides say they hope will bring a little harmony to relations between the bitter Cold War foes.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged China on Tuesday to press North Korea to disclose its nuclear programs so that a stalled disarmament deal can move forward.
Sony Corp said it would take a one-third stake in Sharp Corp's $3.5 billion LCD panel plant set for completion by March 2010, in an effort to meet fast-growing demand for flat televisions.
The move is the latest in a wave of alliances among Japanese flat TV makers as they try to secure enough panels while keeping initial investments in check to fight steep price declines.
Asian stocks rose to their highest in three weeks after the world's largest bond insurers retained top credit ratings, easing concern that global economic growth will slow on new credit losses.
Asian markets shed gains from the previous day in the wake of Wall Street's declines.
Copper futures fell in New York as inventories had a steep drop. Earlier copper had reached its highest price in three months on $3.5585 a pound.
A 600-year-old gate in central Seoul listed as South Korea's number one national treasure and the country's landmark symbol has been destroyed, possibly by an arsonist, police said on Monday.
India's domestic car sales growth slowed sharply in January from a year ago, clocking up annual expansion of 9 percent, and analysts said only new models and cheaper loans were likely to fuel a pick up in demand.
Japanese stocks slumped into negative territory after data showed machinery orders fell more than three times faster than expected in December.
Yahoo Inc would consider a business alliance with Google Inc as one way to rebuff a $44.6 billion takeover proposal by Microsoft, a source familiar with Yahoo's strategy said on Sunday. Yahoo management may revisit talks it held with Google several months ago as an alternative to Microsoft's bid.
The United States, Sweden and Japan topped a new ranking that measures how well countries use telecommunications technologies - networks, cell phones and computers - to boost their social and economic prosperity.
Some U.S. meat and dairy producers are finding new reasons to be nervous
