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  (LEAD) Seoul shares take breather amid trade deal hopes

  (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares took a breather Friday following sharp gains this week amid hopes for a possible trade deal with the United States. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Ko
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  Seoul shares take breather amid trade deal hopes

  SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares took a breather Friday following sharp gains this week amid hopes for a possible trade deal with the United States. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (K
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  Gov't to lift top-level medical crisis alert next week

  SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government will lift the nation's top-level "serious" health crisis alert, issued early last year following the mass resignation of trainee doctors, as hospital operations have stabilized, t
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  Seoul stocks turn higher late Fri. morning on batteries, chemicals

  SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares turned higher late Friday morning, led by battery and chemicals shares amid hopes for a possible trade deal with the United States.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 20.06 point
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  Seoul shares open lower on U.S. losses

  SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened lower Friday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street amid lingering concerns over the fallout from escalating U.S.-China trade tensions.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 19.8
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  (LEAD) Seoul shares soar to record high on optimism over trade deal with U.S.

  (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks hit a fresh all-time high Thursday, driven by rallies in technology and automobile shares, amid optimism over a possible trade deal with the United States. The Korean wo
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  Seoul shares soar to record high on optimism over trade deal with U.S.

  SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks hit a fresh all-time high Thursday, driven by rallies in technology and automobile shares, amid optimism over a possible trade deal with the United States. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar.The
• Seoul stocks extend gains late Thurs. morning on tech, auto rally

  SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares extended gains late Thursday morning, lifted by rallies in technology and automobile stocks amid lingering concerns over the fallout from escalating U.S.-China trade tensions.The benchmark Korea Composit
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  Seoul finds 20 more illegal base stations linked to KT hacking: more victims identified

  SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean investigators have found about 20 additional illegal base stations believed to have been used in hacking cases involving unauthorized small payments through telecoms firm KT Corp., officials said Thursday. A go
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  Seoul shares open higher on tech, auto gains

  SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened higher Thursday, led by gains in technology and automobile stocks, set to head toward a fresh record high, despite lingering concerns over the potential fallout from escalating U.S.-China trade tensions.
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  Gyeongbok palace

  Gyeongbok palaceGyeongbok Palace, one of South Korea's most important national cultural heritage sites, is crowded with foreign tourists and Seoul citizens on Oct. 9, 2025, the last day of the ext
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  Royal exam at hangeul festival

  Royal exam at hangeul festivalForeign visitors and children take part in a reenactment of the Joseon-era civil service examination, answering questions related to hangeul and King Sejong, on Oct. 9, 2
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  Return to Seoul

  Return to SeoulPeople return to Seoul on Oct. 9, 2025, after visiting their hometowns in provincial areas during the extended Chuseok holiday that fell on the second week of September. (Yonhap)(END)
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  Rising home prices

  Rising home pricesA man looks at apartment price listings posted at a real estate agency in Mapo, Seoul, amid rising home prices as the government considers measures to stabilize the real estate marke
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  Tourists in Myeongdong

  Tourists in MyeongdongThe Myeongdong shopping district in central Seoul is crowded with foreign tourists and Seoul citizens on Oct. 9, 2025, the last day of the extended Chuseok holiday. (Yonhap) (END
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  Clouds blanket Mt. Seorak

  Clouds blanket Mt. SeorakThis photo, provided by the city of Sokcho, shows mountain climbers in Seoraksan National Park in Sokcho, 190 kilometers northeast of Seoul, on Sept. 28, 2025, as clouds cover
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  SK Group to outline AI ecosystem blueprint on margins of APEC summit

  SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- SK Group, a South Korean chip-to-defense conglomerate, said Sunday it will present its vision for artificial intelligence (AI) development on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, as part of
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  Visiting ancestors' graves

  Visiting ancestors' gravesFamily members visit an ancestral cemetery in Jecheon, about 120 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Sept. 28, 2025, ahead of the Chuseok holiday, the Korean equivalent of
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  Visa waiver for Chinese group tourists

  Visa waiver for Chinese group touristsThis photo, taken Sept. 28, 2025, shows Seoul's Myeongdong shopping district crowded with visitors, a day before a temporary visa-free entry program for Chine
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  Seoul stocks extend winning streak to 5th day after U.S. jobs data

  SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares closed higher for a fifth straight session Monday as weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data boosted appetites for risky assets on expectations of U.S. rate cuts. The Korean won rose slightly against the U.S. dolla