South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate at a record low Thursday amid international sovereign debt concerns and as the institution prepares for a leadership change. The Bank of Korea said it kept the benchmark seven-day repurchase rate at 2 percent. The decision ...

South Korea on Thursday warned Google it would be penalised if its mobile games content was not regulated, a government official said. South Korea's Games Ratings Board has sent an official letter to Google Korea, urging the web giant to abide by a law that requires all video games to be reviewed and rated by the state agency, the ...

South Korea's central bank Thursday froze the key interest rate at a record low 2.0 percent for a 13th successive month amid uncertainty about the economy at home and abroad. The Bank of Korea left the benchmark seven-day repo rate unchanged after the final rate-setting meeting under governor Lee Seong-Tae, whose four-year term ends this month. The bank ...

US President Barack Obama's administration is under pressure from Congress to emphasize labor rights, democratic values and market reforms in talks to forge a trans-Pacific trade deal. Obama's top trade official Ron Kirk met lawmakers for consultations Wednesday ahead of negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) linking the United States with an initial group of seven nations -- Australia ...