South Korea's exports to Vietnam have spiked over 10 percent so far this year, making it the world's third-largest importer of South Korean goods, data showed Thursday.In the January-July period, shipments to Vietnam jumped 10.1 percent on-year to $18.02 billion, according to the data from the Korea International Trade Association.The amount marks the world's third-largest, after the $68.52 billion worth of goods shipped to China and the $39.63 billion to the United States over the cited period.

Tens of thousands of unionized workers at South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. will decide this week whether to accept a tentative agreement on their wage increase in a vote, union leaders said Thursday, which may decide the fate of the company as well.The vote will be held Friday, two days after company management and union leaders reached the tentative deal.Under the proposed agreement, Hyundai Motor workers will have their base monthly pay raised by 58,000 won ($51.70), and receive 3

South Korea's three tiremakers have been reluctant to conduct big price cuts despite a recent tumble in the cost of rubber and other raw materials, data showed Thursday.The tire companies -- industry leader Hankook Tire Co., No. 2 Kumho Tire Co. and Nexen Tire Corp. -- reduced their tire prices by 0.9 percent to 2.5 percent in 2015 from the previous year, according to the companies' 2015 business reports. The prices of their tires ranged from 50,000 won ($44.60) to 70,000 won last year.In contra

Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Thursday renewed his calls for a prompt passage of the government's extra budget plan, stressing that a further delay would complicate efforts to create jobs and reinvigorate the regional economy.Earlier this month, ruling and opposition parties agreed to put an 11 trillion-won ($9.82 billion) extra budget bill to a vote on Monday. But they failed to meet the timeline amid differences over the selection of witnesses for parliamentary hearings on the restructuring

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The chief of POSCO, South Korea's No. 1 steelmaker, said Wednesday that the local steel sector is facing trade tussles and weak demand, urging each steelmaker to step up their efforts to overcome such headwinds.At a forum held in Seoul, Kwon Oh-joon, chairman of POSCO, said the current environment for local steelmakers is "a global steel trade war.""The local steel sector is facing hurdles such as growing protectionism and weak demand (from local companies)," he said."The current situation tells