SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- About 40,000 participants of the 2023 World Scout Jamboree are set to gather in Seoul on Friday for a K-pop concert, which will wrap up the world event plagued by a heat ...
08:31 Aug. 11
By Shim Sun-ah
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Thursday it will launch efforts to lure more Chinese tourists in earnest following the resumption of China's group tours to Korea...
15:01 Aug. 10
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday.
------------------
(LEAD) Typhoon Khanun makes landfall on S. Korea's southeastern coast
SEOUL --...
13:30 Aug. 10
(ATTN: UPDATES with speculations about concert lineup in last four paras; ADDS details in paras 4-5)
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Tuesday a K-pop concert and the closing cere...
18:23 Aug. 08
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details, comments from para 4; ADDS photo)
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Tuesday a K-pop concert and the closing ceremony for the 25th World Scout Jam...
15:33 Aug. 08
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Tuesday a K-pop concert and the closing ceremony for the 25th World Scout Jamboree will be held at Seoul World Cup Stadium in western Seoul later...
15:09 Aug. 08
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- An overwhelming amount of public funds in South Korea spent for the 2023 World Scout Jamboree was used for operational and personnel expenses instead of for the setting up...
21:38 Aug. 07
By Shim Sun-ah
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- The government on Monday unveiled a plan to further enhance its global infrastructure and networks for Korean language education, including increasing the n...
11:31 Aug. 07
(ATTN: UPDATES with response from organizers from para 7)
BUAN, South Korea, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean contingent at the 2023 World Scout Jamboree said Sunday it will pull out from the even...
15:17 Aug. 06
BUAN, South Korea, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The United States contingent at the World Scout Jamboree under way in South Korea on Sunday departed for an American military base in Pyeongtaek, cutting short...
14:33 Aug. 06
BUAN, South Korea, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean contingent at the 2023 World Scout Jamboree said Sunday it will pull out from the event after criticizing organizers of mishandling an alleged s...
13:41 Aug. 06
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Municipal and provincial governments across South Korea were busy arranging various tourism programs for participants at the World Scout Jamboree under way in the country ...
10:41 Aug. 06
Today in Korean history
Aug. 6
1902 -- Kim So-wol, known as "the Koreans' poet," is born into an upper-class family in a mountain village in North Pyongan Province, now located in North Korea...
14:00 Aug. 05
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday.
-----------------
Police to beef up patrols, stop and searches in wake of back-to-back stabbing ramp...
17:00 Aug. 04
(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 10-12)
BUAN, South Korea, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- A total of 108 people were taken to hospitals during the opening ceremony of the 25th World Scout Jamboree with symptoms ...
19:28 Aug. 03
(ATTN: CHANGES photo; ADDS vice gender minister's comment)
BUAN, South Korea, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- A total of 108 people were taken to hospitals during the opening ceremony of the 25th World Scout Ja...
17:19 Aug. 03
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details)
BUAN, South Korea, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- A total of 108 people were taken to hospitals during the opening ceremony of the 25th World Scout Jamboree with sy...
16:20 Aug. 03
BUAN, South Korea, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- A total of 88 people were taken to hospitals during the opening ceremony of the 25th World Scout Jamboree, with most of them showing signs of heat-related illn...
08:59 Aug. 03
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Wednesday it will run the Korean pavilion and host a K-pop concert during the 2023 World Scout Jamboree to help increase the participants' awaren...
14:42 Aug. 02
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- Kim Beom-su, founder of internet giant Kakao, was named Tuesday the new chief of the Korea National Opera's board of directors, the culture ministry said.
Kim, current...
19:50 Aug. 01