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
BUAN, South Korea, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- The World Scout Jamboree, the largest international Scout event, kicked off in Saemangeum, a reclaimed land area on the southwestern South Korean coast, on Tue...
10:52 Aug. 01
SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the government agreed Monday to introduce a strong punitive damages system to crack down on illegal distributors of video content,...
16:03 Jul. 31
SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The following are the major cultural and tourist festivals to be held in South Korea in August.
* Busan Sea Festival
When: Aug. 1-6
Where: Haeundae and four ot...
11:42 Jul. 31
By Kim Seung-yeon
SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Hanwha Group has finalized the agreement with the Centre Pompidou in France to establish the museum's offshoot branch in Seoul, with the ...
09:22 Jul. 28
SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The bereaved family of renowned late painter Chun Kyung-ja has again lost a legal battle to defy the law enforcement authority's conclusion that "Beautiful Woman," kept b...
14:11 Jul. 21
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday.
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S. Korea, Japan eye holding working-level consultations over Fukushima water next...
17:18 Jul. 20
By Shim Sun-ah
SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- An exhibition is under way at a national history museum in Seoul providing a perspective into what has shaped today's "hallyu," the global boom of Korean p...
15:03 Jul. 20
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SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- The government on Wednesday confirmed more cases of damage to national heritage sites from the torrential ra...
19:21 Jul. 19
SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- The government on Wednesday confirmed more cases of damage to national heritage sites from the torrential rains that pounded the country over the weekend.
In addition ...
15:48 Jul. 19
SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Cultural heritage sites have suffered damage as heavy downpours pounded South Korea, especially central and southern regions, over the weekend, the cultural heritage auth...
17:13 Jul. 17
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Visual storytelling skills are essential to become a professional webtoon artist, but advancing artificial intelligence (AI) technology is now capable of ...
12:00 Jul. 12
SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- Jang Mi-ran, a weightlifting champion recently named to a top post in charge of sports administration, vowed her utmost efforts to exceed expectations as she made her firs...
10:52 Jul. 04
SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- The 2023 World Choir Games (WCG) Gangneung will open in South Korea's east coast city of Gangneung on Monday, hoping to peacefully unify people and nations around the worl...
10:43 Jul. 03