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#hockeyOne year after Olympics, men's nat'l hockey program at crossroads
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL/GANGNEUNG, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- A little over a year has passed since South Korea made its Winter Olympic debut in men's hockey. As the host country, South Korea received an auto... 09:00 Feb. 18 -
#lottery-economic hardshipsKoreans pin financial hopes on lottery amid economic hardships
By Park Sang-soo SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Like so many other ordinary Koreans, Kim Chan-hee, a 50-something office worker, has pinned his financial hopes on apartments whose prices surged sharply... 09:00 Feb. 15 -
#guard postDisarmed DMZ guard post symbolizes both inter-Korean conflict and reconciliation
By Song Sang-ho GOSEONG, South Korea, Feb. 14 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- The South Korean border guard post on the east coast sits unarmed, with troops and weapons withdrawn, electricity and wat... 17:02 Feb. 14 -
#Kaesong Industrial ComplexBiz heads want no more 'false hope' for Kaesong Industrial Complex
By Koh Byung-joon SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- When Lee Jong-duk closed his plant in Qingdao, China, and moved it to an industrial park in North Korea's border town of Kaesong in 2008, he was full of... 09:00 Feb. 11 -
#KaKao-online presentNew Year money envelopes go digital with Kakao Pay
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- Kim Seung-hwa usually visits banks at this time of year to get crisp new bills to prepare to give Lunar New Year's cash gifts to her relatives. This ye... 09:30 Feb. 03 -
#Korea-baby boxLeaving controversies behind, 'baby box' saves over 1,500 lives in a decade
By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Attached to a concrete wall covered in colorful murals in a neighborhood in southern Seoul, a small metal handle leads to an unlikely crawlspace barely larg... 09:00 Feb. 01 -
#Korean ageS. Korea sees increasing moves to scrap 'Korean age'
By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Early this month, Rep. Hwang Ju-hong of the minor opposition Party for Democracy and Peace submitted a bill that has drawn surprisingly keen public att... 09:00 Jan. 29 -
#S Korea-screen golf'Screen golf' expands scope of teeing up in S. Korea
By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Thirty-year-old fund manager Park Jong-il, who works in the financial district of Yeouido in western Seoul, tees off at his favorite golf course located on... 09:15 Jan. 25 -
#fine dustFine dust forces Koreans to change way of life
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Fine dust is increasingly becoming a major issue in the daily lives of South Koreans, while also beginning to force them to change the way they live, as well as where the... 09:00 Jan. 22 -
#bank outlookHeadwinds pick up for Korean banking sector in 2019
By Kim Deok-hyun SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's banking industry is poised for a moderate decline in profits in 2019 amid slowing economic growth and tighter credit conditions. The p... 09:00 Jan. 18 -
#footballS. Korean football looking to break curse of fake gold medals at Asian Cup
By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- When it comes to sports-related curses, people think of the Curse of the Bambino and the Curse of the Billy Goat in Major League Baseball. In South Korea... 09:00 Jan. 15 -
#hydrogen carHydrogen fuel cell vehicles gaining steam as zero-emission mobility option in S. Korea
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- In theory, hydrogen seems like the perfect energy source to power a vehicle, in that it is the most prevalent element in nature, it can be turned into ele... 09:00 Jan. 11 -
#Bohemian RhapsodyS. Korean moviegoers captivated by singalong screenings of 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- As the theater turned pitch black, nearly 200 moviegoers were waiting for the screening to start, with some holding glow-in-the-dark sticks and tambourines... 09:00 Jan. 08 -
#racetrack drivingS. Koreans' appetite for racetrack driving kicks into high gear
By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Kim Kyoung-il, a 24-year-old airport worker, took a day off last month to try driving a high-performance sports car at a racetrack near his workplace. ... 09:00 Jan. 04 -
#Yonhap FeatureCapsule hotel provides quality retreat inside busy Incheon Int'l Airport
By Park Boram INCHEON, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- Kim and Gen, a young Canadian couple, flew a total of 17 hours from Canada's capital of Ottawa to Vancouver and then to Incheon, South Korea, on their wint... 09:00 Jan. 03 -
#donationTransparency issues causing S. Koreans to shun donations
By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans are familiar with the huge thermometer-shaped objects set up by the Community Chest of Korea (CCK) across the country every winter, which... 09:00 Dec. 28 -
#North Korean defectorsN.K. defectors expand presence on YouTube amid inter-Korean thaw
By Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- Dressed in a Santa Claus costume, Kang Na-ra appeared no different from other YouTubers as she stood in front of a video camera for a Christmas special ... 09:00 Dec. 27 -
#policymakersCentral bank, finance ministry uncomfortable with movie 'Default'
By Kim Boram SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- For South Koreans, the word IMF not only refers to the abbreviation for the International Monetary Fund but also conjures up painful memories of one of the w... 09:00 Dec. 21 -
#speechN. Korean defectors ditch hometown accents for dreams in S. Korea
By Koh Byung-joon SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- Seo Ji-seon (an alias), a 20-something college student who defected to South Korea in 2016, was not confident when she had to stand up and speak in fron... 09:00 Dec. 19
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(3rd LD) (US-NK summit) N. Korean, U.S. envoys hold additional talks on summit agenda
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Bolton cancels trip to S. Korea: source
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Red Velvet showcases collaboration with Korean fashion brands in New York
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(2nd LD) (US-NK summit) N. Korean leader departs for Hanoi by train: report
