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#S KoreaS. Korea's coal consumption up in 2018, bucks global trend
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's coal consumption increased last year, bucking the global trend for reducing carbon emissions, a report showed Sunday. South Korea consumed 88.2 million ... 15:51 Aug. 18 -
#AI speaker(Yonhap Feature) AI speakers fill in welfare blind spots of lonely seniors
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- Kim In-hwan spends most of her time by herself in a small apartment in Seoul, but the 83-year-old with no family says she's not lonely thanks to a new ta... 09:00 Aug. 16 -
#North Korea(LEAD) N. Korea says leader supervised test-firing of 'new weapon'
(ATTN: RECASTS lead; ADDS more details in paras 6-9, photos; RESTRUCTURES; TRIMS) SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Sunday leader Kim Jong-un has supervised the test-firing of a "new wea... 10:48 Aug. 11 -
#BTSBTS' 'DNA' music video hits 800 mln YouTube views
SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- The music video of K-pop super band BTS' hit song "DNA" surpassed 800 million YouTube views Saturday, the band's first music video to accomplish the feat. The video of... 13:32 Aug. 10 -
#combined exerciseAllies to conduct summertime military exercise in earnest next week
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are scheduled to kick off their combined military exercise in earnest next week, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Saturday, despite ... 09:41 Aug. 10 -
#sex slave statue(3rd LD) German museum removes wartime sex slave statue on Japan's pressure
(ATTN: UPDATES with Japanese protest letter to Berlin museum in 11th para) BERLIN/TOKYO, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Japan has allegedly pressured a German museum to remove a statue of a girl representing v... 22:47 Aug. 04 -
(LEAD) S. Koreans censure Japan's Abe for expanded trade curbs
(ATTN: ADDS candlelight vigil in last 3 paras, photo) SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of South Korean demonstrators staged a rally on Saturday for the third straight weekly demonstration to cen... 22:43 Aug. 03 -
(2nd LD) Japan orders removal of sex slave statue on display at arts festival
(ATTN: ADDS Japanese organizers' statement in last 3 paras) NAGOYA, Japan, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- A statue of a girl representing victims of Japan's World War II-era sexual slavery, which has been on d... 21:57 Aug. 03 -
#LPGA TourS. Korean major champion in LPGA draws inspiration from Hall of Famer
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean golfer Ko Jin-young isn't usually one to lean on others for motivation. But before winning her second LPGA major of the season in France on... 07:35 Jul. 29 -
#S Korea-WTO compliantS. Korea speeds up efforts to file compliant with WTO on Japan's export curbs
SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government is speeding up preparations to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) as Japan is moving to remove Asia's fourth-largest eco... 09:31 Jul. 28 -
#BTSBTS' recent home concerts created economic effect worth nearly 500 bln won: report
SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band BTS' fan meetings and concerts in South Korea last month created an economic effect worth nearly 500 billion won (US$424.2 million), an academic report sho... 11:25 Jul. 24 -
#Japan trade disputeS. Korea to step up efforts to fend off Japan's additional trade restrictions
SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will step up its efforts this week to fend off a move by Japan to impose additional trade restrictions against Seoul, according to government officials on Sun... 11:23 Jul. 21 -
#FINA World Championships(Gwangju Swimming) S. Korea preparing to add new chapter to checkered history in pool
By Yoo Jee-ho GWANGJU, July 20 (Yonhap) -- A medal would be nice, but realistically, host South Korea would be happy to just have a few athletes in the finals in the swimming portion of the world c... 09:59 Jul. 20 -
#mud fest(LEAD) Mud festival begins in S. Korea's Boryeong
(ATTN: CHANGES photos) BORYEONG, South Korea, July 19 (Yonhap) -- The annual Boryeong Mud Festival, one of South Korea's most celebrated summer events, opened Friday at mud flats in the western cit... 11:38 Jul. 19 -
#FINA World Aquatics ChampionshipsOver 2,600 athletes to compete at swimming world championships in S. Korea
SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- More than 2,600 athletes from 194 countries will compete at the upcoming world swimming championships in South Korea. The organizing committee for the FINA World Aquati... 17:42 Jul. 07 -
#S Korea-GDP rankingsS. Korea ranks 12th in GDP rankings for last year
SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea maintained its position at 12th in the global gross domestic product (GDP) rankings last year, the World Bank said Sunday. In 2018, Korea posted US$1.619 tr... 13:45 Jul. 07 -
BTS tops Nielsen Music's physical album charts for H1
SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Roaring K-pop boy band BTS topped Nielsen Music's Top 10 Physical Albums chart for the first half of this year, chart results showed Friday. With sales of 312,000 copie... 09:53 Jul. 05 -
#Donald Trump(3rd LD) Trump, Kim meet at DMZ, agree to resume nuclear talks
(ATTN: UPDATES with Moon's assessment and other details in last 4 paras; ADDS photo) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday met with North Korean leader K... 19:52 Jun. 30 -
#Donald Trump(LEAD) Trump visits DMZ in suit in first for any sitting U.S. president
(ATTN: ADDS 2nd photo) SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump wore a suit while visiting the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) bisecting the two Koreas on Sunday, marking the first time a s... 16:50 Jun. 30
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Angelina Jolie visits Yonsei University campus ahead of son's admission
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(3rd LD) N. Korea says it has no interest in talks as long as military threats continue
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(LEAD) Top diplomats of S. Korea, China, Japan converge on call for trilateral cooperation
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4 S. Korea to scrap military info-sharing pact with Japan: Cheong Wa Dae
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5 N. Korea says it has no interest in talks as long as military threats continue
