Preaching but not practicing
Rep. Kim Jong-cheol, head of the minor opposition Justice Party, has resigned after taking responsibility for committing sexual assault against Rep. Jang Hye-young, de...
07:05 Jan. 26
Mapping out new strategy
Allies should work closely over North Korea
The United States has vowed to map out a "new strategy" for the denuclearization of North Korea in consultation with its allies...
07:05 Jan. 26
Reckless recruitment
Declining population compels Moon government to reconsider plan to hire more public servants
Since assuming office in May 2017, President Moon Jae-in's administration has empl...
07:05 Jan. 26
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Jan. 26.
Korean-language dailies
-- Justice Party chief Kim Jong-cheol discharged from duty over ...
07:04 Jan. 26
(ATTN: UPDATES with latest confirmed case of highly pathogenic bird flu in paras 2-3)
By Kang Yoon-seung
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's agricultural ministry said Monday it has completed ...
22:51 Jan. 25
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday appealed the World Trade Organization's ruling that Seoul partially violated anti-dumping rules when imposing tariffs on Japanese stainless steel ba...
22:05 Jan. 25
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., a major South Korean plant builder, said Monday it has clinched a 780 billion-won (US$707.8 million) deal to build a seawater ...
18:29 Jan. 25
(ATTN: MODIFIES 2nd para; UPDATES with additional remarks on social safety net in paras 5-6, vaccination in last 3 paras; ADDS photo)
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-i...
17:50 Jan. 25
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday.
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(LEAD) Seoul stocks surpass 3,200 to hit all-time high
SEOUL -- South Korea...
17:00 Jan. 25
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in instructed his government Monday to explore "institutional" ways to compensate the self-employed and owners of small businesses in South Korea for t...
16:59 Jan. 25
(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS details in 4th, 8th paras, and last 3 paras)
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong and the prosecution said Monday that they will not appeal last ...
15:57 Jan. 25
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- LG Innotek Co. on Monday reported its 2020 net income of 236.1 billion won (US$214.5 million), up 130.8 percent from a year earlier.
Operating income for the year was ...
15:44 Jan. 25
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- LG Innotek Co. on Monday reported its fourth-quarter net profit of 121.1 billion won (US$110 million), up 682.5 percent from a year earlier.
Operating profit for the O...
15:43 Jan. 25
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea confirmed nine more cases of contagious variants of the new coronavirus on Monday, bringing the variants' total caseload to 27, as health authorities remain v...
15:26 Jan. 25
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., a mid-sized shipyard here, said Monday that it has won a 80.2 billion won (US$73 million) order to build two petrochemical carriers for a Europe...
15:09 Jan. 25
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) – Financially troubled SsangYong Motor Co. said Monday it will cut its employee wages in half in January and February as it struggles with mounting costs amid lackluster sal...
14:20 Jan. 25
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday.
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(LEAD) Samsung heir Lee won't appeal ruling in bribery case
SEOUL -- Samsung hei...
13:30 Jan. 25
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- The number of counterfeit South Korean banknotes fell to a record low in 2020, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said Monday, as the coronavirus pandemic caused a decline in cash u...
12:00 Jan. 25
By Kang Yoon-seung
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's agricultural ministry said Monday it has completed destruction of 21.7 million poultry since late November to prevent the spread of highl...
11:28 Jan. 25
(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 4-7)
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong will not appeal last week's appeals court ruling that sentenced him to 2 1/2 years in prison in a retrial of a...
11:22 Jan. 25