(ATTN: ADDS more comments, background info in paras 5-14, photo)
SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is closely monitoring North Korea's military moves in close coordination with the United Sta...
11:39 Mar. 23
SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- Russia's Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin will visit Seoul next week for talks with his South Korean counterparts, the defense ministry said Tuesday.
The meeti...
11:23 Mar. 23
SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is closely monitoring North Korea's military moves in close coordination with the United States, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Tuesday, amid signs tha...
11:02 Mar. 23
SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- Four American service members have tested positive for the new coronavirus upon their arrival here this month, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Monday.
Three of them...
16:24 Mar. 22
March 23
1949 -- The United States dispatches John Muccio as its first ambassador to South Korea.
1990 -- South Korea establishes diplomatic relations with Bulgaria.
1992 -- South Korea...
14:00 Mar. 22
(ATTN: ADDS ministry's vaccine inocuation plan in paras 8-11, photo)
By Oh Seok-min
SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- The military on Monday reported nine coronavirus cases among its members, including f...
13:56 Mar. 22
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday.
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(2nd LD) New infections in 400s for 6th day, no clear signs of slowdown in sight
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13:30 Mar. 22
SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- The arms procurement agency on Monday denied a media report that the South Korean and British governments have begun informal talks on technology cooperation for aircraf...
11:46 Mar. 22
SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will seek to expand security cooperation with Japan, the defense ministry said Monday, following a recent visit by the U.S. state and defense secretaries to ...
11:29 Mar. 22
SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- The military on Monday reported nine coronavirus cases among its members, including five soldiers.
Three soldiers and one marine, all from different units, tested pos...
10:43 Mar. 22
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with departure; ADDS more info in paras 2, 6)
By Oh Seok-min
SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Suh Wook has embarked on a visit to the United Arab Emirates ...
07:55 Mar. 22
By Oh Seok-min
SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Suh Wook was to embark on a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India this week to meet with senior officials there to discuss way...
00:00 Mar. 22
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- An American soldier at the U.S. military headquarters in South Korea has tested positive for coronavirus, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Friday.
The soldier at Camp Hu...
22:25 Mar. 19
By Oh Seok-min
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin left South Korea on Friday after a three-day visit for a series of meetings on alliance and North Korea issues, off...
13:36 Mar. 19
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- Two Army officers and a soldier tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Friday, the latest in a series of COVID-19 cases at barracks across th...
11:04 Mar. 19
(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 25-27)
By Song Sang-ho, Oh Seok-min, Choi Soo-hyang and Yi Wonju
SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that China has a ...
23:26 Mar. 18
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead as exercise ends; ADDS more details in paras 3, 12-14)
By Oh Seok-min
SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States on Thursday wrapped up their nine-...
17:24 Mar. 18
(ATTN: ADDS more details about statement in paras 7, 9-12)
SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States emphasized Thursday that North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile program...
16:42 Mar. 18
(ATTN: ADDS more comments, background info in last 17 paras, photos)
By Oh Seok-min and Choi Soo-hyang
SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Thursday that the envi...
13:52 Mar. 18
(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 14-16, 22-23)
By Song Sang-ho, Oh Seok-min, Choi Soo-hyang and Yi Wonju
SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that China ha...
13:34 Mar. 18