#S Korea Yokohama cruise ship
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Yonhap News Summary
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. ---------------- (4th LD) Coronavirus infections now at 31, S. Korea dealing with more unlinked viru... 16:59 Feb. 18 -
#S Korea Xi visitMinistry notes 'shared understanding' with China over high-level exchange plans
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will continue consultations with China over high-level exchanges under the "shared understanding" that they should proceed as planned despite the new coronavi... 16:12 Feb. 18 -
#S Korea Yokohama cruise ship
(2nd LD) S. Korean presidential plane arrives in Japan to evacuate 5 people from quarantined cruise ship
(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES in lead, 2nd para) By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean presidential plane arrived in Japan on Tuesday to evacuate four nationals and a Jap... 15:20 Feb. 18 -
#delegation to UAE(LEAD) Moon's special adviser Im to visit UAE to strengthen bilateral ties
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout) SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- A former chief of staff to President Moon Jae-in will visit the United Arab Emirates this week to strengthen "practical" cooperation on the occ... 15:14 Feb. 18 -
#delegation to UAE
Moon's special adviser Im to visit UAE to strengthen bilateral ties
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- A former chief of staff to President Moon Jae-in will visit the United Arab Emirates this week to strengthen "practical" cooperation on the occasion of the 40th anniversa... 14:32 Feb. 18 -
#Korean history
Today in Korean history
Feb. 19 1136 -- An uprising led by Myocheong, a Buddhist monk and royal adviser during the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392), is killed by the king's army. Myocheong, who supported an independent poli... 14:00 Feb. 18 -
#foreign ministry organizational changeCabinet approves foreign ministry's plan to strengthen protection of overseas citizens
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry said Tuesday that the Cabinet approved its organizational reinforcement plan aimed at strengthening protection of overseas citizens and diversity dip... 13:04 Feb. 18 -
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. ----------------- (2nd LD) S. Korea alert over community spread, 1 more case added to bring total ... 13:00 Feb. 18 -
#S Korea Yokohama cruise ship
(LEAD) S. Korean presidential jet departs for Japan to evacuate 5 people from quarantined cruise ship
(ATTN: UPDATES story with plane departure; CHANGES photo) By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean presidential aircraft headed to Japan on Tuesday to evacuate four nationals a... 12:44 Feb. 18 -
#S Korea Yokohama cruise shipS. Korean presidential jet to fly to Japan to evacuate 5 people from quarantined cruise ship
By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean presidential aircraft will fly to Japan later Tuesday to evacuate four nationals and a Japanese spouse from a quarantined cruise ship do... 11:30 Feb. 18 -
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Feb. 18)
New THAAD controversy US should not undermine alliance with Korea The tricky issue regarding the U.S. deployment of an anti-missile battery in South Korea is likely to resurface as Washington has ... 07:02 Feb. 18 -
#headlines
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Feb. 18. Korean-language dailies -- S. Korea to fly presidential jet to transport S. Koreans on J... 07:01 Feb. 18 -
#foreign populationNumber of foreign residents in Korea tops 2.5 million
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreigners staying in South Korea increased nearly 7 percent last year, topping 2.5 million for the first time, government data showed Monday. According ... 10:21 Feb. 17 -
#DMZUN officials discuss support for President Moon's vision for DMZ mine removal
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- Officials of a U.N. anti-mine agency discussed ways to support South Korean President Moon Jae-in's vision for removing mines inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that sep... 10:16 Feb. 17 -
#foreign ministers' talks(LEAD) Top diplomats of S. Korea, China vow cooperation in fight against new coronavirus
(ATTN: ADDS Kang's return home in last 2 paras, photo) MUNICH/SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean and Chinese foreign ministers have agreed to cooperate in dealing with the new coronavirus ... 16:48 Feb. 16 -
#UNESCOS. Korea to chair UNESCO committee on cultural diversity next year
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has been chosen to chair the committee of UNESCO's convention on the diversity of cultural expression, the culture ministry said Sunday. The decision was m... 15:05 Feb. 16 -
#foreign ministers' talksTop diplomats of S. Korea, China vow cooperation in fight against new coronavirus
MUNICH/SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean and Chinese foreign ministers have agreed to cooperate in dealing with the new coronavirus and continue to push for a visit to Seoul by Chinese Pr... 10:16 Feb. 16
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(3rd LD) 3 dead, 43 injured in multiple expressway pileups
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S. Korean presidential jet to fly to Japan to evacuate 5 people from quarantined cruise ship
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(LEAD) S. Korean presidential jet departs for Japan to evacuate 5 people from quarantined cruise ship
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(2nd LD) S. Korean presidential plane arrives in Japan to evacuate 5 people from quarantined cruise ship
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1 more dead in expressway pileup
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