SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha has voiced hope for North Korea to join a new regional cooperation forum to tackle public health crises like COVID-19, stressing the forum...
08:48 Dec. 30
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is expected to get Japan's formal diplomatic consent in the near future for its pick of Kang Chang-il, a former four-term lawmaker, as new ambassador to the n...
18:55 Dec. 29
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SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new chief nuclear envoy, Noh Kyu-duk, held separate phone talks with his Chinese and Russian counterparts...
17:58 Dec. 29
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Health officials of South Korea, China, the United States and other regional partners were set to hold the inaugural meeting Tuesday of a regional cooperation forum aimed...
17:25 Dec. 29
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By Song Sang-ho
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Public notices of a local court took effect Tuesday to move forward a legal process to sell off local assets of a Japa...
15:34 Dec. 29
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea could test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in the early months of the incoming U.S. administration of Joe Biden if nuclear talks between the...
14:45 Dec. 29
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new chief nuclear envoy, Noh Kyu-duk, spoke by phone with his Chinese counterpart on Tuesday in their first talks since his appointment last week, the forei...
13:51 Dec. 29
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. House Of Representatives on Monday overrode President Donald Trump's recent veto of a defense budget bill for the 2021 fiscal year, which included a provisi...
10:38 Dec. 29
By Song Sang-ho
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Public notices of a local court took effect Tuesday to move forward a legal process to sell off local assets of a Japanese firm to compensate victims of J...
09:52 Dec. 29
By Oh Seok-min
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will work with the United States next year to actively carry out assessments of whether the country is on course to meet the conditions require...
17:56 Dec. 28
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook met with India's army chief on Monday and discussed ways to boost cooperation between the two sides, Suh's office said.
During t...
15:23 Dec. 28
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Chinese authorities recently examined a South Korean-flagged tanker over suspicion that it was smuggling refined oil to China, its embassy in Seoul said Saturday.
The...
09:30 Dec. 26
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SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea staged an annual military exercise on and around its easternmost islets of Dokdo earlier this month, sources said Frida...
10:04 Dec. 25
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday.
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Unification ministry drafting guidelines on leafleting ban to clarify 'scope of appl...
16:53 Dec. 24
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- China stopped and inspected a South Korean-flagged oil and chemical tanker for an unspecified reason earlier this month, the foreign ministry said Thursday, dismissing a ...
10:55 Dec. 24
By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the annual defense bill, partly citing its restrictions on the withdrawal of U.S. troops from South K...
06:26 Dec. 24
By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. State Department expressed strong support for South Korea and its efforts to defend its air space on Wednesday, one day after more than a do...
00:44 Dec. 24
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun held video talks with his Indian counterpart Wednesday and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas including...
17:45 Dec. 23
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun expressed concern Wednesday over the entry of Chinese warplanes into South Korea's air defense identification zone this week when he h...
16:12 Dec. 23
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new chief nuclear envoy, Noh Kyu-duk, spoke by phone with his Japanese counterpart on Wednesday in their first talks since his appointment earlier this week...
11:46 Dec. 23