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Police searching for Seoul mayor after missing report
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday they are trying to locate Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon after he was reported missing. Park's daughter filed a police report at around 5:17 p.m. that h... 18:22 Jul. 09 -
NSC reaffirms importance of closer ties with U.S. after Biegun's visit
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top national security officials on Thursday reviewed the results of high-level consultations with the United States that took place during U.S. Deputy Secret... 17:55 Jul. 09 -
#new ambassadorsS. Korea taps two medical professors as honorary ambassadors for health security
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- The government has tapped two renowned medical professors as ambassadors for global health security, a newly minted honorary post to promote South Korea's efforts to battl... 17:43 Jul. 09 -
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ----------------- (LEAD) Seoul stocks close higher on advance of 'untact' businesses SEOUL -- ... 17:10 Jul. 09 -
#BiegunBiegun wraps up his visit to S. Korea amid stalled N.K. diplomacy
By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun wrapped up his three-day visit to South Korea and departed for Japan on Thursday after expressing full U.S... 16:05 Jul. 09 -
#S Korea UAE FM talks(LEAD) Top diplomats of S. Korea, UAE to hold talks in Seoul related article
(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 3, 5) SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will hold talks over bilateral cooperation in Seoul this week, the... 16:03 Jul. 09 -
#Biegun Suh Hoon meeting(LEAD) Biegun, Moon's top security adviser discuss N. Korea issues
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more info; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun and Suh Hoon, South Korea's new director of national security at the... 15:53 Jul. 09 -
#UAE foreign ministerFull text of opinion piece by UAE foreign minister related article
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- The following is the full text of an opinion piece titled, "A Model Partnership Made Even Stronger by COVID-19" by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE minister of for... 15:27 Jul. 09 -
#S Korea UAE FM talksTop diplomats of S. Korea, UAE to hold talks in Seoul related article
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will hold talks over bilateral cooperation in Seoul this week, the foreign ministry said Thursday, as t... 15:25 Jul. 09 -
#Biegun Suh Hoon meetingBiegun, Moon's top security adviser discuss N. Korea issues
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun and Suh Hoon, South Korea's new director of national security at the presidential office, discussed North Korea issues here o... 11:58 Jul. 09 -
#NK nuclear program(LEAD) Satellite images show N.K. facility possibly linked to nuclear program: CNN related article
(ATTN: RECASTS dateline; ADDS defense ministry's comments in last 2 paras) WASHINGTON/SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- New satellite imagery reveals a previously undeclared North Korean facility that expe... 11:43 Jul. 09 -
#NK nuclear program
Satellite images show N.K. facility possibly linked to nuclear program: CNN related article
WASHINGTON, July 8 (Yonhap) -- New satellite imagery reveals a previously undeclared North Korean facility that experts suspect could be used to build nuclear warheads, CNN reported Wednesday. T... 08:37 Jul. 09 -
#EsperEsper again says N. Korea and Iran are 'rogue states' related article
By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, July 8 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper again described North Korea and Iran as "rogue states" that conduct aggressive activities. In a video message rele... 06:41 Jul. 09 -
#Trump(LEAD) Trump was advised by sister to 'leave his Twitter at home' before Singapore summit: book related article
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details of book in last 2 paras) By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, July 8 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump was advised by his older sister to "leave his Twitter at home" be... 04:34 Jul. 09 -
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Trump was advised by sister to 'leave his Twitter at home' before Singapore summit: book related article
By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, July 8 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump was advised by his older sister to "leave his Twitter at home" before heading to his first summit with North Korean leader ... 02:44 Jul. 09 -
#India gas leak(LEAD) Indian police arrest two S. Korean executives of LG Polymers over deadly gas leak
(ATTN: UPDATES with name of head of LG Polymers India in 2nd para) NEW DELHI, July 8 (Yonhap) -- Indian police have arrested two South Korean executives of LG Chem Ltd.'s local unit over a deadly g... 22:52 Jul. 08 -
#India gas leak
Indian police arrest two S. Korean executives of LG Polymers over deadly gas leak
NEW DELHI, July 8 (Yonhap) -- Indian police have arrested two South Korean executives of LG Chem Ltd.'s local unit in connection with the toxic gas leak in May that killed 12 people, according to d... 21:24 Jul. 08 -
#South KoreaS. Korean, Qatari foreign ministers discuss coronavirus response, business cooperation
SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha spoke by phone with her Qatari counterpart Wednesday and discussed joint efforts for economic cooperation and coronavirus responses, her of... 20:14 Jul. 08 -
Top S. Korean, Japanese officials hold phone discussions on regional security
SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- Suh Hoon, the newly appointed top security adviser to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, had a phone conversation Wednesday with his Japanese counterpart on relations bet... 18:23 Jul. 08
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Red mini dress triggers spat over dress code for female lawmakers
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(2nd LD) Major highways in Seoul partly closed, flood alerts issued as downpours raise water level of Han River
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(LEAD) Major highways in Seoul partly closed, flood alerts issued as downpours raise water level of Han River
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Major highways in Seoul partly closed as downpours raise water level of Han River
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(LEAD) New virus cases bounce back to over 40 on surge in domestic infections
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Fresh tensions brewing in Seoul-Tokyo ties over court procedure to sell off Japanese assets
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Reform committee's recommendations to diffuse chief prosecutor's power draw backlash
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After six months, pandemic accelerates arrival of contactless future in S. Korea
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1 year after workplace anti-bullying law took effect, challenges remain
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N.K. seeks to distract from domestic hardships with liaison office demolition: experts
