SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The second and last-day session of a conference, hosted by South Korea's foreign ministry, will get under way Wednesday afternoon to explore ways to bolster international...
15:45 Jun. 22
SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has decided to establish a mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Brussels, a presidential official said Wednesday ahead of President Yoo...
15:04 Jun. 22
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SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan have agreed to reopen an air route between Seoul's Gimpo and Tokyo's Haneda airports a...
11:06 Jun. 22
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SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan have agreed to reopen an air route between Seoul's Gimpo and Tokyo's Haneda airports after more than t...
10:44 Jun. 22
SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan have agreed to reopen an air route between Seoul's Gimpo and Tokyo's Haneda airports after more than two years of suspension due to the COVID-19 pan...
10:16 Jun. 22
SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- The government on Tuesday approved an additional $30 million in humanitarian aid for Ukraine.
The sum, which was approved at a Cabinet meeting, includes medical and fo...
16:04 Jun. 21
By Yi Wonju
SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- An annual peace forum will be held in Seoul this week for discussions on multiple challenges facing the Korean Peninsula amid a rapidly changing global securi...
15:26 Jun. 20
SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office is reviewing Japan's proposal for a four-way summit with the leaders of Australia and New Zealand on the sidelines of a NATO gathering in Spain ne...
15:16 Jun. 20
June 21
1904 -- The first public washroom in Seoul opens.
1947 -- The International Olympic Committee accepts South Korea's proposal for membership.
1972 -- Thailand completes the phased w...
14:00 Jun. 20
June 20
1962 -- The South Korean government puts an insurance system into effect.
1985 -- The two Koreas hold their third round of economic meetings at the border village of Panmunjom.
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14:00 Jun. 19
SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo departed for Paris on Sunday to rally international support for South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in its southern port city of Bus...
13:50 Jun. 19
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SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry said Saturday it is ascertaining the veracity of the Russian defense ministry...
20:40 Jun. 18
SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry said Saturday it is ascertaining the veracity of the Russian defense ministry's data that showed four of its nationals were killed while fi...
18:53 Jun. 18
SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top nuclear envoy has met senior U.S. State Department officials in Washington, D.C. to discuss North Korea policies amid concerns of it carrying out a nucl...
11:19 Jun. 17
By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, June 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea continues to remain unresponsive to U.S. overtures for dialogue, a state department spokesperson said Thursday.
Ned Price also reaffir...
04:10 Jun. 17
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By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, June 16 (Yonhap) -- The United States has discussed with...
02:55 Jun. 17
By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, June 16 (Yonhap) -- The United States has discussed with China the growing concerns over a possible North Korean nuclear test, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sulliv...
23:49 Jun. 16
SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- Seoul and Washington have come up with "concrete cooperation measures" for the future development of their alliance, South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin said Thursday....
20:53 Jun. 16