Feb. 16
1942 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is born. He took power after his father Kim Il-sung, founder of the communist country, died in 1994.
1945 -- Poet Yoon Dong-ju dies in a pris...
14:00 Feb. 15
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- A cat living with a family infected with COVID-19 has tested positive for the coronavirus in Seoul's first case involving a pet, the city government said Monday.
The f...
13:59 Feb. 15
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday.
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(LEAD) New infections in 300s for 3rd day; distancing rules eased for small business...
13:27 Feb. 15
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- A cold wave advisory will be issued in Seoul and almost all other parts of the nation Monday night, as a cold snap is forecast to grip the nation for three days or longer...
11:56 Feb. 15
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SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Paek Ki-wan, who devoted his life to the reunification of the two Koreas and labor and social issues, died in hospital Monday, hos...
11:17 Feb. 15
(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 6-7, 9; CHANGES photos)
DAEJEON, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Police on Monday raided the headquarters of a local Christian missionary group over suspected violations of...
10:23 Feb. 15
(ATTN: UPDATES with details from 3rd para)
DAEJEON, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Police on Monday raided the headquarters of a local Christian missionary group over suspected violations of antivirus protoco...
09:08 Feb. 15
(ATTN: ADDS details throughout)
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Paek Ki-wan, who devoted his life to the reunification of the two Koreas, died Monday, hospital officials said. He was 88.
According to...
09:07 Feb. 15
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Monday.
Temperature (C) Condition Possibility
...
09:02 Feb. 15
DAEJEON, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Police on Monday raided the headquarters of a local Christian missionary group over suspected violations of antivirus protocols that led to a large outbreak of the coro...
08:19 Feb. 15
SEJONG, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The number of discouraged female workers in South Korea hit an all-time high in January due to a tough employment situation amid the coronavirus pandemic, government dat...
08:17 Feb. 15
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Paek Ki-wan, who devoted his life to the reunification of the two Koreas, died Monday, hospital officials said.
Born in 1933 in what is now Unnyul in North Korea's Sou...
07:57 Feb. 15
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Feb. 15.
Korean-language dailies
-- Restaurants in greater Seoul allowed to open till 10 p.m., so...
07:07 Feb. 15
(ATTN: UPDATES with new cases as of 9 p.m. in 14th para; CORRECTS announcement time in 26th para)
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 300s for a secon...
22:10 Feb. 14
(ATTN: UPDATES with new cases as of 6 p.m. in 14th para)
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 300s for a second straight day on Sunday on fewer tests o...
18:59 Feb. 14
(ATTN: ADDS health official's comments in paras 12-13; UPDATES with more info in paras 25-27)
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 300s for a second st...
18:05 Feb. 14
(ATTN: ADDS prime minister's comments in paras 5-7)
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 300s for a second straight day on Sunday on fewer tests on the...
16:17 Feb. 14
(ATTN: ADDS 2nd photo and details in paras 10, 12-14)
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 300s for a second straight day on Sunday on fewer tests on th...
14:49 Feb. 14
Feb. 15
1894 -- Farmers and other working-class people rise up against corrupt bureaucrats in the southwestern area of the Korean Peninsula, triggering the nationwide "Donghak" movement. The Jo...
14:00 Feb. 14
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry said Sunday there were no reports of South Koreans suffering damage from the 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck off northeastern Japan the previous...
10:45 Feb. 14