SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- A pastor has been arrested on charges of sexually harassing young North Korean defectors and sent to the prosecution for further investigation and possible indictment, po...
15:13 Aug. 29
By Kim Han-joo
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- Fisheries and marine specialists could be included in a team of experts that South Korea sends to Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant to monitor...
15:00 Aug. 29
By Kim Han-joo
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- A revision of the anti-corruption law will be enforced later this week, easing restrictions on the price of gifts that can be provided to public officials ...
14:20 Aug. 29
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday designated three areas hit by Typhoon Khanun as special disaster zones, his office said.
The designations make the areas eligible fo...
14:07 Aug. 29
Aug. 30
1920 -- Lee Dong-hui takes office as prime minister of the Korean government in exile. Korea was under Japanese colonial rule from 1910 to 1945.
1949 -- Six students selected as the...
14:00 Aug. 29
SEONGNAM, South Korea, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Tuesday indicted the 22-year-old suspect in the deadly stabbing rampage in Bundang, south of Seoul, which left two dead and 12 others wound...
13:47 Aug. 29
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday.
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School zone speed limit to be eased during nighttime
SEOUL -- The school zone sp...
13:30 Aug. 29
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- Retail sales in South Korea rose 5.9 percent on-year in July as more people enjoyed outdoor activities for summer vacation amid eased antivirus curbs, the industry minist...
12:04 Aug. 29
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- The school zone speed limit will be eased to up to 50 kilometers per hour from the current 30 kph during the night and early morning hours beginning next month, police sa...
12:00 Aug. 29
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- A controversial plan by the southwestern city of Gwangju to build a park in commemoration of Korean-born Chinese composer Jeong Yul-seong has met with fierce opposition f...
11:30 Aug. 29
GIMHAE, South Korea, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- A father has been arrested on charges of killing his two teenage children and attempting to take his own life in the southeastern city of Gimhae, police sai...
10:58 Aug. 29
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Tuesday.
Temperature (C) Condition Possibility
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09:01 Aug. 29
Neutrality is key to broadcaster reform
In his inaugural ceremony Monday, Lee Dong-kwan, new chairman of the mighty Korea Communications Commission, pledged a fundamental reform of public broadcas...
07:04 Aug. 29
Shame on opposition
DPK will face grave crisis without complete overhaul
Rep. Lee Jae-myung marked the first anniversary of his inauguration as chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party ...
07:04 Aug. 29
Overflowing grant
Education offices, schools squander grants; Unconditional allocation must be mended
The reality of a government grant program for elementary, middle and high school education, ex...
07:04 Aug. 29
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 29.
Korean-language dailies
-- Yoon says people 'should not be buried under sham ideology' (...
07:04 Aug. 29
SEONGNAM, South Korea, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- A woman declared brain-dead after being hit by a car of the suspect of a stabbing rampage just south of Seoul earlier this month died Monday, police said....
23:29 Aug. 28
SUWON, South Korea, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors summoned opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Monday to appear for questioning next week over allegations of third-party bribery in connection with...
20:08 Aug. 28
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court rejected Monday an injunction request by K-pop girl group Fifty Fifty to suspend the effectiveness of its contract with its agency.
The Seoul Central Dis...
19:49 Aug. 28
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday.
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(LEAD) Amount of tritium in ocean after Fukushima water release below limit: S. Kor...
17:03 Aug. 28