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#ex-lawmaker Sohn
Culture agency, city office raided in probe of ex-lawmaker's alleged property speculation
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors raided the state cultural agency and a city office Tuesday as part of a probe into allegations that a former ruling party lawmaker engaged in property specula... 10:55 Feb. 19
#taekwondo
Taekwondo adopted as part of regular school curriculum in Honduras
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Taekwondo, a Korean martial art, has been adopted as a part of the regular curriculum at public elementary schools in Honduras, diplomats said. A ceremony was he... 10:45 Feb. 19
#airlines-fuel surcharge
Airlines raise fuel surcharges on int'l routes in March
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean airlines said Tuesday they have raised their fuel surcharges on international routes for next month to reflect rising oil prices. Local airlines currently... 10:02 Feb. 19
#sauna
(2nd LD) 2 killed, over 40 injured in fire at Daegu public sauna
(ATTN: UPDATES headline, lead with number of casualties; ADDS more info in 2nd and 4th paras) DAEGU, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Two people were killed and more than 40 others injured after a fire broke ou... 09:44 Feb. 19
#sauna
(LEAD) 2 dead, over 20 injured in fire at Daegu public sauna
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with updated info on casualties; ADDS more info in 3rd para, photo) DAEGU, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Two people are dead and over a score are injured after a fire broke out ... 09:07 Feb. 19
#weather forecast
Tuesday's weather forecast
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility ... 09:00 Feb. 19
#news advisory
Yonhap news advisory for Tuesday Feb. 19
The following stories are scheduled to be covered by Yonhap News Agency. Your queries are welcome. Yonhap's English-language news desk can be reached by telephone at 82-2-398-3451 (general) and 82-... 08:55 Feb. 19
#sauna
2 dead, 7 injured in fire at public sauna
DAEGU, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Two people are dead and seven others injured after a fire broke out at a public sauna in Daegu, firefighters said Tuesday. The fire started at 7:11 a.m. in the sauna ... 08:44 Feb. 19
#traffic accident
Bus carrying S. Korean tourists collides with truck in Vietnam
HANOI, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- A bus carrying 17 South Korean tourists collided with a trailer truck in Vietnam on Monday, injuring 11 Koreans, an official at Seoul's foreign ministry said. The bus ... 20:19 Feb. 18
#Moon Jae-in
President Moon urges additional steps to ensure job safety
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in called for additional efforts to ensure safety at workplaces Monday, offering his personal condolences to the bereaved family of a young worker who ... 18:14 Feb. 18
#sisters reunion
Sisters reunited after living apart in U.S., Belgium for 47 years
DAEGU, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean-born sisters, who were abandoned as infants and sent abroad by an adoption agency in the early 1970s, were reunited in Daegu on Monday after living separ... 15:58 Feb. 18
#Shoo
(LEAD) Shoo of S.E.S. gets suspended prison term for gambling
(ATTN: ADDS Shoo's remarks after court ruling in 6th para) SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Shoo, a member of once popular girl group S.E.S., received a suspended prison term Monday for habitual gamblin... 15:43 Feb. 18
#Shoo
Shoo of S.E.S. gets suspended prison term for gambling
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Shoo, a member of once popular girl group S.E.S., received a suspended prison term Monday for habitual gambling. The Seoul Eastern District Court sentenced Yoo Soo-yo... 15:28 Feb. 18
Today in Korean history
Feb. 19 1136 -- An uprising led by Myocheong, a Buddhist monk and royal adviser during the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392), is killed by the king's army. Myocheong, who supported an independent poli... 14:00 Feb. 18
#club
(LEAD) Gangnam club employee detained on drug charges
(ATTN: ADDS police comments about possible probe into Seungri in 5th para) SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- An employee at a nightclub affiliated with a famous K-pop singer has been detained in connecti... 13:49 Feb. 18
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday. ----------------- Koreas' cross-border projects slowing as Pyongyang focuses on summit preparations ... 13:30 Feb. 18
#Greenland hospital Jeju
Jeju's Greenland hospital files suit to repeal ban on domestic patients
JEJU, South Korea, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- The Greenland International Medical Center, conditionally approved last year as South Korea's first for-profit hospital, has recently filed an administrative ... 11:56 Feb. 18
#club
Gangnam club employee detained on drug charges
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- An employee at a nightclub affiliated with a famous K-pop singer has been detained in connection with suspected using and trafficking of drugs, police said Monday. A ... 11:25 Feb. 18
#weather forecast
Monday's weather forecast
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Monday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility ... 09:01 Feb. 18
#news advisory
Yonhap news advisory for Monday Feb. 18
The following stories are scheduled to be covered by Yonhap News Agency. Your queries are welcome. Yonhap's English-language news desk can be reached by telephone at 82-2-398-3451 (general) and 82-... 08:56 Feb. 18