#Today in Korean history
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#headlines
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on May 14. Korean-language dailies -- Yoon offers to send COVID-19 vaccines to N. Korea (Kyunghyang S... 09:00 May. 14 -
#SsangYong(3rd LD) Court picks KG consortium as preliminary bidder for SsangYong Motor related article
(ATTN: UPDATES with details in last 3 paras) SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday selected a local consortium led by chemical-to-steel firm KG Group as the preliminary bidder for Ssan... 19:15 May. 13 -
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ----------------- (2nd LD) Yoon offers to send COVID-19 vaccines to N. Korea SEOUL -- President Yo... 17:02 May. 13 -
#SsangYong(2nd LD) Court picks KG consortium as preliminary bidder for SsangYong Motor related article
(ATTN: UPDATES with KG and Ssangbangwool's comments in 6-9; ADDS 2nd photo) SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday selected a local consortium led by chemical-to-steel firm KG Group as ... 16:29 May. 13 -
#rallisePolice to continue to ban rallies near presidential office related article
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Police have decided to continue to ban demonstrations within the 100-meter radius of the new presidential office in Seoul's central district of Yongsan, sources said Frida... 15:20 May. 13 -
#Rhee KeunNavy SEAL-turned-YouTuber says he's combating in Ukraine related article
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Navy SEAL-turned-YouTuber Rhee Keun, who left for Ukraine in March to join the war against Russia, said he is combating in the war against Russia on the front line, reject... 15:17 May. 13 -
#sexual misconductRuling party slams main opposition over sexual misconduct case related article
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Friday slammed the rival Democratic Party (DP) as "a party with expertise in sex crimes" after one of the DP lawmakers was expelled ... 15:08 May. 13 -
#SsangYong(LEAD) Court picks KG consortium as preliminary bidder for SsangYong Motor related article
(ATTN: RECASTS throughout; ADDS photo) SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday selected a local consortium led by chemical-to-steel firm KG Group as the preliminary bidder for SsangYong ... 15:01 May. 13 -
#Korean history
Today in Korean history
May 14 1928 -- Korean independence movement activist Jo Myeong-ha unsuccessfully attempts to assassinate Japanese Army Gen. Kunihiko Kuninomiya in Taiwan. Jo, 23, self-taught in Korea and Japan... 14:00 May. 13 -
#SsangYong
Seoul Bankruptcy Court selects KG Group as designated buyer of embattled SsangYong Motor related article
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul Bankruptcy Court on Friday selected a consortium led by chemical-to-steel conglomerate KG Group as the designated buyer of the debt-ridden automaker SsangYong Mot... 11:54 May. 13 -
#international travelGov't to significantly increase international flights to meet travel demand related article
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The government will add an additional 230 international flights by next month to meet growing demand for travel in the wake of an easing of COVID-19 restrictions, Interior... 10:48 May. 13 -
Friday's weather forecast
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Friday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility ... 09:08 May. 13 -
#import prices
Import prices down for 1st time this year amid letup in oil prices related article
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's import prices dropped for the first time this year as prices of crude oil and other commodities declined, central bank data showed Friday. The import pric... 06:00 May. 13 -
#ex-speed skating coachEx-speed skating coach wins suit against sports university over dismissal
SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- A former national speed skating coach won a lawsuit Thursday over a university's decision to fire him for his alleged connection to multiple sexual assault cases, includin... 21:21 May. 12 -
#news summary
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ----------------- S. Korea proposes record 59.4 tln-won extra budget for pandemic-hit merchants ... 17:00 May. 12 -
#illegal political funds(LEAD) Ex-Culture Minister Hwang under probe over illicit political fund allegations
(ATTN: UPDATES with K-water's response in last para) SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Police have launched an investigation into allegations that former Culture Minister Hwang Hee took political funds from... 16:19 May. 12 -
#political partyRights watchdog recommends mandating gender quota in politics
By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- The state human rights watchdog on Thursday recommended revising laws to ensure that a certain gender does not exceed 60 percent of election nominations in ... 15:17 May. 12 -
#Korean history
Today in Korean history
May 13 1975 -- In the face of continuing popular unrest, Park Chung-hee promulgates the 9th State of Emergency decree, the final version of a series of emergency measures that led to the jailin... 14:00 May. 12 -
#seoul subwaySeoul's daily subway ridership hits pandemic-era high on eased restrictions related article
SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- The daily number of riders on the Seoul subway system breached the 7 million mark for the first time in 1 1/2 years, data showed Thursday, partly on the back of rollbacks ... 13:41 May. 12
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U.S. Forces Korea launches permanent Apache helicopter unit -
(LEAD) Yoon names ex-Vice FM Cho as ambassador to U.S. -
S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases above 30,000 for 2nd day amid omicron slowdown -
Yoon, PPP lawmakers travel to Gwangju en masse to commemorate 1980 democracy uprising -
(2nd LD) Gov't to relocate JCS to southern Seoul: defense ministry
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Concerns grow over possible North Korean nuke test
