Wrong choice for top envoy
In a partial cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, President Moon Jae-in replaced Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha with Chung Eui-yong, former director of the National Securit...
07:08 Jan. 21
Bid to restart talks
Former adviser tapped as foreign minister
President Moon Jae-in tapped former national security adviser Chung Eui-yong as his new foreign minister Wednesday, replacing Kang K...
07:07 Jan. 21
Risky response
Moon says Seoul can talk with Pyongyang about U.S.-Korea joint military exercises
President Moon Jae-in said in his New Year's press conference that South Korea could discuss the jo...
07:07 Jan. 21
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Jan. 21.
Korean-language dailies
-- Chung Eui-yong picked as new foreign minister as Biden takes ...
07:04 Jan. 21
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SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases hovered around 400 for the third straight day Wednesday as the country struggle...
22:47 Jan. 20
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- A military court on Wednesday sentenced an accomplice of a high-profile online sex ring to 12 years in prison, the Army said.
Private First Class Lee Won-ho, 21, was i...
21:41 Jan. 20
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SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases hovered around 400 for the third straight day Wednesday as the country struggle...
18:58 Jan. 20
JEJU, South Korea, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- One of three alleged co-conspirators in a massive cash theft from a casino on the southern resort island of Jeju has been apprehended, local police said Wedne...
17:52 Jan. 20
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SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Former President Park Geun-hye, now serving a 22-year prison term on corruption convictions, tested negative for COVID-19 o...
15:17 Jan. 20
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SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases hovered around 400 for the third straight day Wednesday as the country struggles to...
15:02 Jan. 20
Jan. 21
1919 -- Gojong, the 26th and last king of the Joseon Dynasty, dies.
1968 -- Thirty-one North Korean commandos infiltrate Seoul in an attempt to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. T...
14:00 Jan. 20
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday.
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(2nd LD) Ex-President Park tests negative for COVID-19 after being exposed to pa...
13:31 Jan. 20
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SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Former President Park Geun-hye, now serving a 22-year prison term on corruption convictions, tested negative for COVID-19 on Wedne...
12:47 Jan. 20
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Jobs offered by the government and state-run companies grew by the largest-ever in 2019 on the back of a state policy to increase hiring in the public sector, data showed...
12:00 Jan. 20
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SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases hovered around 400 for the third straight day Wednesd...
11:49 Jan. 20
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SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Former President Park Geun-hye, now serving a 22-year prison term on corruption convictions, is to take a coronavirus test ...
11:40 Jan. 20
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- The accumulated membership of Seoul's public bike service has surpassed 2.78 million, largely due to high demand for personal transport means amid the coronavirus pandemi...
11:27 Jan. 20
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Former President Park Geun-hye, now serving a 22-year prison term on corruption convictions, is to take a coronavirus test on Wednesday after coming into contact with an ...
11:05 Jan. 20
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Records of juvenile delinquency should not stand in the way of a person's aspiration to pursue professional careers in the military, a state human rights watchdog said We...
10:57 Jan. 20
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases hovered around 400 for the third straight day Wednesday as the country struggles to further slow down the third wave of the pand...
09:36 Jan. 20