LOS ANGELES, May 25 (Yonhap) -- About 3,000 South Korean tourists were left stranded in Guam as the island's international airport remained shut down due to damage caused by the powerful Typhoon Ma...
14:57 May. 26
SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- A door of an Asiana Airlines plane carrying 194 people opened right before landing at Daegu International Airport on Friday, leaving several passengers with breathing diff...
14:38 May. 26
By Kim Han-joo
SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The government aims to cultivate a total of 80,000 professionals specialized in the green industry, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Friday.
Han preside...
14:25 May. 26
May 27
1966 -- The Japanese government returns some 1,300 cultural properties to Korea that were sent to Japan during the colonial period.
1968 -- The first S. Korea-U.S. defense ministers' t...
14:00 May. 26
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday.
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Hyundai Motor, LG Energy Solution to invest 5.7 tln won in U.S. battery plant
SEO...
13:30 May. 26
INCHEON, May 26 (Yonhap) -- An SUV carrying a mother and her son plunged into the sea off Incheon, killing them both, police said Friday.
The accident happened at 12:49 p.m. Thursday when the ca...
10:56 May. 26
SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed below 20,000 for the second straight day Friday as the country is regaining pre-pandemic normalcy amid a downward trend.
Th...
10:05 May. 26
SEOUL, May. 26 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Friday.
Temperature (C) Condition Possibility
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09:01 May. 26
Straighten out China's misunderstanding first
Amid the heated U.S.-China contest over technology and South Korea's strengthened security cooperation with Japan, voices are growing over the need to...
06:56 May. 26
FKI's comeback
Stop being a conduit for collusion between politicians and businesses
It is hard to find a similar example around the world of a business association like the Federation of Korean I...
06:55 May. 26
Perils of fake news
Korea needs to take risks of AI tools seriously and speed up regulations
Fast-evolving artificial intelligence offers plenty of powerful tools. As with any device and technolog...
06:55 May. 26
SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on May 26.
Korean-language dailies
-- 'Era of space industry' opens with homegrown tech (Kyunghyang S...
06:55 May. 26
INCHEON, May 25 (Yonhap) -- A convalescent hospital caregiver has been apprehended for inserting pieces of toilet mat into the anus of a disabled patient, police said Thursday.
The caregiver, kn...
17:27 May. 25
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday.
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1 of 3 surviving forced labor victims agrees to accept Seoul's compensation schem...
17:18 May. 25
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By Kim Han-joo
SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly on Thursday passed a special bill aimed at assisting victims of a series of home...
16:13 May. 25
SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- Granting a change of legal gender solely based on whether the petitioner had sex reassignment surgery constitutes a grave human rights violation, the state human rights wa...
16:00 May. 25