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#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 travel
Gov'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 coach
Ex-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 party
Rights 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 subway
Seoul'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
#news summary
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ----------------- (2nd LD) N. Korea confirms first case of omicron variant of COVID-19: state media ... 13:30 May. 12
#lawmaker seat loss
Independent lawmaker loses Assembly seat for election law violations
SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Independent lawmaker Lee Sang-jik was stripped of his National Assembly seat on Thursday after the Supreme Court upheld a suspended prison sentence handed down by lower co... 11:10 May. 12
#e-scooter accident
2 men riding e-scooter together without helmets die after being run over by SUV related article
SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Two men riding an e-scooter together without helmets were hit by an SUV in southern Seoul and died Thursday, police said. The SUV, driven by a man in his 40s, allegedly... 10:53 May. 12
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 35,906 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA
09:33 May. 12
#illegal political funds
Ex-Culture Minister Hwang under probe over illicit political fund allegations
SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Police have launched an investigation into allegations that former Culture Minister Hwang Hee took political funds from a state utility agency in return for facilitating bu... 09:20 May. 12
Thursday's weather forecast
SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Thursday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility ... 09:00 May. 12
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. ----------------- (LEAD) Yoon taps ex-deputy NSA for spy chief SEOUL -- President Yoon Suk-yeo... 17:02 May. 11
#presidential office protesters
Individual and group protesters flock to presidential office in Yongsan
SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The streets around the office of President Yoon Suk-yeol in the central Seoul district of Yongsan appear to be replacing the neighborhood of Cheong Wa Dae, the former pres... 17:01 May. 11
#actress
Film icon Kang Soo-youn laid to rest related article
SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Iconic movie star Kang Soo-youn was laid to rest in Seoul on Wednesday after spending half a century in the Korean film industry. Her funeral service began at 10 a.m. a... 15:51 May. 11
#Jeju murder
Prison terms of up to 30 yrs upheld for 2 men charged with murdering ex-girlfriend's teenage son
JEJU, May 11 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on the southern island of Jeju upheld a lower court's decision and sentenced a man to 30 years in prison for murdering a teenage son of his ex-girlfriend a... 15:31 May. 11

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Seoul Bankruptcy Court selects KG Group as designated buyer of embattled SsangYong Motor related article

Gov't to significantly increase international flights to meet travel demand related article

Import prices down for 1st time this year amid letup in oil prices related article

Seoul's daily subway ridership hits pandemic-era high on eased restrictions related article

2 men riding e-scooter together without helmets die after being run over by SUV related article

Film icon Kang Soo-youn laid to rest related article