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#Today in Korean history
Today in Korean history
Aug. 5 1952 -- President Rhee Syng-man, 77, is reelected for a second term. After finishing his graduate studies at Harvard and Princeton universities, he worked toward establishing Korea's ind... 14:00 Aug. 04
#sex slave statue
German museum removes sex slave statue on Japan's pressure
BERLIN, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Japan has allegedly pressured a German museum to remove a statue of a girl representing victims of Japan's World War II-era sexual slavery from display, a South Korean ci... 11:57 Aug. 04
#typhoon
Typhoon Francisco forecast to pass through Korean peninsula
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Typhoon Francisco, the season's eighth typhoon, is forecast to land on South Korea's southern coast on Tuesday night, the weather agency said Sunday. The typhoon was mo... 11:30 Aug. 04
#weather
Sunday's weather forecast
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Sunday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility ... 09:00 Aug. 04
Today in Korean history
Aug. 4 1926 -- Soprano Yun Sim-deok and her lover, playwright Kim U-jin, commit suicide by jumping into the sea from a ship traveling between Japan and the southern part of the Korean Peninsula... 14:35 Aug. 03
Saturday's weather forecast
SEOUL, Aug. 03 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility ... 09:19 Aug. 03
#teen missing
Teen missing for 10 days found alive on Cheongju mountain
CHEONGJU, South Korea, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- A teenage girl reported missing 10 days ago has been found alive, local authorities said Friday. A senior military officer taking part in the search wi... 19:23 Aug. 02
#news summary
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ---------------- (2nd LD) Moon warns Japan of grim consequences of export curbs against S. Korea ... 17:05 Aug. 02
#Japan export curbs
(LEAD) S. Koreans criticize Japan's 'whitelist' decision, urge active gov't response
(AATN: ADDS more info in paras 5-6) SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean citizens and civic groups on Friday condemned Japan's decision to remove their country of a list of trusted trading partne... 16:52 Aug. 02
#THAAD construction
(LEAD) Construction resumes at S. Korea's THAAD base
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 5, 11) SEONGJU/SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean and U.S. militaries began construction to improve an accommodation facility within the base of an... 16:31 Aug. 02
#schools
(LEAD) S. Korea cancels licenses for 10 elite high schools
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; CHANGES headline; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea pushed ahead Friday to cancel the licenses of 10 "autonomous private high schools" despit... 15:45 Aug. 02
#THAAD construction
Construction resumes at S. Korea's THAAD base
SEONGJU/SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean and U.S. militaries began construction to improve an accommodation facility within the base of an advanced U.S. missile defense system in the sout... 15:40 Aug. 02
#Japan export curbs
S. Koreans criticize Japan's 'whitelist' decision, urge active gov't response
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean citizens and civic groups on Friday condemned Japan's decision to remove their country of a list of trusted trading partners, calling on the Korean government... 14:51 Aug. 02
#schools
10 autonomous private high schools lose privileged status
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea decided Friday to cancel licenses for 10 "autonomous private high schools" that recently failed to pass a performance assessment. The education minister ga... 14:03 Aug. 02
#Korea
Travelers to Japan using Incheon airport sharply decreases in late July
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The number of passengers who used South Korea's Incheon International Airport to visit Japan sharply decreased late last month, its operator said Friday, as an anti-Japan ... 13:51 Aug. 02
#online shopping
Online shopping up 17.3 pct on-year in June
SEJONG, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The value of online shopping transactions in South Korea rose 17.3 percent in June from a year earlier, government data showed Friday, in the latest sign that more people... 12:00 Aug. 02
#NIS hacking suspicion
Former spy chiefs cleared of suspected monitoring of civilians
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Four former South Korean spy chiefs have been cleared of suspicions that they used a hacking program to illegally monitor citizens during the two preceding conservative pr... 11:52 Aug. 02
#Incheon tourist complex
'Hallyu' tourist complex to be built near Incheon airport by 2024
INCHEON, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The municipality of Incheon, west of Seoul, is planning to build a massive tourist complex in a hilly coastal area just west of Incheon International Airport after desig... 09:47 Aug. 02
#weather
Friday's weather forecast
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Friday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility ... 09:09 Aug. 02
#heat wave hazard
Over half of Korea's autonomous regions vulnerable to extreme heat: report
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- The dangers of extremely hot weather will fast increase nationwide over the next decade, with more than half of South Korea's local autonomous regions vulnerable, a govern... 17:30 Aug. 01