By Lee Chi-dong
BUSAN, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- The office of President Moon Jae-in announced Wednesday that it would push for its New Southern Policy 2.0 in earnest, citing better-than-expected results...
14:34 Nov. 27
Nov. 28
1919 -- Twenty-three female members of an independence movement against the Japanese colonial rule of Korea are arrested.
1941 -- The interim government announces the doctrine for t...
14:00 Nov. 27
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday.
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(2nd LD) S. Korea, Mekong nations pick 7 priority cooperation sectors in Busan sum...
13:57 Nov. 27
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- The following is a full text of the Mekong-Han River Declaration for Establishing Partnership for People, Prosperity and Peace, which was adopted at the inaugural Mekong-...
13:42 Nov. 27
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with Moon's press statement, Korea peace process, other details from 6th para; ADDS photos, byline)
By Lee Chi-dong and Kim Seung-yeon
BUSAN, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- The leader...
13:40 Nov. 27
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- An election reform bill on a parliamentary fast track was automatically referred to a plenary session Wednesday, heralding intense partisan tensions over the passage of th...
11:57 Nov. 27
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with joint declaration; CHANGES headline)
By Lee Chi-dong
BUSAN, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- The leaders of South Korea and the five Mekong nations agreed Wednesday to prioritize c...
11:45 Nov. 27
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead to clarify; UPDATES with more details, minor edits throughout)
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang has unveiled a new idea for resolving...
11:03 Nov. 27
By Lee Chi-dong
BUSAN, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea opened a summit with the five Mekong River countries in Busan on Wednesday, calling them "core development cooperation partners."
South Kor...
10:33 Nov. 27
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10:09 Nov. 27
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang has unveiled a new idea for resolving Japan's wartime forced labor issue as he proposed a bill to create a foundation to be funded...
10:05 Nov. 27
A window of opportunity
The Korea-Asean special summit successfully ended Tuesday. President Moon Jae-in and leaders of 10 members of Asean adopted a joint vision for peace and prosperity and vowe...
07:19 Nov. 27
N. Korea's artillery firing
Peace cannot be means for denuclearization deal
The South Korean military confirmed Tuesday that North Korea conducted an artillery firing drill near the inter-Korean...
07:19 Nov. 27
Ties with ASEAN
Special summit gives impetus for deeper partnership between Seoul and regional bloc
A two-day special summit between South Korea and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian...
07:15 Nov. 27
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Nov. 27.
Korean-language dailies
-- S. Korea lawmakers have yet to pass 514 tln-won budget for 20...
07:15 Nov. 27
By Lee Chi-dong
BUSAN, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday his country will help Laos achieve its goal of becoming a "transportation and logistical hub" in the regio...
18:01 Nov. 26
By Lee Chi-dong
BUSAN, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) opened a new chapter in their strategic ties with their successful special summit in Bu...
17:57 Nov. 26
(ATTN: UPDATES with quotes, photo)
BUSAN, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean first lady Kim Jung-sook attended a K-beauty festival with the spouses of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) l...
17:53 Nov. 26
BUSAN, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- Three more member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia -- plan to adopt Korean for the regular curriculum at their s...
17:25 Nov. 26
BUSAN, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- Security remained watertight Tuesday at Busan's BEXCO convention center, the venue of South Korea's special summit with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...
16:32 Nov. 26