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SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Friday it will retain its current social distancing measures for another three wee...
12:34 Apr. 09
By Chang Dong-woo
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- In politics, it is conventional wisdom that liberal parties are more effective in connecting with and appealing to young voters, while conservative riv...
11:00 Apr. 09
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SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will retain its current social distancing measures for another three weeks, incl...
10:20 Apr. 09
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will retain its current social distancing measures, including the ban on the gatherings of five or more people nationwide, the prime minister said Friday.
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09:02 Apr. 09
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday.
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(LEAD) Ruling party leaders resign en masse for election defeat
SEOUL -- Th...
17:00 Apr. 08
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in greeted Indonesia's defense chief at Cheong Wa Dae on Thursday and raised the issue of their joint push for fighter jet...
16:51 Apr. 08
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung was back at No. 1 in a poll of potential presidential candidates released Thursday, with the previous front runner having fallen far ...
16:10 Apr. 08
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- More than 80 percent of South Koreans share the view that the Moon Jae-in government needs to recalibrate the direction of its key state administration policies, a poll s...
16:00 Apr. 08
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Kim Chong-in, the interim leader of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), resigned Thursday after steering the biggest conservative party to a landslide victory i...
15:49 Apr. 08
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SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The leaders of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) resigned en masse Thursday to take responsibility for the shocking rout in th...
14:49 Apr. 08
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The leaders of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) decided Thursday to resign en masse to take responsibility for the shocking rout in the latest by-elections.
Rep. Kim T...
13:28 Apr. 08
By Lee Haye-ah
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- For Oh Se-hoon, the new mayor of Seoul, one of the biggest priorities seems to be an overhaul of the city's housing policy to tackle the issues that likely...
11:34 Apr. 08
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By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- After his Democratic Party (DP) suffered an election rout, Pre...
11:32 Apr. 08
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Thursday ordered health authorities to thoroughly and swiftly review the latest findings by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on the sa...
11:07 Apr. 08
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- After his Democratic Party (DP) suffered an election rout, President Moon Jae-in stated Thursday that he takes it as a "reprimand" from the public.
He said he will car...
11:05 Apr. 08
North's Olympic decision
Efforts should continue to resume dialogue
North Korea has decided not to attend the Tokyo Summer Olympics set to commence July 23, virtually ending the Moon Jae-in admini...
06:59 Apr. 08
Momentum sapped
Pyongyang's decision to skip Tokyo Olympics dashes Seoul's hopes of reviving dialogue
The Moon administration must have been deeply frustrated, though not dismayed, at North Korea'...
06:59 Apr. 08
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By Park Boram and Chang Dong-woo
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) suffered a crushing defeat in mayoral by-elections in S...
04:01 Apr. 08
By Chang Dong-woo
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Voters' frustration and rage towards the Moon Jae-in administration's policy missteps, particularly blunders in trying to curb skyrocketing housing pric...
03:08 Apr. 08