ANSEONG, South Korea, March 8 (Yonhap) -- More than 50 employees from a livestock meat processing and auction facility south of Seoul have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said Monday...
14:28 Mar. 08
SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in pledged Monday to redouble efforts to create a world where women can play the "role of leaders with equal rights" in every field.
He issued the m...
13:58 Mar. 08
SUWON, South Korea, March 8 (Yonhap) -- All foreign workers in Gyeonggi Province, which surrounds Seoul, were ordered Monday to take the coronavirus test before March 22, as part of authorities' ef...
13:12 Mar. 08
SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- Fewer than 10,000 foreign tourists visited South Korea a month last year after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, official data showed Monday.
According to the ...
10:32 Mar. 08
SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) is leading the ruling Democratic Party (DP) in public approval in Seoul, the latest opinion poll showed Monday, a month befor...
10:31 Mar. 08
SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- Public support for Yoon Seok-youl has bounced back sharply, following his resignation from the post of prosecutor general last week, to lead other presidential hopefuls i...
10:03 Mar. 08
SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- With the upcoming Seoul mayoral election only one month away, unifying the candidacies of two rivals from the opposition bloc remains a key factor in shaping the outcome ...
10:00 Mar. 07
BUSAN, March 6 (Yonhap) -- Former Oceans Minister Kim Young-choon won the ruling Democratic Party's ticket to run for Busan mayor on Saturday.
Kim, a three-term lawmaker and ex-National Assembly...
19:40 Mar. 06
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SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- The road lining Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul was partially closed Saturday to begin construction on a major park.
Se...
17:29 Mar. 06
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SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Saturday condemned the violent crackdown on protests in Myanmar and c...
17:08 Mar. 06
SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Saturday condemned the violent crackdown on protests in Myanmar and called for the release of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.
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09:38 Mar. 06
SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- The road lining Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul was partially closed Saturday to begin construction on a major park.
Sejong-daero, which runs up and down the east...
07:00 Mar. 06
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Friday ordered a probe to look into whether any presidential staff members were involved in a land speculation scandal centering on employees of ...
18:38 Mar. 05
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party's (DP) approval rating plunged to a record low since the 2017 inauguration of the Moon Jae-in government amid conflict over prosecution reform...
17:13 Mar. 05
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- The state auditor said Friday it found no irregularities in the steps involved in drawing up the Moon Jae-in government's nuclear-free policy.
The Board of Audit and I...
15:43 Mar. 05
March 6
1883 -- King Gojong of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) proclaims the Taegeukgi to be the formal national flag.
1958 -- Twenty-six South Koreans return home after being held in North ...
14:00 Mar. 05
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun urged the National Assembly on Friday to swiftly pass the latest extra budget proposal, calling it "medicine" and a "vaccine" amid the coron...
11:11 Mar. 05
A bad day for justice
Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl resigned on Thursday four months before his two-year tenure ends in July. The Moon Jae-in administration cannot avoid criticism for pressuri...
06:54 Mar. 05
Abrupt about-face
Moon's reconciliatory gesture toward Tokyo comes with illusory approach to Pyongyang
In a move to perplex his supporters and critics alike, President Moon Jae-in has recently mad...
06:54 Mar. 05
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on March 5.
Korean-language dailies
-- Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl resigns, expected to pursue...
06:53 Mar. 05