SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in called on the National Assembly Tuesday to support the government's all-out efforts to reduce fine dust air pollution in South Korea with relevant le...
11:43 Dec. 03
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- A set of prosecution reform bills on a parliamentary fast track was referred to a plenary session Tuesday, adding to partisan tensions sparked by the main opposition party...
10:25 Dec. 03
Moon's integrity at stake
After the prosecution and the press' investigations, suspicions over the possibility of the Blue House having abused its powers are piling up one after another. The suspi...
06:57 Dec. 03
Wang Yi's visit
THAAD should no longer be hurdle in bilateral ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will arrive in Seoul, Wednesday, for a two-day visit during which he will meet key South Korean ...
06:56 Dec. 03
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SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly missed a legal deadline to handle the government's 2020 budget proposal on Monday amid intensified tensions spark...
21:59 Dec. 02
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday.
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(LEAD) National Assembly set to miss legal deadline to pass gov't budget bill
SEO...
17:13 Dec. 02
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SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly looks almost certain to miss a legal deadline to handle the government's 2020 budget proposal on Monday amid i...
16:36 Dec. 02
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- Scores of this year's College Scholastic Aptitude Test (CSAT) have been leaked to some applicants days ahead of their official release, due to a loophole in the test admin...
16:24 Dec. 02
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in expressed regret Monday over the crippled operation of the National Assembly, saying there are a host of bills related to people's lives pending in t...
15:47 Dec. 02
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly looks almost certain to miss a legal deadline to handle the government's 2020 budget proposal on Monday amid intensified tensions sparked by the main...
14:26 Dec. 02
Dec. 3
1952 -- The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution calling for the transfer of all Korean War prisoners to a politically neutral location.
1995 -- Former President Chun Doo...
14:00 Dec. 02
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday.
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Seoul stocks extend gains late Monday morning on trade hopes
SEOUL -- Seoul stocks...
13:00 Dec. 02
INCHEON, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- More than 100 Myanmar refugees who came to South Korea from camps in Thailand and other places from 2015 to 2018 have all successfully resettled in the Bupyeong district...
11:00 Dec. 02
Show clear determination
Hwang Un-ha, the police chief of Daejeon accused of taking orders from the Blue House to investigate a former Ulsan Mayor when he headed police in the port city ahead of t...
07:07 Dec. 02
Do not abuse filibuster
Opposition party should resort to dialogue, compromise
The conservative main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) faces severe criticism for filing to use a filibuster in t...
07:07 Dec. 02
Concerns on election meddling
Suspicions about Cheong Wa Dae's election intervention are mounting
On March 16, last year, about three months before the June 13 local elections, Ulsan Mayor Kim Gi-...
07:07 Dec. 02
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Dec. 2.
Korean-language dailies
-- Standoff deepens between rival political parties (Kyunghyang Sh...
07:04 Dec. 02
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SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- An investigator who worked at the presidential office was found dead Sunday, police said, amid a prosecut...
21:54 Dec. 01
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SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- An investigator who worked at the presidential office last year was found dead Sunday, police said, amid ...
19:41 Dec. 01
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- An investigator who worked at the civil affairs office of Cheong Wa Dae last year was found dead Sunday, police said, amid a probe by prosecutors into the presidential off...
19:07 Dec. 01