Samsung's leadership vacuum
The Financial Times has expressed deep concerns about the jailing of Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong for giving bribes to former President Park Geun-hye....
07:02 Jan. 20
Break corrupt ties
Samsung should have transparent governance
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong was put behind bars again Monday immediately after he was sentenced to two-and-a-half ...
07:01 Jan. 20
Bolder approach
Seoul, Tokyo share increasing need to put historical animosity to rest
During his New Year's press conference Monday, President Moon Jae-in said his government would seek dialogue ...
07:01 Jan. 20
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Jan. 20.
Korean-language dailies
-- U.S. President-elect Joe Biden set to be inaugurated (Kyunghy...
07:01 Jan. 20
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in received a farewell courtesy call from outgoing U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris on Tuesday and reaffirmed that his government will cooperate closely wi...
18:13 Jan. 19
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday.
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(2nd LD) New infection cases under 400 for 2nd day; virus curve sliding downhill ...
17:30 Jan. 19
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- Last week's acquittals of 13 corporate executives in a deadly humidifier sterilizer case were caused by the court's wrong interpretation of the causal relations between c...
16:54 Jan. 19
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in has picked Lee Keun, an economics professor, as vice chairman of the presidential advisory panel on the economy, Cheong Wa Dae announced Tuesday.
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16:19 Jan. 19
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in is expected to carry out a Cabinet reshuffle as early as this week to affect Park Young-sun, minister of SMEs and Startups, and a few others, an inf...
14:53 Jan. 19
Jan. 20
1919 -- Gojong, the 26th king of the Joseon Dynasty, dies.
1968 -- Thirty-one North Korean commandos infiltrate Seoul in an attempt to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. The Nort...
14:00 Jan. 19
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in will attend an online meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) next week and deliver a keynote speech on responding to the global health care and e...
10:16 Jan. 19
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Tuesday called for the public to adhere to strict social distancing rules despite a downward trend in the number of new daily coronavirus...
09:40 Jan. 19
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris on Monday paid a farewell courtesy call on Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun and expressed his wish to play a role in adv...
19:16 Jan. 18
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SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- A heavy snow advisory was replaced by a cold wave alert in Seoul and centra...
16:37 Jan. 18
By Lee Haye-ah
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- The race for the upcoming Seoul mayoral by-election is all but set, with the ruling and opposition parties likely to finalize their candidates by the end o...
15:26 Jan. 18
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- If greenhouse gases are continuously emitted at the current level, average annual temperatures on the Korean Peninsula will rise by up to 7 C by 2100, pushing the people ...
15:25 Jan. 18
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SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in said Monday the government will roll out measures to increase home supply to...
15:00 Jan. 18
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) has set out to find ways to get lucrative companies to share some of their profits with small businesses vulnerable to losses amid the co...
14:57 Jan. 18