PARIS, June 21 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said K-pop superband BTS will continue to serve as a public relations ambassador for South Korea's bid to host the World Expo in 2030 in the so...
10:11 Jun. 21
SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- The government on Tuesday vowed to relax regulations on loans for "jeonse" home rentals and to raise tax deduction rates for monthly rental contractors in a move to help ...
09:15 Jun. 21
SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- The opposition Democratic Party (DP)'s ethics panel proposed Monday the suspension of a lawmaker's membership for allegedly making indecent remarks during a party meeting...
22:28 Jun. 20
(ATTN: ADDS remarks in paras 3-4)
PARIS, June 20 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday asked Robert Clark, co-chair of the Minnesota USA Expo 2027 organization, to support South Korea's...
20:49 Jun. 20
PARIS, June 20 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday asked Robert Clark, co-chair of the Minnesota USA Expo 2027 organization, to support South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo i...
20:37 Jun. 20
SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed officials Monday to come up with measures to protect vulnerable groups from rising interest rates worldwide.
Yoon gave the directive d...
16:38 Jun. 20
SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- Eighteen out of 130 South Korean public companies and state-run agencies earned low grades in the government's annual management assessment for 2021, the finance ministry...
16:22 Jun. 20
SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean food and beverage giant SPC Group said Monday it has set up a joint venture with Malaysia's Berjaya Food Bhd. in a move to expand its presence in the global ...
16:07 Jun. 20
(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last para)
SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) said Monday it will hold an ethics committee meeting this week to decide whether to seek d...
16:00 Jun. 20
SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office is reviewing Japan's proposal for a four-way summit with the leaders of Australia and New Zealand on the sidelines of a NATO gathering in Spain ne...
15:16 Jun. 20
SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- The family of a fisheries official killed by North Korea in 2020 said Monday that they will lodge criminal complaints this week against three of former President Moon Jae...
15:07 Jun. 20
SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) said Monday it will hold an ethics committee meeting this week to decide whether to seek disciplinary action against party Chairman Le...
14:02 Jun. 20
(ATTN: ADDS main opposition party's comments in last 5 paras; ADDS photo)
By Lee Haye-ah and Kim Na-young
SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol suggested Monday his administration cou...
13:59 Jun. 20
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday.
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(LEAD) Yoon suggests disclosing more information on fisheries official's death
SE...
13:09 Jun. 20
By Joo Kyung-don
SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- The floor leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Monday proposed "marathon talks" with the main opposition Democratic Party to determine parliam...
11:37 Jun. 20
(ATTN: ADDS ruling party's comments in last 6 paras)
By Lee Haye-ah and Kim Na-young
SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol suggested Monday his administration could disclose more info...
11:27 Jun. 20
By Lee Haye-ah
SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol suggested Monday his administration could disclose more information on a fisheries official killed at sea by North Korea in 2020, d...
11:08 Jun. 20
Seems like a cover-up is continuing
In a press conference on Friday, the relatives of a 47-year-old South Korean fisheries official who was brutally killed by the North Korean Navy in the Yellow S...
07:09 Jun. 20
'Political revenge' claim
: DPK should stop blocking corruption probes
Prosecutors and police are stepping up their investigations into corruption and power abuse scandals involving the previous a...
07:09 Jun. 20
SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on June 20.
Korean-language dailies
-- Yoon Suk-yeol administration's 'deregulation,' growing presen...
07:08 Jun. 20