Votes matter
An average of 20.54 percent of voters in Seoul and Busan cast early ballots on Friday and Saturday ahead of the April 7 by-elections. That number broke the record of 19.4 percent for ...
07:01 Apr. 05
Clarify the position
Panel calls off reopening of Cheonan sinking case after survivors protest
A presidential commission decided in an emergency meeting Friday to reject a petition to reinvestigat...
07:01 Apr. 05
SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on April 5.
Korean-language dailies
-- Gov't hints at raising social distancing level if COVID-19 sp...
07:01 Apr. 05
SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- A poll released by a state research body on Sunday showed an increase in conservatives among South Koreans for a third consecutive year.
The Korea Institute of Public Ad...
10:20 Apr. 04
SEOUL, Apr. 04 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Sunday.
Temperature (C) Condition Possibility
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09:10 Apr. 04
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April 3 (Yonhap) -- Early voting for next week's by-elections finished Saturday with a turnout of 20.54 percent, the highest in South Korea's by-...
19:47 Apr. 03
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April 3 (Yonhap) -- The turnout of early voting for next week's by-elections came to 20.54 percent, the highest in South Korea's by-election h...
19:08 Apr. 03
April 3 (Yonhap) -- The turnout of early voting for next week's Seoul and Busan mayoral by-elections came to 20.54 percent, the highest in South Korea's by-election history, election authorities sa...
18:49 Apr. 03
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By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in assured Jeju residents and others Saturday that the government wil...
17:24 Apr. 03
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By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in assured Jeju residents and others Saturday that the government will faithfully implement a...
11:19 Apr. 03
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in assured Jeju residents and others Saturday that the government will faithfully implement a revised special law on compensating the v...
10:39 Apr. 03
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Apparently, the results of the upcoming Seoul and Busan mayoral by-elections would have a marked impact on President Moon Jae-in's final months of leaders...
08:00 Apr. 03
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SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- Voters headed to polling stations Friday as two-day early voting kicked off ahead of next week's by-elections for...
19:31 Apr. 02
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SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- Voters headed to polling stations Friday as two-day early voting kicked off ahead of next week's by-elections for mayors ...
17:20 Apr. 02
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SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in may hold his first face-to-face summit talks with U.S. President Joe Biden ...
17:09 Apr. 02
SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in may hold his first face-to-face summit talks with U.S. President Joe Biden as early as this month, an informed source here said Friday....
16:06 Apr. 02
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SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- Voters headed to polling stations Friday as two-day early voting kicked off ahead o...
14:51 Apr. 02
April 3
1906 -- A railway opens, linking Seoul, now in South Korea, and Sinuiju, now in North Korea. The 518.5-kilometer multi-rail line carried the largest traffic volume on the Korean Peninsu...
14:00 Apr. 02
SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in's approval rating has fallen for the third consecutive week, reaching an all-time low of 32 percent, due mainly to his government's unpopular housin...
13:45 Apr. 02
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday.
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(LEAD) New COVID-19 cases above 500 for 3rd day; virus curbs tightened in Busan
S...
13:31 Apr. 02