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00:00 Jun. 08
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- The government and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) decided Wednesday to significantly toughen punishment of conglomerates stealing ideas or technology from smaller com...Politics
18:29 Jun. 07
By Yoo Jee-ho
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- The national football federation announced Wednesday it will organize an outdoor cheering event in Seoul for South Korea's upcoming semifinal match at the FI...Sports
18:14 Jun. 07
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it will supply its latest automotive processor to Hyundai Motor Co. for the carmaker's next-generation in-vehicle infotainment syste...Economy
18:13 Jun. 07
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- Infomark Co.on Wednesday announced that it will sell stock to raise 15 billion won (US$11.5 million). The proceeds from the stock offering will be used primarily to financ...Economy
18:08 Jun. 07
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- Enterpartners Co.on Wednesday announced that it will sell stock to raise 2.5 billion won (US$1.9 million). The proceeds from the stock offering will be used primarily to f...Economy
17:27 Jun. 07
By Yoo Jee-ho
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- Three members of the South Korean national baseball team at this year's World Baseball Classic (WBC) received fines and were ordered to do community service ...Sports
17:19 Jun. 07
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday.
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Yoon gov't unveils National Security Strategy highlighting N.K. threat
SEO...Politics
17:19 Jun. 07
(ATTN: UPDATES with additional remarks by presidential officials)
By Lee Haye-ah
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday hailed South Korea's election as a nonpermanent membe...Politics
17:14 Jun. 07
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and Israel held consultations Wednesday to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ties in the areas of trade, science technology and startup...Diplomacy
16:53 Jun. 07
(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed nearly flat Wednesday as investors remained cautious ahead of big events next week. The local currency rose t...Stocks
16:43 Jun. 07
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol visited a rice field in the southern county of Buyeo on Wednesday and took part in rice planting with young farmers, his office said.
This was h...Politics
16:42 Jun. 07
By Kim Hyun-soo
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- An annual LGBTQ festival by local sexual minorities will take place in downtown Seoul on July 1, organizers said Wednesday, expecting some 50,000 people to...National
16:41 Jun. 07
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean Co. said Wednesday it has agreed to cooperate with the Canadian unit of British defense firm Babcock International on maritime defens...BIZ
16:39 Jun. 07
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unmanned space vehicle Danuri is expected to operate for two more years thanks to its energy-saving mode, a senior government official said Wednesday.
"Re...Health
16:37 Jun. 07
By Kim Han-joo
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- Government Policy Coordination Minister Bang Moon-kyu instructed all government agencies Wednesday to promptly request an investigation or an audit into sus...Politics
16:37 Jun. 07
(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 2 paras)
GWANGYANG, South Korea, June 7 (Yonhap) -- The Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU), one of South Korea's two main umbrella labor unions, decided ...National
16:26 Jun. 07
By Lee Haye-ah
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- The Yoon Suk Yeol administration on Wednesday unveiled a National Security Strategy highlighting the threat of North Korea's nuclear and missile programs an...Politics
16:22 Jun. 07
GWANGYANG, South Korea, June 7 (Yonhap) -- The Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU), one of South Korea's two main umbrella labor unions, decided Wednesday to boycott the presidential advisory ...National
16:10 Jun. 07