Oct. 4
1935 -- South Korea's first sound film "Chunhyangjeon" premieres at a Seoul theater.
1950 -- The American Forces Korean Network (AFKN) radio starts broadcasting.
2007 -- So...National
14:00 Oct. 03
POCHEON, South Korea, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- A civilian helicopter crashed into a reservoir in a northern city Tuesday, with a rescue operation under way for one person suspected to be on board, offici...National
13:34 Oct. 03
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- Insider stock ownership at South Korea's family-run conglomerates rose in 2023 from a year earlier, data showed Tuesday, as more founding members sought to tighten their g...Economy
12:00 Oct. 03
By Kim Hyun-soo
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- The gender ministry announced a plan Tuesday to strengthen educational support for the children of multicultural families next year, in an effort to addres...National
12:00 Oct. 03
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12:00 Oct. 03
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of memory chips, will build next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) chiplets for the computing startup Tenstorrent,...BIZ
11:07 Oct. 03
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. plans to launch two electric vehicle models in Japan by early next year, as it seeks to increase sales in the Japanese market, according to company offic...Economy
11:00 Oct. 03
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Bank of Korea (BOK) is expected to begin cutting its key interest rate in the third quarter of next year due to uncertainties over high inflation and the U.S. monetary...Economy
11:00 Oct. 03
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BORYEONG, South Korea, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Coast Guard apprehended 22 Chinese nationals Tuesday suspected of attempting to illegally enter a western coas...National
10:54 Oct. 03
BORYEONG, South Korea, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Coast Guard apprehended 21 Chinese nationals Tuesday suspected of attempting to illegally enter a western coastal city by boat, officials said.
The ...National
10:37 Oct. 03
By Yoo Jee-ho
HANGZHOU, China, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pitcher Gwak Been has been sidelined with upper back spasms and is trying to be ready for the next phase of the Asian Games baseball t...Sports
10:16 Oct. 03
By Kim Seung-yeon
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's business circles, led by big conglomerates like SK and LG, are making all-out efforts in the country's final pitch to host the 2030 World ...BIZ
10:00 Oct. 03
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- Traffic on major expressways across South Korea remained relatively light Tuesday, the final day of the extended Chuseok holiday, as many families returned home after visi...National
09:42 Oct. 03
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Tuesday.
Temperature (C) Condition Possibility
...National
09:01 Oct. 03
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- This year's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) is set to open with a wide selection of art house favorites and commercial blockbusters as well as sta...Movies
08:00 Oct. 03
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans' happiness level is rising slowly but surely, unlike what the country's ranking on happiness indices might suggest, according to a presidential committee pro...National
07:00 Oct. 03
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of dried seaweed, or "gim," grew 16 percent on-year during the first eight months of 2023 on solid overseas demand in line with the popularity of Kor...Economy
07:00 Oct. 03
By Kim Boram
HANGZHOU, China, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will expect multiple gold medals in archery, high jump and wrestling at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Wednesday, while the...Sports
07:00 Oct. 03
By Song Sang-ho
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- The United States has called on China to use its influence to encourage North Korea to take steps for de-escalation and return to diplomacy, the State...Diplomacy
04:03 Oct. 03
HANGZHOU, China, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- Below are the medal standings for the top 10 countries at the Hangzhou Asian Games as of Monday.
Sports
00:11 Oct. 03