SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's troop recruitment agency chief highlighted the need Tuesday for a review of the country's military service exemption program in light of "fairness and equali...Defense
17:36 May. 17
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SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday appointed Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon and Gender Minister Kim Hyun-soo...Politics
17:29 May. 17
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- The presidential secretary for administrative affairs apologized Tuesday following criticism that poems he wrote 20 years ago included sexually insensitive lines.
Yoon...Politics
17:14 May. 17
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday.
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(LEAD) S Korea-NK coronavirus
(LEAD) N. Korea still unresponsive to S. Korea's ou...National
17:13 May. 17
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SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government plans to relocate the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) headquar...Defense
16:58 May. 17
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SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares rose nearly 1 percent Tuesday as investors picked up recently downbeat issues, including Samsung Electronics,...Stocks
16:36 May. 17
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to conduct tests for COVID-19 antibody positivity this month to secure scientific data for pandemic-related policies, health officials said Tuesday.
T...Economy
16:22 May. 17
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares rose nearly 1 percent Tuesday as investors picked up recently downbeat issues, including Samsung Electronics, amid worries over inflation and aggressiv...Stocks
16:15 May. 17
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SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has remained unresponsive for the second day to South Korea's attempt to offer dialogue on COVID-19 medical suppli...North Korea
16:11 May. 17
DAEGU, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Lee Yong-soo, a South Korean victim of Japan's wartime military sexual slavery, has called on President Yoon Suk-yeol to resolve the historical dispute promptly, as time i...National
16:07 May. 17
By Woo Jae-yeon
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm was included among Samsung Electronics Co.'s top five clients in the first quarter, a document showed Tuesday, largely due to chip ...Economy
16:06 May. 17
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- SK Inc., the holding firm of South Korea's No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, said Tuesday it has signed an initial agreement with a U.S. nuclear power venture founded by Micros...Economy
16:05 May. 17
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol will send a special delegation to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), scheduled to take place in Davos, Switzerland, from May 22-...Politics
16:04 May. 17
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- The state rights watchdog on Tuesday issued a set of guidelines recommending government institutions ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) is developed in a way that do...National
15:52 May. 17
Shinsegae 259,000 UP 2,000
Nongshim 277,500 DN 20,500
FOOSUNG 23,700 UP 3,300
H.S.ENTERPRISE 16,650 UP 1,300
IS DONGSEO 49,800 UP 1...Stocks
15:41 May. 17
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Tuesday's closing prices (KRW) of
KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange.
Boryung 11,900 UP 50
YUNGJIN PHARM 4,625 UP ...Stocks
15:41 May. 17