SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk's wife will be released on parole next week ahead of the Chuseok holidays after serving one third of her four-year prison term for her in...National
20:14 Sep. 20
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday it will speed up the construction of its electric vehicle (EV) and battery plant in the United States to benefit from tax credits for ...Economy
19:32 Sep. 20
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and U.S. defense officials discussed possible space cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow during a bilateral tabletop exercise on space this week, Seoul'...Defense
19:12 Sep. 20
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By Yoo Jee-ho and Kim Boram
HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- The main batch of South Korean athletes and offic...Sports
18:12 Sep. 20
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court sentenced independent lawmaker Youn Mee-hyang to a suspended jail term Wednesday on charges of embezzling funds donated to help support women who were...National
18:03 Sep. 20
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday.
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Greenpeace to file constitutional petition demanding climate-related disclosures...Politics
17:34 Sep. 20
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul appeals court on Wednesday sentenced the grandson of the founder of Namyang Dairy Products to 18 months in prison for selling and smoking marijuana.
The Seoul...National
17:17 Sep. 20
By Kang Yoon-seung
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- Jean-Claude Trichet, a former president of the European Central Bank (ECB), said Wednesday the central bank and the government's policies should head ...Economy
16:59 Sep. 20
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to permit the sale of exchange-traded funds tracking the greenhouse gas emission trading market beginning next year as part of efforts to activate t...National
16:46 Sep. 20
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SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed nearly flat Wednesday as investors took a wait-and-see approach ahead of the U.S. rate decision slat...Stocks
16:40 Sep. 20
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SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in Pyongyang after traveling to Russia for his summit with Russian President V...North Korea
16:35 Sep. 20
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed nearly flat Wednesday as investors took a wait-and-see approach ahead of the U.S. rate decision slated for this week. The local currency decli...Stocks
15:58 Sep. 20