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SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Yonhap) -- Kia Corp., Ford Sales & Service Korea and two other carmakers will voluntarily recall more than 58,000 vehicles due to faulty components, the transport ministry said Thursday. The four companies, including Renault Korea ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- A U.N. General Assembly committee on Wednesday passed a resolution on North Korean human rights for the 20th consecutive year, calling for the U.N. system as a whole to continue to address the North's "grave" situation "in ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- A U.N. General Assembly committee on Wednesday passed a resolution on North Korean human rights for the 20th consecutive year, as concerns have persisted over human rights violations in the reclusive state. The Third Com...

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented North Korea with more than 70 animals, including a lion and two bears, in a sign of friendship between the two nations, according to foreign media reports Wednesday. Russia's Nat...

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's largest umbrella labor union and the farmers' association held a massive rally in central Seoul on Wednesday against the Yoon Suk Yeol administration, causing traffic congestion, officials said. An estimated 6,0...

SINGAPORE, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- Disney and Kang Full, the writer of Disney+'s upcoming Korean original series, "Light Shop," share a unique ability to move people's hearts through their work, producer Kim Hee-won said Wednesday, citing the connection as on...

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan officially launched a secretariat for trilateral cooperation Wednesday, following the announcement on its establishment at their leaders' summit last week, Seoul's foreign ministry said. ...

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan officially launched a secretariat for trilateral cooperation Wednesday, following the announcement on its establishment at their leaders' summit last week, Seoul's foreign ministry said. ...

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- Outstanding credit card loans have risen sharply to reach an all-time high as of end-October amid tight lending regulations by banks and weak domestic demand, data showed Wednesday. Outstanding loans extended by nine major cr...

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- Min Hee-jin, former CEO of K-pop label ADOR, announced Wednesday she will resign from the company's board of directors and leave the label. Min, who was re-elected to the board last month, also said she will take Hybe, the pa...

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld life imprisonment for a man who went on a deadly stabbing rampage in Bundang, south of Seoul. Choi Won-jong, 23, was indicted for smashing his mother's car into passing pedestrians outsid...

UIJEONGBU, South Korea, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors have decided not to indict comedian Kim Byung-man on his alleged domestic violence against his ex-wife, officials said Wednesday. The Uijeongbu District Prosecutors Office announced the decision a...

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. -----------------

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun emphasized Wednesday that the government will prioritize removing uncertainties in the semiconductor sector by closely engaging with the incoming U.S. administration under Donald Trum...

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has one of the best fifth-generation (5G) communications network infrastructures among the member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a report showed Wednesday. The country...

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks extended their winning streak to the third straight day Wednesday as investors awaited the third-quarter earnings of U.S. AI chip giant Nvidia. The local currency remained unchanged against the U.S. dollar. ...

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SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's e-commerce market is growing at a fast pace and is expected to grow 10.2 percent on-year to surpass 164 trillion won (US$118 billion) this year, a global market research firm said Wednesday. The Korean e-commerc...

TOKYO/SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- Japan will hold a memorial ceremony next week to honor workers, including many Koreans, who were forced into hard labor at an old mine complex during World War II, a Japan-based committee organizing the event said Wednesda...

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean e-sports star Faker said Wednesday that his past failures taught him valuable lessons that shaped who he is today, encouraging young people to embrace challenges with passion. The professional League of Legends (...