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SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said "kindred" relations with China will be "firmly" carried forward as he visited a monument symbolizing bilateral ties, state media reported Saturday, amid suspected signs of strain between ...

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- Retail investors paid 4.57 trillion won (US$3.29 billion) in stock transaction tax last year, accounting for 75 percent of the total, industry data showed Saturday. The government collected around 6.06 trillion won in stock t...

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on July 27. Korean-language dailies -- Opposition parties move to pass 4 broadcasting bills; KCC left with no standing members (Kookmin Daily) -- KCC without ...

SEOUL, Jul. 27 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Saturday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility

PARIS, July 26 (Yonhap) -- The first Summer Olympic Games in Paris in 100 years kicked off Friday with a one-of-a-kind opening ceremony held on the city's main artery celebrating the cultural diversity of France, a marathon of a show that pushed the bound...

PARIS, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will look to extend one of the longest winning streaks in Olympic history on Sunday, with the women's team archery competition scheduled in Paris. Lim Si-hyeon, Nam Su-hyeon and Jeon Hun-young have been tasked wit...

PARIS, July 26 (Yonhap) -- In an embarrassing misstep during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, South Korea was introduced to tens of thousands spectators as North Korea. In the first Summer Games opening ceremony to take place outside a stadi...

PARIS, July 26 (Yonhap) -- The first Summer Olympic Games in Paris in 100 years kicked off Friday with a one-of-a-kind opening ceremony held on the city's main artery celebrating the cultural diversity of France. Some 6,800 athletes from 205 national d...

PARIS, July 26 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean table tennis federation said Friday it will provide its Olympians with a special shuttle service between their village and competition venue, responding to complaints over commuting issues in Paris. The Korea...

PARIS, July 26 (Yonhap) -- The first Summer Olympic Games in Paris in 100 years kicked off Friday with a one-of-a-kind opening ceremony held on the city's main artery celebrating the cultural diversity of France. Some 6,800 athletes from 205 national d...

WASHINGTON, July 26 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. expert has called for Washington to request foreign countries drive North Korean workers out to prevent their companies, government agencies and others from facing "secondary sanctions," amid concerns that Pyongyang ...

NANTERRE, France, July 26 (Yonhap) -- A dozen years after he last won an Olympic medal, Park Tae-hwan remains the only South Korean swimmer who has reached the podium at the quadrennial competition. Park, in France to do television commentary work for ...

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- The president of Belarus has called for "further expanding cooperation" with North Korea in a message sent to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Pyongyang's foreign ministry said Friday, amid speculation that the nations will seek...

SUWON, South Korea, July 26 (Yonhap) -- A local court on Friday issued arrest warrants for two YouTubers accused of blackmailing and extorting "mukbang" YouTube star Tzuyang. The Suwon District Court issued the warrants after questioning Lee Jun-hee a...

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- The opposition-controlled National Assembly passed one of the four contentious broadcasting bills aimed at reducing the government's influence over public broadcasters Friday, with lawmakers of the ruling party leaving in protes...

NANTERRE, France, July 26 (Yonhap) -- A half-dozen South Korean swimmers preparing for the Paris Olympics will move out of the athletes' village Saturday and will instead stay at a hotel near their competition venue, the sport's top national official said...

PARIS, July 26 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Olympic chief said Friday the country will name its own MVP of the Paris Summer Games, an honor that will also come with prize money. Lee Kee-heung, head of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC), to...

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- SK hynix Inc. announced Friday a plan to invest 9.4 trillion won (US$6.8 billion) in building its first fab and relevant facilities at an envisioned semiconductor cluster in Yongin, south of Seoul. The world's No. 2 memory ch...

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Hyosung TNC Corp. on Friday reported its second-quarter net income of 51.8 billion won (US$37.3 million), up 161.4 percent from a year earlier. Operating income for the April-June period was 84.6 billion won, up 31.2 percent ...

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Hyosung Corp. on Friday reported its second-quarter net income of 15.1 billion won (US$10.9 million), up 349.5 percent from a year earlier. Operating profit for the April-June period was 38.2 billion won, up 63.9 percent from...