SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea seems to have test-fired two cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, a South Korean military official said, as President Yoon Suk-yeol held a press conference to mark the 100th day since taking office.
Aug. 18 1955 -- South Korea and Japan sever economic ties. 1972 -- Red Cross officials from the two Koreas establish a hotline. 1976 -- North Korean soldiers ax three U.S. military officers to death at the truce village of Panmunjom. 2009 -
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- More than 6 in 10 South Korean companies expect the country's exports to fall in the second half of the year from six months earlier on weaker demand in China and other negative factors, a poll showed Wednesday. The survey
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- Two teams from South Korea's K League 1 survived the group stage at the top Asian club tournament this year, but after one knockout round, only one of them will be left standing. That is because Jeonbuk Hyund
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. ----------------- (LEAD) Yoon-press conference (LEAD) Yoon says he doesn't want status quo changed by force in N. Korea (ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks b
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- The delinquency ratio on loans extended by banks in South Korea fell in June from a month earlier, with the ratios on lending to households and businesses both down, the financial watchdog said Wednesday. The delinquency r
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(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks by Yoon from 4th para) By Kim Deok-hyun and Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Wednesday that South Korea cannot provide North Korea with security guarantees, but he does not want the sta
INCHEON, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors raided the Coast Guard's headquarters Wednesday as part of an investigation into the previous administration's handling of the death of a fisheries official at the hands of North Korea in 2020. The Seoul Cen
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares turned lower late Wednesday morning as investors await the latest Federal Reserve's minutes that will give them an idea of its future rate policy to combat inflation. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price In
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors will determine this week whether to suspend the prison term of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk's wife, who was convicted of college admission fraud involving their daughter and financial misconduct, sources said W
By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- The justice ministry has proposed a law requiring convicted stalkers to wear electronic monitoring devices for up to 10 years, officials said Wednesday. The ministry unveiled the proposal in a pre-legislatio
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- A top financial regulator said Wednesday that it is necessary to step up global cooperation in effectively responding to crimes involving digital assets as transactions take place across borders with their impact on tradition
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Wednesday that South Korea cannot provide North Korea with security guarantees, but he does not want the status quo changed "unreasonably or by force." The remark, made in a press conference ma
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- A United Nations Security Council committee on North Korea sanctions has approved a sanctions exemption for a U.S.-based aid group to send spine-related rehabilitation equipment to the impoverished country, its website showed
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency, at 11:00 a.m. Term Today (%) Previous Session (%) 1-W
(ATTN: ADDS more detailed info, plan for oral pill introduction in last 8 paras, second photo) SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases jumped to a four-month high on Wednesday following the extended weekend amid the continued spread
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- Korea Line Corp., South Korea's No. 2 bulk carrier, said Wednesday its earnings reached a new all-time high in the first half of the year amid high freight rates. Net income came to 144.2 billion won (US$110 million) in th
SEJONG, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's contraband trade shot up 60 percent in the first half of the year on a spike in tariff evasion and country-of-origin violations, the customs agency said Wednesday. The Korea Customs Service (KCS) said it det