SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Wednesday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain (%)

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- A justice ministry panel was set to review Wednesday whether to grant parole to President Yoon Suk Yeol's mother-in-law, who has been serving a one-year prison term for forgery, two months ahead of the scheduled expiration of h

Empathy, candidness hold the key People have high expectations for the rare press conference President Yoon Suk Yeol will hold on Thursday. While appointing former Vice Justice Minister Kim Joo-hyun, a former prosecutor, as his senior secretary for ci

One more chance Conflict between presidential office and Assembly unnecessary Timing has proven crucial in certain matters, yet the administration of President Yoon Suk Yeol has struggled to master this skill during his initial two years in office.

Naked short selling Measures to block naked short selling necessary for fairness in stock market The nation's financial regulator said it has found suspected cases of illegal naked stock short selling at five more global investment banks, bringing the

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on May 8. Korean-language dailies -- Yoon emphasized freedom, reform, but lacked detail (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- 'If there is judicial risk, I need to solve i

By Song Sang-ho and Kim Dong-hyun WASHINGTON, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States need to revise their combined wartime contingency plans if they involve America's dispatch of massive military assets to fend off a North Korean invasion,

By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- With President Yoon Suk Yeol set to begin his third year in office, South Korea has presented sluggish economic growth amid stubborn inflation unseen in decades, experts said Wednesday, calling for a clear, detai

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol will kick off his third year in office this week amid mixed assessments of his foreign and domestic policies but a clear need to improve communication with the public after a resounding de

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, May 7 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. soldier, held in Russia for alleged theft, did not request official clearance for his trip to Russia, an Army spokesperson said Tuesday, noting he is currently in a pretrial detention facility. Cy

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Ambassador to Russia Lee Do-hoon attended the inauguration ceremony of its leader Vladimir Putin, who began his fifth term as president on Tuesday (local time), Seoul officials said. Lee's att

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. ----------------- ■ (2nd LD) Asan Plenum 2024 to be held in Seoul on May 14 SEOUL -- The Asan Institute for Policy Studies, an independent South Kore

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- Power abuse allegations raised against South Korea's top envoy to China by one of the embassy staffers were found to not be serious enough to warrant disciplinary action, according to an internal probe by the

By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's homegrown fighter jet KF-21 under development is set to conduct its first live-fire test with long-range air-to-air Meteor missiles this week, sources said Tuesday. A prototype of the KF-21 is

By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Adm. Kim Myung-soo on Tuesday met with the head of the U.S. Space Force to discuss ways to bolster their joint capabilities in space to fend off evolving North Korean threat

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- An annual LGBTQ festival will take place in downtown Seoul, but not at its usual spot of Seoul Plaza, organizers said Tuesday, after their requests to use the venue were rejected for the second straight year. A queer parade,

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- A total of 13 former and active professional baseball players have been booked and are under investigation in connection with drug charges involving former baseball player Oh Jae-won, the Seoul police chief said Tuesday. Pr

(ATTN: ADDS photo) By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- The Asan Institute for Policy Studies, an independent South Korean think tank, said Tuesday that it will host its annual security forum next week to discuss issues, such as how Asia can maintai

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 4-6) By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- The Asan Institute for Policy Studies, an independent South Korean think tank, said Tuesday that it will host its annual security forum next week to discuss issues, suc

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 4 paras) SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- The top prosecutor on Tuesday pledged to speedily and strictly conduct an investigation into allegations that first lady Kim Keon Hee illegally received a luxury bag as a gift in 2