(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead, photo; UPDATES with Yoon's remarks throughout) SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Saturday to advance the freedom and welfare of the people as a way to uphold the spirit of the 1980 pro-democracy upri

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea was set to mark the 44th anniversary of the 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Saturday. Some 2,500 people were expected to gather at a national cemetery in the city, located 267

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on May 18. Korean-language dailies -- Next year's budget proposal takes aim at responding to low births; R&D to increase (Kookmin Daily) -- Aging S. Korea's

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, May 17 (Yonhap) -- A committee of the U.S. House of Representatives adopted a resolution recognizing the importance of trilateral cooperation among South Korea, the United States and Japan on Friday, in a sign of congression

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and U.S. officials have stressed the need to address an "inextricable" link between North Korea's human rights and security issues, claiming Pyongyang's repressive political climate has led it

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, May 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may not be "eager" to engage with former U.S. President Donald Trump if he wins the White House in the Nov. 5 election, a U.S. expert has said, noting Pyongyang has already

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, May 17 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. diplomat discussed economic security, supply chains and other issues with South Korean government and private-sector officials during a recent visit to Seoul, the State Department said Friday

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul spoke by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday, Seoul's foreign ministry said, following Cho's visit to China earlier this week. Cho used t

(ATTN: UPDATES with details released by ministries in paras 6-7) By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed the government Friday to scrap all preliminary feasibility studies for research and development (R&D) projects

(ATTN: ADDS former minister's statement in para 7) SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Former Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup was designated as a witness Friday for trials concerning an ex-Marine investigator's alleged insubordination over a probe he had led into

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had voiced frustration over global skepticism on his will for denuclearization, stressing he had no intention to use nuclear weapons, a memoir written by former President Moon Jae-in showed Frid

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info; ADDS photo) SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- New Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Mizushima said Friday he will do his best to improve bilateral relations between the two nations, calling Seoul an important partner for

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed the government Friday to scrap all preliminary feasibility studies for research and development (R&D) projects to speed up their implementation and support economic growth.

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crash incident in South Korea in May of last year occurred due to a partial power loss experienced by the aircraft and weather conditions at the time, a U.S. Air Force unit stationed in the country said

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Police are questioning popular popera singer Kim Ho-joong over suspicions that he rammed into a parked taxi with his vehicle and fled the scene without taking necessary after-accident measures in southern Seoul last week, offi

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ----------------- ■ (2nd LD) N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS SEOUL -- North Korea fired several short-range ballist

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest details in paras 3-4) By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Friday, the South Korean military said, a day after South Korea and the United St

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 10-12) SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- New Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Mizushima said Friday he will do his best to improve bilateral relations between the two nations, calling Seoul an important partner f

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with more details, background throughout; ADDS byline) By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Friday, the South Korean military s