SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Thursday.
Temperature (C) Condition Possibility
High/Low of Rain (%
SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- Unionized bus drivers in Seoul went on a general strike Thursday to demand a wage hike, halting the operation of nearly 98 percent of buses running across the capital.
In their last-minute wage negotiations conducted f
We don't need an ad hoc relocation plan
People Power Party (PPP) interim leader Han Dong-hoon on Wednesday announced a plan to move the National Assembly to Sejong City to "complete the transformation of the city into a genuine political and administr
Elections and Yoon's future legacy
President, PPP grapple with dismal approval ratings
The National Assembly elections on April 10 will be a make or break moment for President Yoon Suk Yeol.
A victory for the opposition means that Yoon will be redu
A warning behind rumors
Government rightly dispels rumors about a looming PF crisis, but valid concerns remain
Rumors about "a crisis in April" recently swirled around in the financial and construction sectors last week, floating a possibility that de
SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on March 28.
Korean-language dailies
-- Han Dong-hoon pledges to relocate National Assembly to Sejong, critics call it hastily made promise to get votes (
By Song Sang-ho
WASHINGTON, March 27 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell emphasized the importance of stability on the Korean Peninsula as well as in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea during a call with his Chinese counterp
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By Song Sang-ho
WASHINGTON, March 27 (Yonhap) -- The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on six North Korean nationals and two third-country entities for their role to help finance Pyongyang's weapons of mass des
By Kim Seung-yeon
SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea imposed Thursday independent sanctions on four individuals and two entities involved in the illegal sending of North Korean IT workers overseas to help them earn hard currency for Pyongyang's
By Song Sang-ho
WASHINGTON, March 27 (Yonhap) -- The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on six North Korean nationals and two third-country entities for their role to help finance Pyongyang's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs, th
By Song Sang-ho
WASHINGTON, March 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean voters in the United States began to cast ballots for next month's parliamentary elections under an overseas voting program on Wednesday, as political parties at home are cranking up their c
By Kim Han-joo
SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's senior public officials saw their personal wealth fall in 2023 from the prior year amid sluggish property prices, an annual government report showed Thursday.
Personal assets held by 1,975 ran
SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol met U.S. Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy on Wednesday and received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, five months after being honored by the U.S. foundation, the presidential offic
SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- A Navy sailor died after falling overboard while attending a maritime drill in the East Sea on Wednesday, the Navy said.
The Navy sergeant aboard a fast patrol boat fell into the water during a live-fire exercise in the
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday
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■ Major hospitals in emergency mode amid huge losses over doctors' walkout
SEOUL -- Major general hospitals in South Korea have temp
SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- A state appeal committee has lowered the level of disciplinary action against former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, who was fired by Seoul National University (SNU) as law professor in June last year after a court sentenced him t
(ATTN: ADDS more details about Cho's meetings with other ambassadors; MINOR edits)
By Kim Seung-yeon
SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul met with the ambassadors to Australia and five other countries for discussions on defense co
SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- Patients and families voiced mounting concerns Wednesday that ongoing disruptions in medical services might be further prolonged, as many general hospitals are reducing service capacities in the aftermath of the monthlong wa
BUSAN, March 27 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court on Wednesday upheld life imprisonment for a psychopathic woman charged with killing a stranger out of curiosity and then dismembering and abandoning her body.
Jung Yoo-jung, 24, was indicted on charges
By Lee Haye-ah
SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol volunteered at a soup kitchen in Seoul on Wednesday, making kimchi stew with his own hands and distributing it to the homeless and needy.
The soup kitchen inside Myeongdong Cathedral
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