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(ATTN: UPDATES with one more death; CHANGES headline) SEJONG, June 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reported one more death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Saturday, bringing the country's death toll to 25. A 63-year-old man -- who has had

(ATTN: UPDATES with one more death; CHANGES headline) SEJONG, June 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reported one more death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Saturday, bringing the country's death toll to 25. A 63-year-old man -- who has had

BEIJING, June 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has launched a charter flight service to the northeastern Chinese city of Yanji to attract more tourists, a Chinese newspaper said Saturday. The first charter flight carrying some 70 Chinese tourists left Ya

BEIJING, June 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has launched a charter flight service to the northeastern Chinese city of Yanji to attract more tourists, a Chinese newspaper said Saturday. The first charter flight carrying some 70 Chinese tourists left Ya

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional information, background in paras 8-10; ADDS photo) SEJONG, June 20 (Yonhap) -- No additional deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) or new infections have been filed overnight, the government said Saturday,

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional information, background in paras 8-10; ADDS photo) SEJONG, June 20 (Yonhap) -- No additional deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) or new infections have been filed overnight, the government said Saturday,

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SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- A severe drought may reduce North Korea's rice harvest by 12 percent this year from a year earlier, a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. showed Saturday, warning of the worsening food shortage in the

SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- A severe drought may reduce North Korea's rice harvest by 12 percent this year from a year earlier, a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. showed Saturday, warning of the worsening food shortage in the

SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on June 20. Korean-language dailies -- Villagers celebrate lifting of MERS quarantine (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Small village celebrates lifting of MERS

Handling procurement corruption Three men were indicted for supplying the military with defective bulletproof jackets that were distributed to soldiers on the frontline. Senior navy officers also are being tried for procurement-related corruption.

New prime minister Will Hwang be able to drop the ‘yes man' tag? New Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn started his job Thursday with a vow to put an end to MERS. It would have been strange if he hadn't ― at least for two reasons. First, the

Genuine partnership Seoul, Tokyo to mark 50th anniversary of ties Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se will make a two-day trip to Japan starting Sunday. It will be the first visit by South Korea’s top diplomat to the neighboring country since the launc

SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean stock market is expected to move in a narrow range next week, as investors remain cautious amid uncertainty over Greece's ongoing debt talks with its international creditors and bleak corporate earnings outlo

SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on June 20. Korean-language dailies -- Villagers celebrate lifting of MERS quarantine (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Small village celebrates lifting of MERS

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details, additional information, background from 6th para) SEJONG, June 20 (Yonhap) -- No additional deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) or new infections have been filed overnight, the government said Saturday

New prime minister Will Hwang be able to drop the ‘yes man' tag? New Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn started his job Thursday with a vow to put an end to MERS. It would have been strange if he hadn't ― at least for two reasons. First, the

Genuine partnership Seoul, Tokyo to mark 50th anniversary of ties Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se will make a two-day trip to Japan starting Sunday. It will be the first visit by South Korea’s top diplomat to the neighboring country since the launc

SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on June 20. Korean-language dailies -- Villagers celebrate lifting of MERS quarantine (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Small village celebrates lifting of MERS

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details, additional information, background from 6th para) SEJONG, June 20 (Yonhap) -- No additional deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) or new infections have been filed overnight, the government said Saturday

SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean stock market is expected to move in a narrow range next week, as investors remain cautious amid uncertainty over Greece's ongoing debt talks with its international creditors and bleak corporate earnings outlo

Handling procurement corruption Three men were indicted for supplying the military with defective bulletproof jackets that were distributed to soldiers on the frontline. Senior navy officers also are being tried for procurement-related corruption.

SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain

SEJONG, June 20 (Yonhap) -- No additional deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) or new infections have been filed overnight, the government said Saturday, possibly indicating the outbreak here may be nearing an end. The number of peop