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WASHINGTON, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Eighty-four percent of South Koreans view the United States favorably, a slight increase over last year, a survey showed Wednesday. Worldwide, South Koreans have the third-highest favorability toward the U.S. after t

WASHINGTON, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Eighty-four percent of South Koreans view the United States favorably, a slight increase over last year, a survey showed Wednesday. Worldwide, South Koreans have the third-highest favorability toward the U.S. after t

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(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 9-10) SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will build up a new disease control system to better fight new kinds of contagious diseases like the MERS virus, President Park Geun-hye said Wednesday as the country is sc

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 9-10) SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will build up a new disease control system to better fight new kinds of contagious diseases like the MERS virus, President Park Geun-hye said Wednesday as the country is sc

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- U.S. hedge fund Elliott Management said Wednesday it hopes minority shareholders will give their proxy votes to the fund for its fight against Samsung Group's move to merge two key units. Samsung C&T Corp., the constructi

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- U.S. hedge fund Elliott Management said Wednesday it hopes minority shareholders will give their proxy votes to the fund for its fight against Samsung Group's move to merge two key units. Samsung C&T Corp., the constructi

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pop superstar BoA will hold a concert at an iconic cultural center in central Seoul in August, the first time a female idol star will do so, her agency said Wednesday. Debuting at the age of 14 with an album

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pop superstar BoA will hold a concert at an iconic cultural center in central Seoul in August, the first time a female idol star will do so, her agency said Wednesday. Debuting at the age of 14 with an album

BEIJING, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe must honor previous apologies over Japan's atrocities during World War II when he makes a speech marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the war, China's foreign ministry said Wednesday

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will build up a new disease control system to better fight new kinds of contagious diseases like the MERS virus, President Park Geun-hye said Wednesday as the country is scrambling to contain the spread of the vir

(ATTN: ADDS more details in para 4) INCHEON, June 24 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean women's national football team received a hero's welcome Wednesday after making a historic run at the FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. Coached by Yoon Duk-yeo, Sout

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will build up a new disease control system to better fight new kinds of contagious diseases like the MERS virus, President Park Geun-hye said Wednesday as the country is scrambling to contain the spread of the vir

BEIJING, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe must honor previous apologies over Japan's atrocities during World War II when he makes a speech marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the war, China's foreign ministry said Wednesday

(ATTN: ADDS more details in para 4) INCHEON, June 24 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean women's national football team received a hero's welcome Wednesday after making a historic run at the FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. Coached by Yoon Duk-yeo, Sout

By Park Sojung SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Japan's policy regarding its past sexual enslavement of Korean women has gone 20 years backwards, a U.S. scholar who started a worldwide campaign on the issue said Wednesday. More than 200,000 women, mostl

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- A film depicting a bloody inter-Korean naval clash 13 years ago is shaping up for a major opening in theaters Wednesday, topping all films in advance ticket sales for the day. The "Northern Limit Line," also known as the

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- BraveBrothers, a K-pop composer, will team up with the renowned American rapper YG to advance to the U.S. market, a local music agency said Wednesday. "YG's new single 'Cash Money' composed by BraveBrothers will get a wor

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's two flag carriers plan to reduce flights to Japan from late this month to cope with a fall in customers in the wake of the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), company officials said Wednesday.

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- A film depicting a bloody inter-Korean naval clash 13 years ago is shaping up for a major opening in theaters Wednesday, topping all films in advance ticket sales for the day. The "Northern Limit Line," also known as the

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- BraveBrothers, a K-pop composer, will team up with the renowned American rapper YG to advance to the U.S. market, a local music agency said Wednesday. "YG's new single 'Cash Money' composed by BraveBrothers will get a wor

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's two flag carriers plan to reduce flights to Japan from late this month to cope with a fall in customers in the wake of the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), company officials said Wednesday.

By Park Sojung SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Japan's policy regarding its past sexual enslavement of Korean women has gone 20 years backwards, a U.S. scholar who started a worldwide campaign on the issue said Wednesday. More than 200,000 women, mostl

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and five Central Asian nations launched a committee Wednesday to handle preparations for a cooperation secretariat involving all six sides, the Foreign Ministry said. The secretariat, scheduled to launch next

GWANGJU, June 24 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court ordered a Japanese firm Wednesday to compensate five South Koreans for forcing them into labor decades ago when Korea was under Japan's colonial rule. In 2012, they filed a lawsuit against Mitsubishi H