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(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS photo and more information throughout) SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye's chief of staff, top government officials and leaders of the ruling Saenuri Party agreed Wednesday to form a special committ

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS photo and more information throughout) SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye's chief of staff, top government officials and leaders of the ruling Saenuri Party agreed Wednesday to form a special committ

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye's chief of staff met with top government officials and leaders of the ruling Saenuri Party Wednesday to discuss the reform of the labor market, the parliamentary passage of the extra budget and other p

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye's chief of staff met with top government officials and leaders of the ruling Saenuri Party Wednesday to discuss the reform of the labor market, the parliamentary passage of the extra budget and other p

(ATTN: UPDATES with defense ministry spokesman's remarks, other details in paras 5, 8) SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has almost completed modifications to its long-range rocket launch facility near the border with China, government sources he

(ATTN: ADDS details, background, photo) DAEGU/SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean PGA Tour pro Bae Sang-moon, mired in a row over his conscription, said Wednesday he will soon join the armed forces, hours after losing his legal battle against the

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- A veteran South Korean diplomat will assume the presidency of a key United Nations organ on sustainable development, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Oh Joon, the country's ambassador to the U.N., will be elected as p

(ATTN: UPDATES with defense ministry spokesman's remarks, other details in paras 5, 8) SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has almost completed modifications to its long-range rocket launch facility near the border with China, government sources he

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- A veteran South Korean diplomat will assume the presidency of a key United Nations organ on sustainable development, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Oh Joon, the country's ambassador to the U.N., will be elected as p

(ATTN: ADDS details, background, photo) DAEGU/SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean PGA Tour pro Bae Sang-moon, mired in a row over his conscription, said Wednesday he will soon join the armed forces, hours after losing his legal battle against the

(ATTN: ADDS details, background, photo) DAEGU/SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean PGA Tour pro Bae Sang-moon, mired in a row over his conscription, said Wednesday he will soon join the armed forces, hours after losing his legal battle against the

(ATTN: ADDS details from 2nd para, photo) SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top financial regulator on Wednesday gave preliminary approval for the merger of two flagship banks of Hana Financial Group Inc., the country's third-largest banking gr

BEIJING, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Chinese travel agencies have cut prices for group tours to South Korea in their latest effort to lure Chinese travelers back to South Korea, state-run media reported Wednesday, as the country reported no new cases of MERS f

BEIJING, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has been considering sending its honor guard to a military parade in Beijing in September marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, a diplomatic source said Wednesday. China has invited South

(ATTN: RECASTS headline and lead; ADDS details in paras 3, final para) SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended 0.91 percent lower Wednesday as foreigners dumped their holdings ahead of an upcoming Fed meeting, analysts said. The Korean wo

BEIJING, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has been considering sending its honor guard to a military parade in Beijing in September marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, a diplomatic source said Wednesday. China has invited South

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Police said Wednesday they have signed an agreement with the social network service Facebook to help find missing children through emergency alerts. It makes South Korea the fourth country to launch missing-child alerts w

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SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top financial regulator on Wednesday gave preliminary approval for the merger of two flagship banks of Hana Financial Group Inc., the country's third-largest banking group by assets. Hana Financial has tried

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea's top flag carrier, said Wednesday that it has launched a mobile payment service to improve customer convenience. Under the KakaoPay system, its customers will be allowed to pay for plane

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Police said Wednesday they have signed an agreement with the social network service Facebook to help find missing children through emergency alerts. It makes South Korea the fourth country to launch missing-child alerts w

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended 0.91 percent lower on Wednesday as investors remained jittery over possible U.S. interest rate hikes and local firms' second-quarter earnings, analysts said. The Korean won gained against the U.S. do

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- While conventional wisdom says finding a niche is the key to success, Han Seong-ho has a different view. The 42-year-old is the CEO of FNC Entertainment, a management agency that started with just three employees in 2006

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Wednesday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. LGInt 35,000 UP 1,400 DongkukStlMill 6,230 DN 120 SBC 38,250 UP 1,100 ORI