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SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- A few high-profile businessmen serving prison terms, including SK Group chief Chey Tae-won, will likely be among some 200 convicts that will be granted a special pardon from President Park Geun-hye upon the Liberation Day lat

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- A few high-profile businessmen serving prison terms, including SK Group chief Chey Tae-won, will likely be among some 200 convicts that will be granted a special pardon from President Park Geun-hye upon the Liberation Day lat

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Regional powers and a group of Southeast Asian nations mounted calls Monday for an easing of tensions on the Korean Peninsula, saying all parties should "refrain from taking any counter-productive moves."

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Regional powers and a group of Southeast Asian nations mounted calls Monday for an easing of tensions on the Korean Peninsula, saying all parties should "refrain from taking any counter-productive moves."

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Regional powers and a group of Southeast Asian nations mounted calls Monday for an easing of tensions on the Korean Peninsula, saying all parties should "refrain from taking any counter-productive moves."

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond expressed hope Monday that the recent nuclear deal involving Iran and six world powers will have a positive impact on stalled denuclearization talks with North Korea.

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond expressed hope Monday that the recent nuclear deal involving Iran and six world powers will have a positive impact on stalled denuclearization talks with North Korea.

(ATTN: CLARIFIES paras 2, 8-9) SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea Monday resumed a propaganda loudspeaker campaign along the tensely guarded border in retaliation for the detonation of a North Korean mine in the demilitarized zone last week, the D

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Engineering & Construction Co. was indicted on charges of poor management of the construction site of its skyscraper in Seoul, prosecutors said Monday. The move comes amid a family feud of Lotte founder Shin Kyuk-ho

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks by Gottemoeller throughout) By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's denuclearization remains a top priority for the United States despite Pyongyang's unwillingness to give up its nuclear weapons progra

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Shin Dong-bin, the head of the country's No. 5 conglomerate Lotte Group, is set to offer an official apology over a succession feud that has drawn flak for its murky governance structure, the group said Monday. Dong-bin,

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea Monday resumed a propaganda loudspeaker campaign along the tensely guarded border in retaliation for the detonation of a North Korean mine in the demilitarized zone last week, the Defense Ministry said. The lo

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Engineering & Construction Co. was indicted on charges of poor management of the construction site of its skyscraper in Seoul, prosecutors said Monday. The move comes amid a family feud of Lotte founder Shin Kyuk-ho

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Shin Dong-bin, the head of the country's No. 5 conglomerate Lotte Group, is set to offer an official apology over a succession feud that has drawn flak for its murky governance structure, the group said Monday. Dong-bin,

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Engineering & Construction Co. was indicted on charges of poor management of the construction site of its skyscraper in Seoul, prosecutors said Monday. The move comes amid a family feud of Lotte founder Shin Kyuk-ho

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks by Gottemoeller throughout) By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's denuclearization remains a top priority for the United States despite Pyongyang's unwillingness to give up its nuclear weapons progra

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea Monday resumed a propaganda loudspeaker campaign along the tensely guarded border in retaliation for the detonation of a North Korean mine in the demilitarized zone last week, the Defense Ministry said. The lo

(ATTN: CLARIFIES paras 2, 8-9) SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea Monday resumed a propaganda loudspeaker campaign along the tensely guarded border in retaliation for the detonation of a North Korean mine in the demilitarized zone last week, the D

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks by Gottemoeller throughout) By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's denuclearization remains a top priority for the United States despite Pyongyang's unwillingness to give up its nuclear weapons progra

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea Monday resumed a propaganda loudspeaker campaign along the tensely guarded border in retaliation for the detonation of a North Korean mine in the demilitarized zone last week, the Defense Ministry said. The lo

(ATTN: CLARIFIES paras 2, 8-9) SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea Monday resumed a propaganda loudspeaker campaign along the tensely guarded border in retaliation for the detonation of a North Korean mine in the demilitarized zone last week, the D

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The number of drug offenders arrested in the first half of the year exceeded 5,000, threatening South Korea's designation as a drug-free nation, prosecutors said Monday. According to data released by the Supreme Prosecuto

(ATTN: ADDS details in para 9-12) By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top mobile messenger operator Daum Kakao Corp. said Monday it has named a new single head, ending its co-CEO system that has been maintained since its launc

(ATTN: UPDATES with 'Veteran's exceeding 3 mln in attendance in 3rd para; RECASTS headline) SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Local action film "Veteran" rose to the top of the box office last weekend, pushing star-studded Korean film of the same genre "Assa