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By Kim Kwang-tae WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye held a luncheon meeting with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday at his official residence, Cheong Wa Dae said. It is the first time that Biden has invited an Asian lea

By Kim Kwang-tae WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The United States has displayed three framed photos of President Park Geun-hye in Blair House, an official said Thursday, a rare move that underscored Washington's hospitality toward the South Korean le

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be preparing to test a vertical launch tube used in submarine-launched ballistic missiles in an indication the communist nation is forging ahead with SLBM development, a U.S. research institute sai

By Kim Kwang-tae WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The United States has displayed three framed photos of President Park Geun-hye in Blair House, an official said Thursday, a rare move that underscored Washington's hospitality toward the South Korean le

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be preparing to test a vertical launch tube used in submarine-launched ballistic missiles in an indication the communist nation is forging ahead with SLBM development, a U.S. research institute sai

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SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea lashed out at South Korea on Thursday for making "reckless" provocations and hurting the North's dignity in a bid to justify its move to publish state history textbooks. South Korea unveiled its plan on Monday

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea lashed out at South Korea on Thursday for making "reckless" provocations and hurting the North's dignity in a bid to justify its move to publish state history textbooks. South Korea unveiled its plan on Monday

By Kim Kwang-tae WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye visited the Pentagon Thursday for a meeting with Defense Secretary Ash Carter on North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons programs. South Korea and the United States have be

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- A Russian diplomat was booked Thursday without physical detention on charges of hitting South Koreans while under the influence of alcohol, but he will go unpunished here due to diplomatic immunity, police said. A milita

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- A Russian diplomat was booked Thursday without physical detention on charges of hitting South Koreans while under the influence of alcohol, but he will go unpunished here due to diplomatic immunity, police said. A milita

By Kim Kwang-tae WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye visited the Pentagon Thursday for a meeting with Defense Secretary Ash Carter on North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons programs. South Korea and the United States have be

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more info throughout; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Buddhists from South and North Korea gathered at a North Korean temple on Thursday to pray for reconciliation and a peaceful unification of the tw

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more info throughout; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Buddhists from South and North Korea gathered at a North Korean temple on Thursday to pray for reconciliation and a peaceful unification of the tw

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's prime minister reiterated Thursday that Japan should seek explicit consent from Seoul if Tokyo exercises the right to "collective self-defense" in cases of emergency security situations on the Korean Peninsula.

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's prime minister reiterated Thursday that Japan should seek explicit consent from Seoul if Tokyo exercises the right to "collective self-defense" in cases of emergency security situations on the Korean Peninsula.

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Former President Lee Myung-bak plans to visit Vietnam next week on the invitation of the Southeast Asian nation's leader to discuss ways to promote economic cooperation and the two countries' friendly ties, his aides said Thu

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Former President Lee Myung-bak plans to visit Vietnam next week on the invitation of the Southeast Asian nation's leader to discuss ways to promote economic cooperation and the two countries' friendly ties, his aides said Thu

BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The strained political ties between North Korea and China appear to show signs of warming in the wake of the presence of a top Chinese envoy at North Korea's key anniversary last week, a Chinese expert said Thursday. Y

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Eurojet Turbo GmbH will help boost exportability of South Korean fighter jets to be built under the KF-X indigenous combat plane project if the European engine maker's EJ200 turbofan is picked to power the local aircrafts, it

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Eurojet Turbo GmbH will help boost exportability of South Korean fighter jets to be built under the KF-X indigenous combat plane project if the European engine maker's EJ200 turbofan is picked to power the local aircrafts, it

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Actor Lee Min-ho is found to be the most beloved Korean star among Arabs, a poll showed Thursday. According to the survey of 3,000 Arabs on their perception toward South Korea, the largest number of respondents, or 14.8 pe

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Actor Lee Min-ho is found to be the most beloved Korean star among Arabs, a poll showed Thursday. According to the survey of 3,000 Arabs on their perception toward South Korea, the largest number of respondents, or 14.8 pe

BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The strained political ties between North Korea and China appear to show signs of warming in the wake of the presence of a top Chinese envoy at North Korea's key anniversary last week, a Chinese expert said Thursday. Y

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the ruling Saenuri Party kept a slight lead over the main opposition party chief in a supposed two-way race for the next presidential election, a poll showed Thursday. Forty-six percent of 1,000 respondents i