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WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday he has decided not to run for president next year, a decision expected to bolster the chances of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton winning the Democratic nomination.

By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Efforts to bring those responsible for North Korea's human rights violations to justice are key to improving the communist nation's human rights situation, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a

By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Efforts to bring those responsible for North Korea's human rights violations to justice are key to improving the communist nation's human rights situation, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a

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By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- It wasn't quite the performance for the ages, but the NC Dinos' right-hander Son Min-han did more than enough to set an age-related record in South Korean baseball on Wednesday. Son tossed five effective in

(ATTN: ADDS details) By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Powered by an opportunistic offense, the NC Dinos moved to a win away from reaching the championship final in South Korean baseball on Wednesday. The Dinos hammered the Doosan Bears 16

(ATTN: ADDS details) By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Powered by an opportunistic offense, the NC Dinos moved to a win away from reaching the championship final in South Korean baseball on Wednesday. The Dinos hammered the Doosan Bears 16

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- It wasn't quite the performance for the ages, but the NC Dinos' right-hander Son Min-han did more than enough to set an age-related record in South Korean baseball on Wednesday. Son tossed five effective in

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Powered by an opportunistic offense, the NC Dinos moved to a win away from reaching the championship final in South Korean baseball on Wednesday. The Dinos hammered the Doosan Bears 16-2 on the road at Jams

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Powered by an opportunistic offense, the NC Dinos moved to a win away from reaching the championship final in South Korean baseball on Wednesday. The Dinos hammered the Doosan Bears 16-2 on the road at Jams

DAEGU, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors raided the home and office of the dead nephew of the nation's largest pyramid schemer on Wednesday as they try to find evidence that the conman may be alive. Cho Hee-pal has been at large since 2008 and is sus

DAEGU, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors raided the home and office of the dead nephew of the nation's largest pyramid schemer on Wednesday as they try to find evidence that the conman may be alive. Cho Hee-pal has been at large since 2008 and is sus

SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Saenuri Party said Wednesday it has asked the government to consider lowering the age at which children enter elementary school in a move eventually aimed at stemming the youth unemployment and low birth rate issue

SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Saenuri Party said Wednesday it has asked the government to consider lowering the age at which children enter elementary school in a move eventually aimed at stemming the youth unemployment and low birth rate issue

SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold working-level talks this week to discuss security issues, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday, namely the potential entry of the Japanese self-defense forces into the Koreas.

SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Several dozens of Chinese tourists cheered President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday near Cheong Wa Dae during their brief encounter after an outdoor fashion show. Some of the Chinese tourist picked up their mobile phones to t

SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Several dozens of Chinese tourists cheered President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday near Cheong Wa Dae during their brief encounter after an outdoor fashion show. Some of the Chinese tourist picked up their mobile phones to t

SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold working-level talks this week to discuss security issues, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday, namely the potential entry of the Japanese self-defense forces into the Koreas.

SEJONG, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run gas corporation said Wednesday that it will import 2.8 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually from the United States starting in 2017. The amount to be imported is equal to 10 percen

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- A group of Japanese women called on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Wednesday to apologize for the sexual enslavement of Korean women by the imperialist Japanese army during World War II ahead of a possible summit meeting between S

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- After tossing a gem for his first South Korean postseason victory, Zach Stewart, a 29-year-old American right-hander for the NC Dinos in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), said Wednesday his signature flowi

SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- The parliament said Wednesday it has found no breach of its computer network that is not connected to the Internet, a day after the spy agency said computers of several lawmakers and their aides were compromised. The Nati

(ATTN: ADDS Chung's comments) SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- A Swiss court has rejected a request by South Korean FIFA presidential hopeful Chung Mong-joon to lift a recent ban on him, the world's football governing body said Tuesday, all but ruling out C

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- After tossing a gem for his first South Korean postseason victory, Zach Stewart, a 29-year-old American right-hander for the NC Dinos in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), said Wednesday his signature flowi

(ATTN: ADDS Chung's comments) SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- A Swiss court has rejected a request by South Korean FIFA presidential hopeful Chung Mong-joon to lift a recent ban on him, the world's football governing body said Tuesday, all but ruling out C