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SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- More than 2,700 sets of remains in Japan were identified as Koreans who were forced into labor during the Japanese colonial rule, a South Korean commission said Wednesday. It is the first time that the number of remains of

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- More than 2,700 sets of remains in Japan were identified as Koreans who were forced into labor during the Japanese colonial rule, a South Korean commission said Wednesday. It is the first time that the number of remains of

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Singer Rain will return to the South Korean stage for the first time in four years next month, his management agency said Wednesday. Rain will perform at the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in southern Seoul from Dec. 11 to

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye vowed Wednesday to join international efforts to make a better place through education, noting it is a key to meeting challenges facing the world. "South Korea will become an active partner" to inte

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SEJONG, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The number of temporary workers in South Korea rose in August from a year earlier as more elderly people joined the workforce, government data showed Wednesday. The economic active population report by Statistics Korea sh

Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Han Min-koo plans to call for efforts to denuclearize North Korea during regional defense talks being held in Malaysia on Wednesday. The general session for the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Former LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year Seo Hee-kyung announced her retirement on Wednesday, saying she'd like to spend more time with her young family. Through her Seoul-based agency, Spotizen, Seo, 29, said sh

SEJONG, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The number of temporary workers in South Korea rose in August from a year earlier as more elderly people joined the workforce, government data showed Wednesday. The economic active population report by Statistics Korea sh

Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Han Min-koo plans to call for efforts to denuclearize North Korea during regional defense talks being held in Malaysia on Wednesday. The general session for the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye vowed Wednesday to join international efforts to make a better place through education, noting it is a key to meeting challenges facing the world. "South Korea will become an active partner" to inte

SEJONG, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The number of temporary workers in South Korea rose in August from a year earlier as more elderly people joined the workforce, government data showed Wednesday. The economic active population report by Statistics Korea sh

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Former LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year Seo Hee-kyung announced her retirement on Wednesday, saying she'd like to spend more time with her young family. Through her Seoul-based agency, Spotizen, Seo, 29, said sh

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Singer Rain will return to the South Korean stage for the first time in four years next month, his management agency said Wednesday. Rain will perform at the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in southern Seoul from Dec. 11 to

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks edged up 0.12 percent late Wednesday morning amid optimistic U.S. economic data. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 2.4 points to 2,045.53 as of 11:20 a.m. Oil refiners l

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports are expected to contract in the fourth quarter due to a lingering slump in global demand, but its pace will slightly slow down, a think tank said Wednesday. The Korea Exim Bank Oversea Economic Resear

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Overseas investors believe South Korea's global trading network established by free trade agreements (FTAs) makes the country an attractive investment destination, a poll showed Wednesday. According to the survey conducted

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Elton John and South Korean entertainment mogul Park Jin-young are trying to meet in South Korea to discuss Park's coconut water venture, whose shares John owns, the South Korean businessman's agency said Wednesday. John w

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial markets will start trading an hour later than usual on Thursday due to the nationwide college entrance exam, the bourse operator said. Trading at the main and tech-heavy secondary stock markets will

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency, at 11:00 a.m. Term Today (%) Previous Session (%) 1-W

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial markets will start trading an hour later than usual on Thursday due to the nationwide college entrance exam, the bourse operator said. Trading at the main and tech-heavy secondary stock markets will

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Elton John and South Korean entertainment mogul Park Jin-young are trying to meet in South Korea to discuss Park's coconut water venture, whose shares John owns, the South Korean businessman's agency said Wednesday. John w

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial markets will start trading an hour later than usual on Thursday due to the nationwide college entrance exam, the bourse operator said. Trading at the main and tech-heavy secondary stock markets will

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency, at 11:00 a.m. Term Today (%) Previous Session (%) 1-W

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks edged up 0.12 percent late Wednesday morning amid optimistic U.S. economic data. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 2.4 points to 2,045.53 as of 11:20 a.m. Oil refiners l