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(ATTN: ADDS more info, reaction from Seoul's unification ministry in last 4 paras) SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Sunday that North Korea's offer for inter-Korean dialogue is merely a propaganda ploy that lacks sincerity, calling on Pyongya

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Sunday that North Korea's offer for inter-Korean dialogue is merely a propaganda ploy that lacks sincerity, calling on Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons program. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un propo

(ATTN: ADDS more info from last 5 paras) SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has laid out a five-year strategy for economic growth, stressing the need to improve the people's livelihood and ease an electric power shortage, the cou

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 2 paras) SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Years of exposure to humidifier sterilizers increased the risk for severe lung damage in users by 116 times more than in those not exposed to the chemicals, a state health agency said Sun

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Years of exposure to humidifier sterilizers increased the risk for severe lung damage in users by 116 times more than in those not exposed to the chemicals, a state health agency said Sunday. In August 2011, when the go

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- A foreign couple died after they accidentally fell from the rooftop of a three-story building in central Seoul while they were kissing each other, police said Sunday. The Yongsan Police Station said that at around 2 a.m. on

(ATTN: REWRITES headline, lead; UPDATES with more info from para 2) SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Sunday aired a recorded broadcast of its leader Kim Jong-un delivering a speech at the ruling party's key congress after it gave prior notice o

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will hold working-level talks on energy security in Washington D.C. this week, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Sunday, a move to enhance the allies' coordination over their energy and climate cha

By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is using the ruling party's key congress as a venue to reaffirm his dual pursuit of nuclear and economic development and to show his confidence as a leader for what Pyongyang cal

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Sunday it will make a "special" announcement later in the day as the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is holding the first party congress in more than three decades. North Korea will make a "special and

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Bang Woo-young, former chairman of leading South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo died of chronic illnesses, his family said Sunday. He was 88 years old. Bang died at around 11:07 a.m. on Sunday, his family said without elabora

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's main bourse said on Sunday it has asked 175 of listed companies to disclose key management decisions and other information in English starting this week, a move meant to boost foreign shareholders' value. The

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Sunday downplayed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's vow to "strive for the denuclearization of the world," stressing that the pledge was no different from Pyongyang's erstwhile stance against its own denucleariza

(ATTN: ADDS more details, comments in paras 7-11, 16-18) SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed not to use nuclear weapons first unless the country's sovereignty is violated at the North's key party congress, the country's

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Debts owed by South Korea's three major shipbuilders more than doubled over a period of five years ending in 2015 due to disadvantageous contract terms, according to their business reports Sunday. The combined borrowings by

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has laid out a five-year strategy for economic growth, stressing the need to improve the people's livelihood and ease an electric power shortage, the country's state media said Sunday. The No

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to increase the number of personnel working at international organizations to 100 next year, the Ministry of Personnel Management said Sunday, amid the country's stepped-up efforts to bolster its diplomatic pr

SEJONG, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's automobile exports extended their losing streak to six straight months in April due mainly to shrinking demand from emerging markets, the government said Sunday. Outbound shipments of vehicles came to 228,502

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Tourist arrivals here from Japan rose for the second consecutive month in March, industry data showed Sunday. According to the data released by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), a total of 224,328 Japanese tourists visi

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Some 10 buoys that North Korea installed last year to apparently identify the western inter-Korean sea border were washed away, a government source said Sunday, amid constant concerns that the communist state would violate the

(ATTN: REWRITES headline, lead; UPDATES with more info throughout) SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed not to use nuclear weapons first unless the country's sovereignty is violated at the North's key party congress, the

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Sunday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain (%)

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 5-7, 11-13) SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed not to use nuclear weapons first unless its sovereignty is violated, the country's state-run media reported Sunday. Kim was quoted

(ATTN: REVISED headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout) SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to not use nuclear weapons first unless the country's sovereignty is violated, the country's state-run media reported S

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Pyongyang will make efforts for the denuclearization of the world, vowing not to use nuclear weapons first unless its sovereignty is violated, according to the North's media on Sunday. K