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(ATTN: UPDATES with Chinese editorial in 5th para; RECASTS last 4 paras to quote statement) SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential office on Sunday urged China to raise questions over North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, instead of

(ATTN: ADDS from 3rd para) SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential office on Sunday urged China to raise questions over North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, instead of criticizing the planned installation of an advanced anti-missile

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- The amount of money South Koreans spent on education abroad dropped 7.6 percent in the first six months of this year from a year earlier, central bank data showed Sunday, amid the declining number of South Koreans studying abr

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) – The South Korean Navy will resume its exchange activities with Japan next month, a local military official said on Sunday. "A delegate of 600 Navy sailors and senior-year cadets of the Korea Naval Academy (KNA) will make a

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential office on Sunday urged China to raise questions over North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, instead of criticizing the planned installation of an advanced anti-missile system on South Korean soil

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- Foreigners were net buyers of South Korean stocks last month, data showed Sunday, an indication that concerns on Beijing's possible economic retaliation against Seoul over an anti-missile system did not scare off foreign inves

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog on Sunday said 32 big local firms should carry out restructuring, a move that could be aimed at keeping financially troubled companies from further hurting Asia's fourth-largest economy. Th

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has increased his appearances at the communist state's missile launches this year in an apparent move to divert his people's attention away from international sanctions, the North's watchers sai

(ATTN: CORRECTS the U.S. silver and bronze medal counts) RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Below are the medal standings for the top 10 countries plus ties at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics as of Saturday. Rank Country Gold Silver Br

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Below are the medal standings for the top 10 countries plus ties at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics as of Saturday. Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Australia 2 0

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- Amid the prolonged heat wave affecting the Korean Peninsula, the number of South Koreans rushed to hospital emergency rooms nationwide for heat-related illnesses (HRIs) has topped 1,000 this summer, with half of them reported

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea held various cultural events on Copacabana Beach on Saturday to promote the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. South Korea has been working to boost the profile of its alpine city of PyeongChang to peop

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae has been listed among the "five most stylish Olympic stars" charted by international fashion magazine Vogue last week, according to its Internet edition on Sunday. The 22-year-old

SALVADOR, Brazil, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Olympic footballers on Saturday said they are not afraid of Germany's height advantage that can present potential threats on set pieces. South Korea will take on Germany at 4 p.m. Sunday in the seco

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (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 (%

By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea wasted little time picking up its first gold of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, as the men's archery team came out on top on the first day of the competition Saturday. The trio of Kim Woo-j

By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Behind Vietnam's first-ever Olympic gold medal was a South Korean coach of the past two years. Hoang Xuan Vinh captured the men's 10m air pistol title at the Olympic Shooting Centre at the Rio de Ja

By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- You don't always have to like your teammates to win in sports, but it wouldn't hurt to enjoy each other's company when you're competing for an Olympic medal. On the South Korean men's archery team,

(ATTN: ADDS photo, comments) By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean men's archery team won the country's first gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Saturday. The trio of Kim Woo-jin, Ku Bon-chan and Lee Seung-yu

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- Two Chinese who were seriously injured in Fiji have been safely transported to their home country with the help of South Korea's foreign ministry and the country's top carrier Korean Air Lines Co., diplomatic sources said Sund

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments, photo) By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Judoka Jeong Bo-kyeong won silver for South Korea's first medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Saturday. Jeong lost to Paula Pareto of Argentina in the fina

(ATTN: ADDS photo) By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan was eliminated from the heats in the 400m freestyle at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Saturday, falling short in a bid to win a medal in three cons

(ATTN: ADDS photo) By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shooter Jin Jong-oh finished a disappointing fifth in the men's 10m air pistol at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Saturday, coming up empty-handed in a bid for history.

(ATTN: ADDS details) By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean men's archery team won the country's first gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Saturday. The trio of Kim Woo-jin, Ku Bon-chan and Lee Seung-yun defeat

By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean men's archery team won the country's first gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Saturday. The trio of Kim Woo-jin, Ku Bon-chan and Lee Seung-yun defeated the United States t