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(ATTN: ADDS presidential official's remarks in 8th para) SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea shied away from forging a military intelligence sharing pact with Japan during talks between the leaders of the two countries in Laos, the foreign ministry

SEJONG, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Thursday it has no plan to ban the use of Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy Note 7 on planes following the company's global recall of the smartphones for battery problems. The Ministry of Land, Infrastruc

By Joo Kyung-don CHEONGJU, South Korea, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- When the organizers of the World Martial Arts Masterships launched the competition, they announced their vision of becoming a "Martial Arts Olympics," and making South Korea, especially North

(ATTN: ADDS photo) CHEONGJU, South Korea, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- An international martial arts competition drew to a conclusion Thursday as the organizers promised to deliver a better event next time by learning lessons from the first one. The inau

CHEONGJU, South Korea, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- An international martial arts competition drew to a conclusion Thursday as the organizers promised to deliver a better event next time by learning lessons from the first one. The inaugural World Martial

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with new info, details) By Song Sang-ho VIENTIANE, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- The East Asia Summit (EAS), a regional strategic forum, adopted a statement on non-proliferation Thursday, urging North Korea to

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- A lawmaker from the ruling Saenuri Party proposed a new bill on Thursday to classify military-related corruption as a form of aiding and abetting the enemy, paving the way for courts to hand out stricter punishment including

INCHEON, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- A local court on Thursday convicted two former executives of the South Korean unit of U.S. carmaker General Motors Co. on charges of receiving some tens of millions of won in kickbacks in return for business favors. The

By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to be deployed in South Korea by the end of 2017 will not be aimed at China and Russia, a U.S. military official said in a defense forum held in Seoul T

By Song Sang-ho VIENTIANE, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- The leaders of 16 countries seeking to clinch a regional free trade agreement on Thursday called for the swift conclusion of their negotiations, voicing their hope for "balanced, high-quality and mutually

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 3-5; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean baseball commentator was found dead Thursday, police said, in an apparent suicide that occurred a few months after he was indicted over allegations o

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- A senior Ugandan defense official said Thursday that North Korea may take serious action if international sanctions cause the reclusive country to become desperate. Rosette Byengoma, permanent secretary of the Ugandan def

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- A local court on Thursday ruled in favor of the government and said it is legitimate not to disclose the list of writers or the review board of the state-authored history textbooks to be reintroduced next year until editing i

(ATTN: ADDS photo; TIDIES UP attributions; FIXES minor error) SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan are in talks to hold a trilateral meeting of their top diplomats on the sidelines of a United Nations plenary session sch

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ---------------- S. Korea, Japan fall short of forging military info sharing pact: Seoul SEOUL -- South Korea shied away from forging a military

(ATTN: ADDS number in US dollars at bottom) SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- Homemade films accounted for close to 70 percent of all ticket sales in South Korea last month, sweeping the top four spots at the monthly box office, a government report showed Thu

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea shied away from forging a military intelligence sharing pact with Japan during talks between the leaders of the two countries in Laos, the foreign ministry said Thursday. The long protracted issue of signing t

By Joo Kyung-don CHEONGJU, South Korea, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- As an Asian Games gold medalist and former world champion, South Korean wushu practitioner Lee Ha-sung has competed in bigger events before he took part in an inaugural martial arts competiti

(ATTN: ADDS finance minister's comments in last 4 paras) SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- Creditors of cash-strapped Hanjin Shipping Co. are unlikely to provide fresh financial aid to the ailing shipper currently under court receivership, industry sources s

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. has decided to sell a part of its stake in Dutch chip equipment maker ASML Holding NV, a company official said Thursday. The Samsung official described the decision as a "usual business judgment"

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday rejected an offer by North Korea's youth league to hold a meeting of young Koreans to discuss unification, calling the proposal a sheer propaganda campaign. The Central Committee of Kimilsungist-Ki

By Kim Deok-hyun SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) – The latest premium smartphones unveiled by Samsung Electronics Co., LG Electronics Inc. and Apple Inc. have similar functions, such as dual-lens cameras and waterproof features. The trend has been incre

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy group Bangtan Boys topped Japan's benchmark music chart with its latest album, the band's agency said on Thursday. The seven-member act snagged the No. 1 spot in the daily album section of the ORICON cha

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Agricultural Cooperative Federation said Thursday nine kinds of eco-friendly Korean rice have received halal authorization from the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM). The agricult

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed almost flat Thursday, as investors sought to lock in recent gains, which were offset by a rise in top market cap Samsung Electronics, analysts said. The Korean wo