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(ATTN: CORRECTS slug; UPDATES with more remarks from Park in paras 8-9) GYEONGJU, South Korea, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday called for a review to designate Gyeongju as a special disaster zone after the city was hit by the c

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS Park's remarks, more info in paras 2-4) GYEONGJU, South Korea, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday called for a review to designate Gyeongju as a special disaster zone after the city was hit by th

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial authorities were on alert Tuesday, as the nation's umbrella labor union of bank workers are pushing for what they claim to be the "largest-ever" general strike later this week. Yim Jong-yong, chai

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; ADDS photo, Park's remarks in paras 3-4) GYEONGJU, South Korea, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday pledged full government support to cope with the aftermath of the record quake and aftershocks that hit th

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea decided not to allow a local non-governmental organization (NGO) to meet with North Korean officials so it can determine the damage caused by the recent flooding and offer humanitarian aid, government officials s

GYEONGJU, South Korea, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- Hundreds of Korean-language writers and linguists from around the world gathered in the southeastern city of Gyeongju Tuesday for an annual conference to discuss the future of Korean literature. About 400

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday said it is now capable of striking the U.S. mainland with a nuclear-tipped ballistic missile. In a commentary carried by its main newspaper Rodong Sinmun, the North claimed its fifth and most power

By Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- In the wake of the latest stabbing death of a South Korean woman by a Chinese tourist, public demand for tougher border control and concerns about existing visa waiver programs are growing among local resi

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 9-10, 13) SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- American authorities have failed to find a causal relationship between a controversial car fire in Florida on Sept. 5 and its owner's Galaxy Note 7, a U.S. newspaper repor

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Tuesday sought diplomatic help for the near-bankrupt South Korean shipper, Hanjin Shipping Co., as the government stepped up efforts to prop up the country's biggest shipper. Having failed to repay snowbal

(ATTN: UPDATES with prosecution's decision to free assets of Lotte founder's third wife in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- The chief of embattled South Korean retail giant Lotte was summoned by state prosecutors Tuesday as the high-profile

GYEONGJU, South Korea, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday pledged full government support to cope with the aftermath of the record quake and aftershocks that hit the southern city of Gyeongju. During her trip to the city, 371 k

DAEJEON, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- About four out of 10 teenage girls who have run away from home have at some point provided sexual services mainly for money, a survey showed Tuesday. According to the written survey of 92 runaway teen girls in Daejeon

POCHEON, South Korea, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- Thirty-three kinds of plants which live only on the Korean Peninsula have been put on the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources' (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, the Korea

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- The United States will send two B-52 bombers to South Korea this week to show its strong commitment to its key Asian ally amid evolving threats from North Korea, an official source said Tuesday. The two B-52 Stratofortre

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will deepen its isolation if it pursues additional provocative acts, the foreign ministry warned on Tuesday, amid speculation that Pyongyang might be preparing a long-range missile test in the near future. E

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. ----------------- (News Focus) K-pop idol groups draw world's attention to Korean culture SEOUL -- The ongoing trend of "hallyu," or the global follo

By Chung Joo-won, Lee Eun-jung SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- The ongoing trend of "hallyu," or the global following of Korean pop culture, has led the outward expansion of Korean culture to the world. K-pop has attracted many people around the world to

(ATTN: ADDS more comments in last 2 paras) By Park Boram SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- At least 40 North Korean overseas workers have died so far this year in work-related accidents and suicides following greater pressure by Pyongyang on its people to

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will extend the entry ban exemption for foreigners who overstay their visas but voluntarily leave the country, the justice ministry said Tuesday. Earlier this year, the ministry temporarily waived the ban imp

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- An international think tank on the fight against money laundering and terrorism-proliferation financing opened in South Korea on Tuesday as part of the nation's efforts to play a bigger role in the global campaign. South

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares ended higher Tuesday helped by increased buying by foreigners. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOS

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean smartphone users spend an average 43 minutes per day in playing mobile games, a survey showed on Tuesday. According to the survey of 23,626 smartphone users, conducted in August by WiseApp, an app analytics

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- Ballad singer Park Hyo-shin will release his first full-length album in six years on Oct. 3, record distributors said Tuesday. Park, who recently left Jellyfish Entertainment to partner with Glove Entertainment, has been

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares ended higher Tuesday helped by increased buying by foreigners. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 9.93 points, or 0.49 perc