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(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 3-6) SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has named Choe Il as its new ambassador to Britain, Pyongyang's state media said Thursday, following the latest defection to South Korea by a top diplomat stationed in London

By Song Sang-ho, Kang Yoon-seung and Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister-designate Kim Byong-joon on Thursday expressed his aim to take control of social and economic affairs and hinted at a possible policy shift, as opposition par

(ATTN: ADDS more details throughout) SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has named Choe Il as its new ambassador to Britain, Pyongyang's state media said Thursday, following the latest defection to South Korea by a top diplomat stationed in London.

By Lee Haye-ah SEONGNAM, South Korea, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- An aspiring cartoonist will tell the story of his ridiculous but warmhearted family in "The Sound of Your Heart," a new series based on the eponymous webtoon, the drama's producer and actors sai

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 5, 9-10) SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Assembly on Thursday ratified the Paris Agreement, becoming the eighth country to endorse the international pact on reducing greenhouse gases among the wo

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has named Choe Il as its new ambassador to Britain, Pyongyang's state media said Thursday, following the latest defection to South Korea by a top diplomat stationed in London. Choe has been appointed as Pyongya

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Oman have agreed to strengthen bilateral financial cooperation, especially in their regulatory systems, a related government office here said Thursday. The two sides plan to actively cooperate on financial

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Assembly on Thursday ratified the Paris Agreement, becoming the eighth country to endorse the international pact on reducing greenhouse gases among the world's top 10 emitters, the foreign ministry said.

(ATTN: RECAST lead; ADDS para 2; TRIMS) By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Prime minister-designate Kim Byong-joon said Thursday that an investigation into President Park Geun-hye in relation to her confidante charged with abuse of authorit

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ---------------- South Korea, Kazakhstan to hold summit next week SEOUL -- The leaders of South Korea and Kazakhstan will hold a summit next week

SEJONG, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Exports of South Korean seafood products rose 10.2 percent in the first 10 months of 2016 from a year earlier on brisk demand from the European Union, China and Asian countries, government data showed Thursday. The countr

(ATTN: ADDS details in 9, 15-16 paras) By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- A rising number of opposition lawmakers are openly demanding the resignation of President Park Geun-hye, expressing disappointment in her handling of a scandal involv

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 22-26) By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister-designate Kim Byong-joon said Thursday that an investigation into President Park Geun-hye is possible, but added it should be carried out in a prudent m

(ATTN: CHANGES to lead; ADDS more remarks in last 3 paras) SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday dismissed China's protest against its Coast Guard's recent use of a machine gun in the process of cracking down on boats illegally fishing, ca

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Thursday questioned an executive director at South Korea's largest conglomerate Samsung Group over allegations that a close friend of President Park Geun-hye pressured local companies to donate some tens of bill

By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Gordon McBean, president of the International Council for Science (ICSU), stressed the importance of scientists' role in government science policies, urging more young scientists to engage with the public.

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed higher on Thursday, snapping a four-day losing streak on the back of institutional buying amid growing political uncertainties at both home and abroad. The Korean

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed higher on Thursday, snapping a four-day losing streak on the back of institutional buying amid growing political uncertainties at both home and abroad. The Korean won sharply rose against the U.S. do

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(ATTN: ADDS details in para 9-11, 18-20, photo) By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister-designate Kim Byong-joon said Thursday that an investigation into President Park Geun-hye is possible, but added it should be carried out in a

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Thursday that it cannot accept China's rebuke of its Coast Guard's recent use of a machine gun in the process of cracking down on boats illegally fishing, calling for Beijing to take "effective" countermeasure

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- China is likely to supply power to North Korea's oldest special economic zone as part of joint projects between the two socialist allies, a U.S. researcher said Thursday via a broadcaster. A total of 68 power transmission

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES para 2, 6, 11-14; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Lacking a middle class -- a major force behind the Visegrad countries' social transition -- North Korea is unlikely to make the shift from a socialist regime to ca

(ATTN: ADDS more details from 4th para) SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), a state-run utility firm, said Thursday that its third-quarter earnings sank 68 percent from a year earlier due largely to one-off factors. Net p

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