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(ATTN: ADDS more details in last para) BUSAN, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- State prosecutors on Wednesday asked a local court to issue a warrant to formally arrest a former presidential secretary over his alleged involvement in a corruption case surrounding th

BUSAN, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- State prosecutors on Wednesday asked a local court to issue a warrant to formally arrest a former presidential secretary over his alleged involvement in a corruption case surrounding the ongoing construction of a skyscraper i

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea issued a travel alert over the entire territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wednesday, citing political unrest ahead of a government change. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued its third-high

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se rallied support from European Union (EU) member countries on Wednesday as Seoul goes into high gear to press North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program with the United Nation

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's SK Group said Wednesday that it has agreed with a Chinese chemicals maker to scrap their plan to establish a joint venture to produce butanediol, a key material used to make synthetic fibers. In 2013, SK Glo

(ATTN: UPDATES with independent counsel's comments in paras 6-10; CHANGES photo; Minor edits) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday appointed a former prosecutor as the independent counsel to lead an investig

(ATTN: RECASTS caption, last para) SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday named a Christian pastor to head a presidential panel dedicated to promoting social unity, her office Cheong Wa Dae said. Choi Sung-kyu, former head

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- What if you only had 48 hours to live? What would you do and who would you spend those last hours with? On the new reality show "My Last 48 Hours," three celebrities in their 20s to 50s reveal what they wo

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. ---------------- (LEAD) Park appoints former prosecutor as independent counsel SEOUL -- President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday appointed a former

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- The state-run Korea Development Bank said Wednesday net profit from its overseas operations will more than double this year helped by aggressive marketing and risk management. Faced with declining margins and the lack of

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday appointed a Christian pastor to head a presidential panel dedicated to promoting social cohesion, her office Cheong Wa Dae said. Choi Sung-kyu, former head of the Christian Council of

SEJONG, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is expected to keep the ratio of national debt against the gross domestic product (GDP) under 39 percent by the end of the year on reduced Treasurys and a rise in tax revenue, a senior finance ministry official s

DAEGU, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- Fire engulfed a traditional market in the country's southeastern city of Daegu on Wednesday, destroying hundreds of shops and injuring two firefighters, authorities said. The fire broke out at one of six commercial buildi

(ATTN: ADDS photo, comments) SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- Former professional championship-winning manager Kim Euong-yong was elected president of the national amateur baseball governing body on Wednesday. Kim beat former lawmaker Lee Kye-ahn 85-41

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonap) -- South Korea's leading private equity fund MBK Partners will take over Japan's largest golf course operator Accordia Golf Co. for 890 billion won (US$760 million), industry sources said Wednesday. According to local investm

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- Proposed tax hikes in South Korea will likely lead to a drop in foreign investment here that may in turn cause significant cuts in growth and jobs, especially when the new U.S. administration under Donald Trump is widely expe

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- A state-run agricultural agency said Wednesday that it has installed an automatic flower vending machine in Seoul in an effort to boost the local floral industry. The machine, which sells preserved flowers, is installed a

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- A magazine published by a German consumer advocacy group has given a top grade to Samsung Electronics Co.'s super-ultra high-definition TV with quantum dot technology, the company said Wednesday. Citing the December edit

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Nov, 30 (Yonhap) -- Not that long ago, most household products that we use on an everyday basis, from glassware, candle holders to lightings, were made by hand. Although most are now mass produced in factories, some artisans hav

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- Former professional championship-winning manager Kim Euong-yong was elected president of the national amateur baseball governing body on Wednesday. Kim beat former lawmaker Lee Kye-ahn 85-41 in a vote held in Seoul for th

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial authorities gave permission Wednesday for Northern Trust Company, a major U.S. bank, to open a branch here. It marks the first approval by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) this year for a fo

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed higher on Wednesday as offshore traders continued to buy local shares, getting a boost from sharp gains in market bellwether Samsung Electronics. The local curren

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SEJONG, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- A program to cut tariffs levied on 834 information technology products will start next month, with all of them to be eliminated worldwide within at most seven years, as part of the implementation of a global trade pact, the

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed higher on Wednesday as offshore traders continued to buy local shares, getting a boost from sharp gains in market bellwether Samsung Electronics. The local currency weakened against the U.S. dollar.