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By Joo Kyung-don PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- The cross-country skiers who competed on the future Olympic courses in PyeongChang for an International Ski Federation (FIS) competition said Saturday they find the tracks challenging but f

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- People in South Korea took to the streets in central Seoul on Saturday calling for President Park Geun-hye's immediate resignation over an influence-peddling scandal involving her longtime friend. This massive rally marked

(ATTN: more info, comments) By Joo Kyung-don PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Petr Sedov of Russia won the men's skiathlon event at an International Ski Federation (FIS) competition here on Saturday. Sedov claimed his third FIS Cross-

By Joo Kyung-don PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- For South Korean cross-country skier Lee Chae-won, PyeongChang is a familiar place. The host city of the 2018 Winter Olympics, located some 180 kilometers east of Seoul, is her hometow

(ATTN: UPDATES with possible cause for fire in 7th para) HWASEONG, Gyeonggi Province, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Four people were killed Saturday as a fire broke out at a shopping mall connected to a couple of residential skyscrapers in Dongtan new town in Hw

By Joo Kyung-don PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Petr Sedov of Russia won the men's skiathlon event at an International Ski Federation (FIS) competition here on Saturday. Sedov claimed his third FIS Cross-Country World Cup victory aft

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- The general manager of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors has tendered his resignation over the club's ban from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League, a source close to the matter told Yonhap News Agency Saturday. T

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details) HWASEONG, Gyeonggi Province, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Four people were killed Saturday as a fire broke out at a shopping mall connected to a couple of residential skyscrapers in Dongtan new town in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Provin

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Suh Young-hoon, former South Korean Red Cross chief known for his dedicated efforts to help improve inter-Korean ties, died Saturday at a Seoul hospital, the humanitarian agency said Saturday. He was 93. The agency said Se

(ATTN: UPDATES with commissions in last 4 paras) SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's duty-free outlets have sharply increased their sales but struggled to raise actual profits amid fierce competition, data indicated Saturday. The combined reve

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- In a restaurant located on the 50th floor of a high-rise in Yeouido, western Seoul, a newly married celebrity couple sang a sweet love song. The song, sang by one of the hottest celebrity couples in Korea at the moment, w

(ATTN: UPDATES with details; ADDS photo) HWASEONG, Gyeonggi Province, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Four people were killed Saturday as a fire broke out at a shopping mall connected to a couple of residential skyscrapers in Dongtan new town in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi

Feb. 5 1893 -- The royal authorities of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) decide to establish the nation's first naval academy on Ganghwa Island, west of Seoul. Faced with growing pressure from foreign countries' military vessels that frequently a

HWASEONG, Gyeonggi Province, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Four people were killed Saturday as a fire broke out inside a high-rise building in Dongtan new town in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, fire authorities said. (END)

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's duty-free outlets have sharply increased their sales but struggled to raise actual profits amid fierce competition, data indicated Saturday. The combined revenue of local duty-free stores hit a record high of

(ATTN: ADDS photo) SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- American snowboarder Chloe Kim will visit South Korea next week as a sports envoy for the State Department in a show of U.S. support for the ally's preparations to host the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic G

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has unilaterally sold rice cookers produced in the now-defunct inter-Korean industrial zone in Kaesong, a U.S. media outlet reported Saturday. A source in China told Radio Free Asia (RFA) that North Koreans too

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea confirmed Saturday the outbreak of bird flu in Seoul, the first time in two years for the pandemic to spread to the capital. The dead body of a Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) water bird was found at a

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- American snowboarder Chloe Kim will visit South Korea next week as a sports envoy for the State Department in a show of U.S. support for the ally's preparations to host the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, the U.S. Embas

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean slugger Park Byung-ho has been designated for assignment by the Minnesota Twins, facing a likely demotion to the minors. The Twins made the move Friday (local time) to make room for reliever Matt Belisle on th

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares are expected to remain in a tight range next week amid concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's policies, but sound economic data released this week will help shore up the local stock market, analysts sa

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans spent a new record high amount of money abroad last year on increased outbound travel despite an economic slump and sagging domestic consumption, data showed Saturday. Expenditures on ordinary foreign trips,

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain

Accept search and seizures The independent counsel investigators on Friday attempted to barge into the Blue House compound to search and seize evidence related to the power abuse scandal involving President Park Geun-hye, her friend Choi Soon-sil

Trump's Asia strategy Mattis' visit indicates a full-court press on China U.S. President Donald Trump's top defense official, James Mattis, made a two-day visit to Seoul, the first stop of his first overseas trip, and then continued to Japan. T