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SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Monday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. SBC 27,050 UP 500 Hyundai M&F INS 36,150 UP 50 Daesang 24,600 UP 200 SKNetwo

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SEJONG, April 24 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans are suffering from intensified economic difficulties in recent months due mainly to rising consumer prices and the higher jobless rate, government data showed Monday. The country's so-called misery index,

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(ATTN: UPDATES with more comments, other details from 3rd para; ADDS photo) SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense authorities said Monday the USS Carl Vinson, an American aircraft carrier, is expected to be part of a joint training exercis

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band Bangtan Boys, or BTS, won a global award for influence on social media, its management agency said Monday. The group was chosen as the winner in the music category of the 9th Shorty Awards on Sunday (loca

(ATTN: ADDS photo, more info in paras 7-8) SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Liberal presidential nominee Moon Jae-in's campaign on Monday filed a complaint with the prosecution against a former foreign minister for defamation, as his claim about Seoul's 20

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Son Naeun of girl group Apink has become the new "muse" of the globally renowned singer-rapper Psy. According to the local music industry on Monday, Son finished filming the music video for Psy's eighth full-length album

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- IBM Korea Inc., a subsidiary of the multinational technology firm IBM Corp., celebrated its 50th anniversary on Monday, pledging to aggressively enlarge its presence in South Korea and eventually lead the global ICT industry

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Centrist presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo pledged Monday to increase the number of women in his Cabinet as part of broader efforts to achieve gender equality. The nominee of the center-left People's Party said he wou

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- The number of patients diagnosed with malaria has declined steadily in South Korea in recent years due to heightened awareness of the disease, government data showed Monday. Malaria patients disappeared in South Korea in

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Pop singer BoA will release her new song "Spring Rain" next week, her management agency said Monday. S.M. Entertainment said that "Spring Rain" will be out on Friday, next week, as the fifth runner of the season 2 of the

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Yeeun from the K-pop girl group Wonder Girls and Jeong Jin-woon from boy group 2AM are said to have ended their relationship, industry sources said Monday. They have been together since early 2014 but decided to go their

(ATTN: REWRITES headline; ADDS more details throughout) SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry said Monday it is checking information about North Korea's latest detainment of a U.S. citizen amid tensions over Pyongyang's nuclea

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Auction, a leading online marketplace in South Korea, said Monday that sales of girls' toys have risen sharply the past week, outperforming those for boys' items, on surging demand ahead of the Children's

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will hold working-level consultations later this week on a broad range of alliance issues including North Korea's military threats, Seoul's defense ministry said Monday. The two sides ar

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean outfit Suwon Samsung Bluewings will aim to clinch a knockout berth at the top Asian club football competition this week, while three other South Korean teams will try to remain in the hunt for the last 16 qualif

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Liberal presidential nominee Moon Jae-in's campaign on Monday filed a complaint with the prosecution against a former foreign minister for defamation, as his claim about Seoul's 2007 policy decision on Pyongyang has posed a

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry said Monday it is checking information about North Korea's latest detainment of a U.S. citizen amid tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs. Tony Kim, a Korean-American m

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Conservative presidential candidate Yoo Seong-min pledged Monday to help the successful hosting of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics and boost tourism in the region surrounding its venue. The nominee of the splinter conser

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details from 4th para; MODIFIES headline; ADDS photo, byline) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea announced Monday it has developed an advanced artillery-locating radar to help counter North Korea's

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry said Monday that there has been no unusual movement in North Korea as Pyongyang is set to mark the 85th anniversary of the creation of its military this week. North Korea will celebrate

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense authorities said Monday the USS Carl Vinson, an American aircraft carrier, is scheduled to hold a joint training exercise with South Korean naval ships near the peninsula. "Consultations are under way