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SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Thursday held phone talks with Denmark's prime minister to discuss North Korea's nuclear issue and ways to strengthen their countries' ties, the presidential office said. Moon expressed his thanks

SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Thursday it is too early to say whether it will approve a civic group's plan to visit North Korea for a joint inter-Korean summit anniversary event slated for this month. The Ministry of Unification on Wed

(ATTN: UPDATES with quotes at bottom) SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Sistar's new and final song "Lonely" on Thursday rose to No. 1 on major South Korean music streaming charts. "Lonely," an acoustic R&B song released Wednesday afternoon, topped seven

MOSCOW, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Three more foreign news agencies have gained membership of a news-sharing platform under development by South Korea's Yonhap News Agency for the 2018 Winter Olympics set to open in the country's alpine city of PyeongChang ear

SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea stayed put in the latest FIFA rankings announced Thursday. South Korea came in at 43rd place with 703 points in FIFA world rankings for June, which is the same spot they've been in for the last two months. Sout

SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in's nominee for foreign minister said Thursday that the government needs to consider resuming humanitarian assistance to North Korea which had been suspended amid inter-Korean tensions. Kang Kyung-wha,

SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- JYP Entertainment Corp. said Thursday it has acquired a property worth 20.2 billion won (US$18 million) in eastern Seoul to be used as its new company office. It said in a regulatory filing that the purchase was made to s

SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new vice unification minister on Thursday raised the need to push for inter-Korean dialogue in a prudent manner by taking into account North Korea's changes in its attitude. Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae

SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Air Busan, a South Korea budget carrier, has added one A321-200 aircraft to its fleet that will allow it to strengthen its customer service, the company said Thursday. The low-cost carrier has leased a total of 20 passenge

By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's five carmakers said Thursday their combined sales fell 13 percent last month from a year earlier on weak overseas vehicle demand. The five automakers -- Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Motors Corp.,

SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Duty Free, South Korea's top duty-free operator, said Thursday it has set up a new outlet at a Vietnamese airport, making a foray into the Southeast Asian market. Lotte clinched a joint venture deal with a Vietnames

By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Outside of serialized dramas and variety comedies, reality television is inarguably the prevalent TV genre out there today, with networks trying to come up with new fresh ideas to win viewers swamped in a gl

SEJONG, June 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to sell a combined 7.7 trillion won (US$6.86 billion) of state bonds this month, the finance ministry said Thursday. The government will issue 1.8 trillion won in bonds with a maturity of three years, an

INCHEON, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Japanese home goods maker Iris Ohyama signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday with the Incheon regional government to set up a factory and a research and development center in a free economic zone, local officials said

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 2-8; CHANGES lead; CORRECTS rapper's age in para 2) SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday they have booked T.O.P. from popular boy band BIGBANG without detention on charges of smoking marijuana multiple

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ---------------- (4th LD) Moon revs up push to get extra budget for job creation SEOUL -- President Moon Jae-in on Thursday ratcheted up his pus

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout; ADDS photo) SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Group, South Korea's food and retail giant, unveiled Thursday its new research and development (R&D) center in eastern Seoul, vowing to strengthen its food and bio sectors. Th

(ATTN: UPDATES with statement from management agency in paras 6-7) SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday they have arrested T.O.P. from popular boy band BIGBANG on charges of smoking marijuana in October last year. The 28-year-old rapper

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at the bottom) SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended lower Thursday as foreign investors and institutions cashed in recent gains following a month-long rally amid U.S. uncertainties, analysts said. The Korean won

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SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended lower Thursday as foreign investors and institutions cashed in recent gains following a month-long rally amid U.S. uncertainties, analysts said. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar. The be

SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- EXO's Kai and f(x)'s Krystal have ended their relationship, their management agency said on Thursday. "The two have separated," an S.M. Entertainment official told Yonhap News Agency by phone. "We don't know when and why t

SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday its sales fell 14 percent last month from a year earlier due to weaker overseas demand. The country's biggest carmaker by sales sold a total of 367,969 vehicles in May, down from 429,084 un

SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday they have arrested T.O.P. from popular boy band BIGBANG on charges of smoking marijuana in October last year. The 28-year-old rapper tested positive for marijuana use, according to the Seoul Metropolit

SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp. said Thursday its vehicle sales fell 9.8 percent last month from a year earlier on lower demand at home and overseas. The country's second-biggest carmaker by sales sold a total of 219,128 vehicles in May