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(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 4-5) BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- China said Monday it will enforce the latest United Nations sanctions on North Korea this week, banning the imports of resources and seafood from the country. The United Nations

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The United States is ready to make a "decisive" response to North Korea's possible attack near its territory of Guam, but its focus in dealing with the recalcitrant regime is placed on diplomatic efforts and economic pressure

BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- China said Monday it will enforce the latest United Nations sanctions on North Korea this week, banning the imports of resources and seafood from the country. The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2371

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States will have their first meeting in Washington on Aug. 30, Seoul's defense ministry said in a report to lawmakers on Monday. Defense Minister Song Young-moo and his U.S

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional remarks, more details from 4th para; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in urged North Korea to quickly return to the dialogue table Monday, noting its provocations and threats were di

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in urged North Korea to quickly return to the dialogue table Monday, noting its provocations and threats were disturbing peace and stability not only in the region, but throughout the world.

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean director Kim Dae-hwan has received the rookie director award for "The First Lap" at the 70th Locaro Festival that closed on Saturday. Kim became the fifth Korean director to win a key award at the film festiv

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SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., a troubled shipbuilder here, said Monday that it posted a profit for the second straight quarter in the second quarter, largely thanks to cost-cutting measures and increased deliv

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- Kwon Oh-hyun, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., was paid some 14 billion won(US$12.3 million) in the first half of the year, and set to become once again the country's highest-paid corporate executive of the year, dat

[https://youtu.be/RVkXFeAZhTU?list=PLOam9tPZN4u7sn2sUyKGcFmQUwLLmuRQx] SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- A group of celebrated Korean and international musicians are set to release a project song praying for the reunification of the Korean Peninsula.

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks by defense minister, JCS chairman) SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is unlikely to carry out its threat to fire missiles into waters around the U.S. territory of Guam, Defense Minister Song Young-moo said Monday.

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday. ---------------- (LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. military chiefs discuss N.K. threats, alliance SEOUL -- Top military officials from South Korea and the Unit

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival, a major summer music festival in South Korea, saw a slight drop in the number of visitors from last year, according to organizers Monday. Industry watchers attribute the drop to a grow

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new labor minister promised Monday to improve working conditions and treatment for non-regular workers by removing discriminative measures and setting up fair principles in the employment system. "The minis

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea warned Monday that any accidental event can develop into a nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula, as Seoul and Washington plan to stage annual joint military drills late this month. The North's warning came as P

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- HyunA, a former member of the now-disbanded girl group 4minute, will put out a new album late this month, sources in the music scene said Monday. The sources said the idol singer will release her sixth EP led by a song co

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- Kuwait plans to end its commercial and financial transactions with North Korea and discontinue the issuance of visas for the North's laborers in compliance with United Nations resolutions, Kuwait's ambassador to South Korea s

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS more info) SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- Top military officials from South Korea and the United States met in Seoul on Monday to discuss joint responses to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. U.S. Joint Chi

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors launched a new investigation Monday into allegations that South Korea's main intelligence agency orchestrated cyber operations to sway voters in the 2012 presidential election, after they were given the findings o

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- Kumho Tire Co., South Korea's second-biggest tiremaker by sales, said Monday that it continued to suffer an operating loss in the second quarter of the year, due to sluggish sales in overseas markets. The tiremaker logged

By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- When it comes to busking, or the act of the no-frills street performance, the common notion is that the domain is reserved for, or occupied by, underground or experimental art. But in today's K-pop, that no

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks rebounded Monday as local institutional investors remained net buyers of stocks amid abating signs of tension between the United States and North Korea. The Korean won r

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(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks from Moon, more details in paras 6-8, 13-14) SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday urged both North Korea and the United States to act reasonably and peacefully, saying the North Korean