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SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday stressed the need to improve relations between his country and Japan to jointly deal with North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile capabilities, but still noted the need to addre

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional details, more background from 5th para) SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in again urged the United States Monday to refrain from taking any action against North Korea that could start an armed c

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in again urged the United States Monday to refrain from taking any action against North Korea that could start an armed conflict on the peninsula, saying even the slightest conflict here may co

(ATTN: ADDS photo) By Joo Kyung-don PAJU, South Korea, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea football coach Shin Tae-yong said Monday the national team's primary focus will be on organizing defense in practices ahead of two crucial World Cup qualifiers.

(ATTN: ADDS photo) By Joo Kyung-don PAJU, South Korea, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean national football players on Monday said they feel a heavy responsibility to qualify for the World Cup as they started training for upcoming matches. South K

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By Joo Kyung-don PAJU, South Korea, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean national football players on Monday said they feel a heavy responsibility to qualify for the World Cup as they started training for upcoming matches. South Korea, led by head co

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign minister on Monday defended President Moon Jae-in's recent controversial "red line" remark as intended to underline the seriousness of North Korea's threat. Moon said last week that the North would

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 4 paras; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry said Monday that it plans to pursue dialogue with North Korea in non-political sectors, including sports exchanges, as it seeks enga

By Joo Kyung-don PAJU, South Korea, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- After returning to the national football team for the first in nearly three years, South Korean striker Lee Dong-gook said Monday the players need to sacrifice themselves for the team in the Worl

YEONCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea released water from a border dam without giving prior notice to South Korea on Monday, causing the water levels of a cross-border river downstream to rise dangerously, officials said. The Nort

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers at Kia Motors Corp. will stage a partial strike to demand higher wages, the carmaker's union said Monday. The walkout planned for Tuesday comes as Kia's management and its 28,240-strong union failed to

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday that it will roll out its new pen-equipped laptop the Notebook 9 Pen that will include Intel's latest eighth generation processor in South Korea next month. Bringing its S Pen technolog

By Joo Kyung-don PAJU, South Korea, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea football coach Shin Tae-yong said Monday the national team's primary focus will be on organizing defense in practices ahead of two crucial World Cup qualifiers. Shin's side began

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's biggest marketplace for content creators will open later this month in Seoul to vitalize the related industries and create a marketing venue for domestic and overseas buyers, organizers said Monday. BroadCas

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul-based Mexican diplomat accused of sexually assaulting a local employee is currently in Seoul and plans to cooperate with the local police agency's investigation, the Mexican Embassy in South Korea said Monday. A

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday. ---------------- (LEAD) Moon warns N. Korea not to use Korea-U.S. exercises as pretext for provocations SEOUL -- President Moon Jae-in warned North

(ATTN: RECASTS para 4) SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The prospects of two Constitutional Court nominees remained uncertain Monday as opposition parties ramped up their offensive over the duo's alleged ideological bias. Major parties agreed to hold a

GWANGJU, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- An exhibition on late German journalist Jurgen Hinzpeter opened on Monday in the southwestern city of Gwangju as the city paid tribute in recognition of his efforts to report a 1980 democratic uprising to the world. The

(ATTN: ADDS bond prices at bottom) SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed lower Monday as foreigners and institutions scaled back on their stockholding on profit taking. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Kor

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By Joo Kyung-don PAJU, South Korea, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean footballer Kwon Kyung-won said Monday he is ready to build up a solid national team career after joining the senior squad for the first time. Kwon is one of 26 players selected f

(ATTN: UPDATES with N. Korea's possible provocation, other details in last 8 paras; MODIFIES headline) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean and U.S. militaries on Monday started their first major combined training since North K

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The prospects of two Constitutional Court nominees remained uncertain Monday as opposition parties ramped up their offensive over the duo's alleged ideological bias. Major parties agreed to hold a parliamentary confirmati

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to extend US$300,000 in humanitarian assistance to Sierra Leone where massive mudslides killed hundreds of people, the foreign ministry said Monday. Downpours and following mudslides resulted in the dea