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SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean delegation left for Russia Monday, the North's state media reported, for a regional economic forum that will also involve a South Korean government delegation headed by President Moon Jae-in. The North Kore

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) on Monday ramped up its claim of a government attempt to control the media, drawing fire from the ruling party that urged a united front amid North Korea's escalating nuclear thre

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in is set to hold talks with his Russian counterpart and Germany chancellor later Monday in telephone conversations widely expected to focus on ways to rein in North Korea's evolving nuclear an

(ATTN: ADDS more details, background throughout) SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea may fire an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on a standard trajectory toward the North Pacific around its key anniversary following its sixth nuclear test

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(ATTN: UPDATES with more info from 2nd para) SEOUL/BEIJING, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and China discussed North Korea's sixth nuclear test and their countries' response to it during a phone conversation on Monday, the foreig

(ATTN: UPDATES with reports of Moon's meeting with a Russian official in Seoul, more details, additional information in paras 8-10) SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's nuclear program will top the agenda of the upcoming summit between South Korea

(ATTN: REWRITES lead; UPDATES with details in para 2; REPLACES photo) SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Singer-actor Ok Taecyeon of boy band 2PM started his mandatory military service on Monday, according to his agency. "Ok Taecyeon enlisted as an active

(ATTN: UPDATES with reports of telephone convo between security chiefs of S. Korea and U.S. in paras 5-7) SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- The United States has confirmed in an official letter that there is no gap between Washington and Seoul on how to denu

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and China discussed North Korea's sixth nuclear test and their countries' response to it during a phone conversation on Monday, the foreign ministry here said. pbr@yna.co.kr (END)

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS more details throughout) SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea may fire an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on a standard trajectory toward the North Pacific around its key anniversary following its sixth n

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Korea's craft works made by human cultural assets and designers will go on display at one of the world's biggest decor fairs in Paris later this month, state-run cultural agencies said Monday. The National Intangible Herit

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., a major shipyard here, said Monday that it has secured a 470 billion won (US$420 million) order to build five very large crude carriers (VLCCs). Under the deal with Hyundai Mer

(ATTN: ADDS more details, background throughout) SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea may fire an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward the North Pacific following its sixth nuclear test, South Korea's spy agency was quoted by a lawmaker a

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's nuclear program will top the agenda of the upcoming summit between South Korea and Russia this week, a Seoul presidential official said Monday. President Moon Jae-in and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Puti

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks sank by more than 1 percent Monday as the escalating geopolitical tension following Pyongyang's nuclear test soured investor sentiment, analysts said. The Korean won sha

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SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Foreign investors are expected to remain cautious due to possible volatility in the financial markets following North Korea's latest nuclear test, a report showed Monday. Citigroup said international financial market play

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Sechskies, the iconic 90s K-pop band that had a successful reunion last year, will release its fifth full-length album this month, according to its agency Monday. The album will be released on Sept. 21 and will consist of

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy Note 8 is expected to come with a price tag of 1.09 million won (US$962) here, industry sources said Monday, hovering above that of the device's predecessor. According to the sources, the

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea may fire an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward the North Pacific following its sixth nuclear test, South Korea's spy agency was quoted by a lawmaker as saying Monday. The National Intelligence Se

(ATTN: UPDATES with background info in last 3 paras; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry announced Monday that the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) will soon install four more THAAD missile defense launchers at its new southe

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SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry announced Monday that the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) will soon install four more THAAD missile defense launchers at its new southern base. The announcement came as the environment ministry acc

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks sank by more than 1 percent Monday as the escalating geopolitical tension following Pyongyang's nuclear test soured investor sentiment, analysts said. The Korean won sharply fell against the U.S. dollar.