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DONGHAE, South Korea, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean maritime police said Saturday that it sent back a North Korean fishing boat stranded in the East Sea to its country. The ship was found adrift in waters some 29 kilometers south of the North

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; REWRITES throughout with new info) SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- Rival parties on Saturday made last-ditch efforts to reconcile differences over the government's spending plan for next year, as the legal deadline for the bud

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans' overseas spending hit a record high in the third quarter as more people opted to go on overseas trips, data from the central bank showed Saturday. South Korean residents spent 8.58 trillion won (US$7.88 bill

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- A Korean War memorial will be set up in Melbourne, Australia, next year to honor the service and sacrifices of about 17,000 Australian soldiers who participated in the 1950-53 war, the Melbourne Korean War Memorial Committee s

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- Six U.S. F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets arrived in South Korea on Saturday for joint air drills between Seoul and Washington slated for next week in a show of force against North Korea. The fighter planes will join the a

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- A parliamentary committee on defense on Saturday approved a resolution to condemn North Korea's latest long-range missile test and its violation of an armistice agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War. In the resolutio

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 4-6) SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The government's spending plan for next year was submitted to a parliamentary plenary session Saturday amid a political deadlock over a set of sticking points, including proposed ov

Dec. 3 1952 -- The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution calling for the transfer of all Korean War prisoners to a politically neutral location. 1995 -- Former President Chun Doo-hwan is indicted on corruption charges, as we

(ATTN: ADDS photo) SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- A natural earthquake of magnitude 2.5 was detected in North Korea on Saturday close to where the country recently conducted a nuclear test, Seoul's weather agency said. The tremor occurred at 7:45 a.m.

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's vice foreign minister has met with his Argentine and Brazilian counterparts to discuss coordination against North Korea's nuclear issue and bilateral ties, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday. Lim Sung-nam

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has submitted a report on its implementation of the sanctions the United Nations slapped on North Korea following Pyongyang's July firing of two intercontinental ballistic mi

(ATTN: CHANGES photo, headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with new info) SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The government's spending plan for next year was submitted to a parliamentary plenary session Saturday amid a political deadlock over a set of sticking p

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SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- A natural earthquake of magnitude 2.5 was detected in North Korea on Saturday close to where the country recently conducted a nuclear test, Seoul's weather agency said. The tremor occurred at 7:45 a.m. in Kilju, North Hamg

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The amount of cash donations made to public organizations to help victims of the earthquake in the Pohang region has topped 30 billion won (US$27.6 million), a government agency said Saturday. The National Disaster and Saf

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has submitted a report on its implementation of the sanctions the United Nations slapped on North Korea following Pyongyang's July firing of two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), the U.N. website showed S

BERLIN, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- One of the Korean victims of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II has made a donation to an international human rights group committed to protecting refugee women, officials involved in the event said.

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 10-14) SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- Rival parties on Saturday engaged in last-minute negotiations over the government's spending plan for next year with the legal deadline for the budget approval approaching. The floor

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- Rival parties on Saturday engaged in last-minute negotiations over the government's spending plan for next year with the legal deadline for the budget approval approaching. The floor leaders of the ruling Democratic Party,

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares are expected to move in a tight range next week as investors could take a wait-and-see attitude ahead of a rate decision in Washington, analysts said Saturday. The main stock index closed at 2,475.41 on

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea held a rally and fireworks display to celebrate what it claims to be the completion of its nuclear arsenal with its latest firing of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Pyongyang's state media said Sat

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- Retail oil prices in South Korea rose for the 18th consecutive week during the final week of last month in line with a hike in global crude oil prices, data showed Saturday. The average gasoline price nationwide was at 1,5

A graver threat The launch of an advanced Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICMB) by North Korea has sent shock waves around the world and calls for determined action by Seoul. According to a Defense Ministry report to the National As

Full blockade Sanctions must be strengthened to seal off Kim regime North Korea's nuclear missile threat to the US is looming as a reality. If the missile the North launched Wednesday had flown on a standard trajectory rather than its loft

Belt-tightening moment BOK raises benchmark interest rate The Bank of Korea's raise of the benchmark interest rate from 1.25 to 1.5 percent Thursday means the era of easy money has ended. The first rate hike in more than six years reflects t