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(ATTN: CORRECTS typo in 4th para) SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean presidential aide expressed hope Sunday that North Korea will send its "highest-level" officials to lead its delegation at the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics. He als

(ATTN: UPDATES headline; ADDS updated info throughout) JEJU ISLAND, South Korea, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- More than 200 flights were canceled or delayed at Jeju International Airport on Sunday due to heavy snowfall and strong winds, authorities said. Ac

By Joo Kyung-don PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will give its best efforts in cooperation with experts from around the world to protect athletes from harassment and abuse at the PyeongChang Winte

INCHEON, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- The joint Korean women's hockey team fell to Sweden 3-1 in its only tuneup game before the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Sunday. With 18 South Koreans and four North Koreans in action, the joint team stood its ground an

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea sees the United States' latest review of its nuclear posture as a reaffirmation of its commitment to providing extended nuclear deterrence for its allies in the face of increasing threats from North Korea, a foreig

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean speed skater Noh Seon-yeong, who almost missed her spot in the 2018 Winter Games in late January due to an apparent mix-up by the nation's skating union, started her warmup for the competition on

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has denounced U.S. President Donald Trump's recent State of the Union speech as the "height of arrogance" and "arbitrariness," its state media said Sunday. In an interview with the Korean Central News Agency,

By Kim Boram GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's figure skating duo of Kim Kyu-eun and Kam Kang-chan may share the ice with their North Korean counterparts Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik in an official practice session for the upcomin

By Kang Yoon-seung GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national speed skating team on Sunday started training in Gangneung, the sub-host city for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, with its first competition set to start in less tha

By Joo Kyung-don PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said Sunday South Korean organizers have done extraordinary work in preparing for the Winter Olympics. At a press conference

INCHEON, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Four North Koreans will play in the first game for the joint women's hockey team on Sunday. Twelve North Korean players have been added to the 23-deep South Korean squad to create an historic joint Korean hockey team for

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Sunday indicted an ex-aide to former President Lee Myung-bak for receiving illicit money from the National Intelligence Agency. Kim Jin-mo, who served as presidential secretary for civil affairs from 2009-2

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- A crowded competition is shaping up within the ruling Democratic Party to grab its ticket to run in the June Seoul mayoral election. Jeon Hyun-heui, a two-term lawmaker of the party, became the fifth member to join the rac

(ATTN: UPDATES with more detail in para 7) INCHEON, South Korea, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Chang Ung, North Korea's representative to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), expressed his wish for the success of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics as he arriv

INCHEON, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Supporters and opponents of the joint Korean women's ice hockey team both assembled outside the venue for the squad's first game on Sunday. The Korean team is scheduled to face Sweden at 6 p.m. at Seonhak International I

(ATTN: UPDATES with increased number of delays, cancellations in para 2; ADDS more info in para 3) JEJU ISLAND, South Korea, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- More than 100 flights were canceled or delayed at Jeju International Airport on Sunday due to heavy snowfa

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details) INCHEON, South Korea, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Chang Ung, North Korea's representative to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), expressed his wish for the success of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics as he arrived in Sou

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- The latest U.S. nuclear posture document has sent a clear warning to North Korea that Washington could opt for preventive strike options with more easily usable nuclear weapons, experts said Sunday. On Friday, the U.S. Dep

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean presidential aide expressed hope Sunday that North Korea will send its "highest-level" officials to lead its delegation at the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics. He also said on condition of anonymity th

INCHEON, South Korea, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Chang Ung, a North Korean International Olympic Committee member, arrived in South Korea on Sunday to attend the 132nd IOC Session scheduled at the venue for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Chang arrived at

Gangneung, South Korea, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Two-time Olympic speed skating gold medalist Lee Sang-hwa set a new track record in the 500 meters at an international competition in Germany on Sunday, casting a brighter outlook on her chances at the 2018 Py

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- The figure skating pairs duo of Kim Kyu-eun and Kam Kang-chan became the first South Koreans to move into the athletes' village for the PyeongChang Olympics on Sunday. The two left Seoul at

JEJU ISLAND, South Korea, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- More than 100 flights were canceled or delayed at Jeju International Airport on Sunday due to heavy snowfall, authorities said. According to the Korea Airports Corp. (KAC), 109 flights departing from or

Feb. 5 1893 -- The royal authorities of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) decide to establish the nation's first naval academy on Ganghwa Island, west of Seoul. Faced with growing pressure from foreign countries' military vessels that frequently a

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean chip exports are expected to continue to post solid growth this year, though its pace may slow down from last year's exponential expansion, a report showed Sunday. The Korea Institute for Industrial Economics