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(ATTN: UPDATES with details in last 3 paras; ADDS photo) SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in told Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday that Pyongyang-Tokyo relations should improve to help address the North Korea issue

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in last 4 paras) SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in told Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday that Pyongyang-Tokyo relations should improve to help address the North Korea issue. In a 45

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in told Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday that Pyongyang-Tokyo relations should improve to help address the North Korea issue. In a 45-minute phone conversation with Abe, Moon st

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ----------------- (LEAD) S. Korea to push for summit preparation talks with N. Korea late this month SEOUL-- South Korea will propose holding high-

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea failed to advance to the wheelchair curling final at the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics after losing 8-6 to Norway on Friday. The South Korean team of Seo Soon-seok, Bang Min-ja, Cha Jae-goan

(ATTN: ADDS details) SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will propose holding high-level talks with North Korea late this month to work out the details of a planned summit between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Moon's c

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- A senior Chinese foreign policy advisor's planned visit to South Korea has been delayed by a week, the foreign ministry here said Friday. China's State Councilor Yang Jiechi was planning to make a trip to South Korea for

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is expected to see its exports to the United States decrease this year due to protectionist measures by the world's largest economy, the country's central bank chief said Friday. "U.S. trade protectionist mea

(ATTN: ADDS quote in last para) SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it has updated the augmented-reality (AR) emoji program of the Galaxy S9 smartphones with Disney characters, allowing users to create various emojis imitati

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it has updated the augmented-reality (AR) emoji program of the Galaxy S9 smartphones with Disney characters, allowing users to create various emojis imitating their facial expressions.

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 6, 8-11, 16-17) SEOUL/BEIJING, March 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's foreign minister has left for Sweden to meet with his Swedish counterpart to discuss bilateral ties and issues of mutual concerns, the country's st

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will propose holding high-level talks with North Korea late this month to work out the details of a summit between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Moon's chief of staff said Friday.

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreigners who experienced Buddhist temple stay programs in South Korea increased by more than a quarter in 2017 from a year ago, Buddhist officials said Friday. A total of 70,910 foreigners participated in

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks were nearly unchanged Friday as investors took a cautious stance days before the U.S. monetary meeting. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar for the second d

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By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- U.S. aircraft maker Boeing Co. said Friday that it expects rising demand for its single-aisle passenger jets in South Korea due to growth of low-cost carriers (LCCs). At a press conference in Seoul, Bo

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks were nearly unchanged Friday as investors took a cautious stance days before the U.S. monetary meeting. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar for the second day in a row. The benchmark Korea

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- A man hired to kill the husband of an actress in a family inheritance feud was sentenced to 22 years in prison, a Seoul court said Friday. The Seoul Central District Court meted out the sentence to the 28-year-old defend

(ATTN: UPDATES with final result in paras 3-4) SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- Former major league right-hander Angel Sanchez made an impressive preseason debut in South Korea on Friday. The new pitcher for the SK Wyverns struck out nine in four solid

(ATTN: UPDATES with Cheong Wa Dae reaction in paras 4-5, 10-11) SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Liberty Korea Party said Friday it will seek to revise the Constitution with a focus on delegating more presidential power to the prime min

(ATTN: UPDATES with final result in paras 2-3) SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean baseball's defending champions received a third straight scoreless start from their rotation in preseason Friday. The Kia Tigers left-hander Pat Dean held the

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will become a member of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, an intergovernmental treaty to protect and efficiently use environmentally important wetlands, in May. In a Feb. 7 notice on its website, the Ramsar

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