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(ATTN: UPDATES with comments by President Moon Jae-in) SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo took office Friday, vowing to buttress Seoul's ongoing efforts to foster a lasting peace on the divided peninsula.

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's deputy prime minister has admitted economic difficulties and called for South Korea's assistance, a South Korean presidential official said Friday, in a rare appeal by the North to try to boost its economy.

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha is expected to hold bilateral talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other foreign counterparts in New York next week on the sidelines of a U.N. session, a ministry of

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in will travel to New York on Sunday to attend the U.N. General Assembly and hold talks with U.S. President Donald Trump aimed at breaking the deadlock in denuclearization negotiations between Washington a

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended higher Friday, as investor sentiment was buoyed by the record close on Wall Street and eased concerns over global trade disputes, analysts said. The South Korean

Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP) 1-year TB 1.839 1.843 -0.4 3-year TB 2.022 2.035 -1.3 10-year TB 2.412 2.428 -1.6

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreigners who visited South Korea rose 26.1 percent in August from a year earlier due to a base effect after visits by Chinese tourists plunged last year in the face of a diplomatic row, the tourism promotion

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with additional info) SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors raided the homes and offices of three aides to a veteran opposition lawmaker Friday over allegations that the lawmakers and his aides accessed and downloaded digit

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Choi Jeong-woo, new CEO of South Korea's leading steelmaker POSCO Co., said Friday that the inter-Korean summit can create new opportunities for the steel industry. The executive was part of the business delegation that

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended higher Friday, as investor sentiment was buoyed by the record close on Wall Street and eased concerns over global trade disputes, analysts said. The South Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar.

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Unification Ministry Cho Myoung-gyon said Friday the government will redouble its efforts to end the "longest war and parting on Earth," as he spoke about the recent peace mood in Korea. He was referring to

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will lower its Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) alert level to its lowest readiness posture, as 21 people who came into close contact with a patient all tested negative for the disease, health authorities

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SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Friday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. ori Bank 16 650 UP 25 0 ANAFINANCIALGR 4 3750 U P5 50 ITEJINRO 1 6,600 0

ICHEON, South Korea, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Ye's Park is emerging as an attractive destination for an outing in the suburbs of Seoul, allowing people to take a breather from busy daily life. Ye means arts. Located in Icheon, 80 km east of Seoul, the

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial regulator and the health ministry said Friday that limits will be placed on raising premiums of indemnity insurance next year. The move is part of a broader effort by the state-run health insuranc

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The music video of BLACKPINK's "As If It's Your Last" has drawn more than 400 million YouTube views, its agency said Friday. The video surpassed the 400 million viewership mark at noon Friday, 15 months after its release

SEJONG, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea needs to develop key ports and logistics facilities to boost trade and revive its economy, especially in northern border areas, a study showed Friday. Lee Seong-woo, a port and logistics research chief at t

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