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SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Wednesday requested a 20-year prison term for Daegu Mayor Choo Kyung-ho on c ...

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won extended its gains against the U.S. dollar Wednesday, as local exporters continue ...

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout)By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea blamed North Korea on W ...

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from sixth para)SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares retreated Wednesday as rising U.S ...

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday pledged efforts to secure the capabilities to defend the country ...

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares retreated Wednesday as rising U.S. Treasury yields raised concerns over higher bor ...

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By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- The Asia Pacific (APAC) region, including South Korea, could become the next power in t ...

GWANGJU, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- A court on Wednesday sentenced a 23-year-old man to life in prison for murdering a female high schoo ...

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Wednesday cut to one year the party membership suspens ...

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul on Wednesday visited the command and control center of the Navy to ins ...

By Park BoramSEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday paid an unexpected visit to the soldiers injured in ...

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- A court of appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court's suspended prison sentence for Lee Eun-woo, form ...

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- Ukraine was the first to ask the transfer of two ...

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- The head of Dunamu, South Korea's largest virtual asset exchange, said Wednesday his company hopes to ...

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- An international arbitration body has dismissed a 770 billion-won (US$566 million) damages claim by an ...

By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust watchdog said Wednesday it has begun deliberations on allega ...

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States held their regular talks this week on ways to improve their democrac ...

(ATTN: UPDATES with White House release in para 3)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump coul ...

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout, byline; CHANGES photos; RESTRUCTURES)By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on W ...