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Novelist Hwang Sok-yong wins 2018 Emile Guimet Prize: Yonhap

[Yonhap News Photo] SEOUL -- Hwang Sok-yong, one of South Korea's most famous writers, has received the 2018 …

2018-06-27 07:36:03

Posco reveals list of five candidates for new chairman

[Courtesy of Posco] SEOUL -- Posco has revealed a list of five candidates vying for the chairmanship of South Kor…

2018-06-22 17:49:38

[SUMMIT] President Trump receives birthday cake from Singapore premier before summit

[Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan's Facebook] SEOUL -- U.S. President Donald Trump received …

2018-06-11 18:30:24

[SUMMIT] Trump and Kim doppelgangers meet in Singapore ahead of summit

[Yonhap Photo] SINGAPORE -- As promised earlier, the infamous impersonators of U.S. President Donald Trump and No…

2018-06-11 14:41:05

Filmmaker Kim Ki-duk under fire over #MeToo revelations by actresses

[AJ News DB] SEOUL -- Kim Ki-duk, an award-winning filmmaker noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic work…

2018-03-07 15:14:57

Old presidential shoes help disabled people to resurrect forgotten brand

President Moon Jae-in was wearing a pair of worn out AGIO shoes when he knelt in prayer at a cemetery for the victims of…

2018-01-19 17:20:58

N. Korea helps President Moon boost public support: survey

[Aju News DB] SEOUL, Jan. 04 (Aju News) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in's popularity rose this week, he…

2018-01-04 10:55:56

Woman gets excited after engagement and accidentally texts actress Sarah Michelle Gellar

Charlyn Willis, a woman from Savannah, Georgia, was beyond ecstatic after getting engaged to her boyfriend of three year…

2017-12-22 16:08:32

Court sides with Liberian girl seeking refugee status for fear of genital mutilation

[Courtesy of Supreme Court] South Korea's highest court ruled in favor of a 15-year-old girl from Liberia who…

2017-12-17 17:10:49

Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min chosen as most popular sports star

[AP/Yonhap News Photo] Professional footballer Son Heung-min of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur topped the …

2017-12-12 15:51:32

Committee launched to recommend Austrian nurses as Nobel prize candidates

[Yonhap News Photo] A South Korean committee involving figures with high social reputation was launched to put up…

2017-11-23 15:05:02

[PHOTO] Giant painting depicting candle-lit rallies on display in presidential house

[Yonhap News Photo] A giant painting decorates the main hall of the presidential Blue House. The 11.7-meter-long …

2017-11-21 17:23:06

[PHOTO] Firefighters' calendar for 2018

[Yonhap News Photo] A charity calendar produced by the fire department in Seoul shows a firefighter selected as o…

2017-11-10 16:46:31

[PHOTO] Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi attends wedding of Song couple

[Yonhap News Photo] Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi walks into a hotel guest house on October 31 to attend the wedding…

2017-10-31 17:49:39

S. Korea honors French war veteran's wish to be buried in DMZ battlefield

Photographs of Jen Le Houx, a French veteran who fought during the Korean war. [The Ministry of Patriots & Veterans Affa…

2017-10-30 14:26:47

Grandma makeup 'femme fatale' attracts millions of YouTube watchers

[Park Mak-rye's YouTube channel] Usually, popular makeup knowhow video contents are created by young w…

2017-10-18 17:25:13

Maverick singer-painter found guilty of hiring ghost painter

A file picture shows Jo Young-nam walks into a court in Seoul.[Photo by Yoo Dae-gil=dbeorlf123@ajunews.com] Jo Yo…

2017-10-18 16:52:38

Plastic surgeon gets 35-year jail term for killing wife with drugs

A 45-year-old plastic surgeon was sentenced to 35 years in prison for murdering his wife with sleeping pills and other m…

2017-10-11 17:42:35

Dongbu group chief resigns for sexually harassing young secretary

[Iclickart] Kim Jun-ki, a prominent self-made businessman who nurtured a small construction company into a cong…

2017-09-21 16:34:19

Suicide of erotic scholar triggers popularity of forbidden novel

​ [Yonhap News Photo] "Happy Sara", a forbidden novel written by Ma Kwang-soo, an ill-started literary schol…

2017-09-11 15:21:41