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104-year-old COVID-19 patient discharged from hospital after successful treatment

A 104-year-old COVID-19 patient takes a bouquet of flowers as she leaves Pohang Medical Center on May 15. [Yonhap News P…

2020-05-15 16:27:47

Public petition calls for permanent residency to reward heroic action by illegal Kazakh worker

[Courtesy of Sonyang Elementary School vice-principal Jang Seon-ok ] SEOUL -- A civic campaign has been launched in…

2020-04-22 14:13:57

[Coronavirus] Ballet dancer Na fired for violating self-quarantine order

[Na Dae-han Instagram] SEOUL -- Na Dae-han, a celebrity ballet dancer who appeared on a TV variety show, has been s…

2020-03-17 14:30:43

S. Korean nuclear power expert named to oversee fusion reactor installation

[Courtesy of the National Fusion Research Institute] SEOUL -- Kim Keun-kyeong, a South Korean expert in the design …

2020-02-17 14:36:10

Transgender soldier makes tearful appeal for military service

Byun Hee-so, an Army staff sergeant, makes a tearful salute at a press conference in Seoul on January 22, calling for he…

2020-01-22 18:28:00

Lotte Group founder Shin Kyuk-ho dies at age 99: Yonhap

[Courtesy of Lotte Corp. ] SEOUL -- Shin Kyuk-ho, founder and honorary chairman of South Korean retail giant Lott…

2020-01-20 08:06:26

LG Electronics teams up with MIT robot expert to develop next-generation robot technology

[Courtesy of LG Electronics] SEOUL -- Sangbae Kim, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Massachusett…

2020-01-15 16:08:09

Samsung Group's bedridden patriarch becomes richer thanks to increase in equity assets

[Courtesy of Samsung Electronics] SEOUL -- Lee Kun-hee remained bedridden and incommunicado at an isolated hospit…

2019-12-31 11:38:56

KAL's 'nut rage' woman hurls open criticism at brother and Hanjin group chairman

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- Six months after she avoided legal punishment, Cho Hyun-ah, a former Korean Air vice presid…

2019-12-23 14:15:51

Former Daewoo Group Chairman Kim Woo-choong dies: Yonhap

[Aju News DB] SEOUL -- Former Daewoo Group Chairman Kim Woo-choong died late Monday at age 82, an organization affi…

2019-12-10 08:02:10

SK chairman's wife decides to end marital life and seek asset division

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won (left) and his wife Roh So-young (right) [Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- The estranged wif…

2019-12-05 10:28:21

Police launch criminal probe into plastic surgeon for Hotel Shilla CEO's propofol use

[Yonhap News Photo] SEOUL -- The head of a plastic surgery clinic involved in the suspected regular use of propof…

2019-03-25 12:59:22

Hotel Shilla CEO rejects reports on regular use of propofol as groundless

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- Unfazed by the reported use of propofol, a powerful anesthetic, the billionaire daughter …

2019-03-21 17:12:39

[PHOTO NEWS] Shinsegae head posts picture with Wallmart CEO

[Chung Yong-jin's Instagram] SEOUL -- Chung Yong-jin, the de facto head of South Korea's retail giant Shi…

2019-02-12 17:16:36

S. Korea's professional baseball league introduces first female head

[Yonhap News Photo] SEOUL -- Im Eun-ju, a 52-year-old former football player, was picked as president of Kiwoom H…

2019-01-22 17:17:44

Billionaire Rogers recommended as outside director of S.Korean resort developer

[Yonhap News Photo] SEOUL -- Jim Rogers, one of the world's best-known investors, has been recommended as an …

2018-12-10 17:44:29

Jay Y. Lee's sister resigns as Samsung C&T president to head charity organization

[Courtesy of Samsung Electronics] SEOUL -- The younger sister of Jay Y. Lee, the virtual head of South Korea'…

2018-12-06 18:01:27

Ex-S. Korean police chief becomes Interpol head: Yonhap

[Interpol website] SEOUL -- South Korea's Kim Jong-yang has been elected as new chief of global police organi…

2018-11-21 17:25:15

LG Chem appoints 3M executive vice president as new CEO

[Courtesy of LG Chem] SEOUL -- Shin Hak-cheol who served as an executive vice president at 3M, an American compan…

2018-11-09 09:44:39

LG's 40-year-old new head becomes largest shareholder of holding company

[Courtesy of LG Group] SEOUL -- The 40-year-old new head of South Korea's fourth-largest conglomerate, LG, be…

2018-11-02 17:05:54