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Kakao's carpool app draws attention from car owners

[Courtesy of Kakao] SEOUL -- Despite strong protests from South Korea's taxi industry, a carpool service push…

2018-10-19 18:07:29

Pope Francis expresses willingness to visit Pyongyang: Yonhap

[Yonhap News Photo] VATICAN -- Pope Francis expressed his willingness to visit North Korea if officially invited,…

2018-10-19 07:52:30

S. Korea's only polar bear dies of old age just before relocation to Britain zoo

[Photo by Yoo Dae-gil=dbeorlf123@ajunews.com] SEOUL -- Tongki, a 24-year-old male polar bear, died of old age in …

2018-10-18 18:04:40

Taxi drivers stage angry protest against carpool service

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- Thousands of taxi drivers waving red placards demonstrated in central Seoul to opp…

2018-10-18 16:35:59

S. Korea puts off test flight of home-made rocket engine for technical reasons

[Yonhap News Photo] SEOUL -- The test flight of a single-stage rocket with South Korea's first home-made boos…

2018-10-17 18:37:11

Scandal-stricken governor takes open medical exam to show his body

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- A scandal-stricken provincial governor took a voluntary body examination at a hospital to…

2018-10-16 18:45:28

Moon says France, U.N. can speed up denuclearization by easing sanctions: Yonhap

[Courtesy of the presidential Blue House] PARIS -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in stressed the need to ease i…

2018-10-16 08:15:03

S. Korea to study Russian idea of turning far eastern port into logistics hub

[Aju News DB] SEOUL -- At the request of Russia which has stepped up the development of its far eastern region to…

2018-10-15 16:04:14

'Decadence Detective' operators wanted for selling information on sex buyers

[Iclickart] SEOUL -- South Korean police launched a manhunt for "Decadence Detective", a group of purported priv…

2018-10-15 15:50:25

Prosecutors indict Hanjin group chairman without detention

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- Cho Yang-ho, the chairman of South Korea's Hanjin group which controls Korean Air, wi…

2018-10-15 14:28:52

Court opens hearing for divorce suit against Hanjin chairman's daughter

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- Judicial proceedings for a divorce suit filed by the orthopedist husband of Cho Hyun-ah, …

2018-10-11 16:02:43

Minister: S. Korea mulls lifting sanctions on N. Korea: Yonhap

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- South Korea is reviewing whether to lift its sanctions against North Korea, Seoul'…

2018-10-10 17:42:08

Some S. Koreans show sympathy to Sri Lankan man detained for oil tank fire

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- A 27-year-old Sri Lankan worker garnered unexpected public sympathy in South Korea after …

2018-10-10 13:24:01

Firefighters put down fire at oil storage place in 17-hour operation

[Yonhap News Photo] SEOUL -- Hundreds of firefighters, backed by helicopters and other equipment, launched a risk…

2018-10-08 11:06:28

[FOCUS] Trial of Lee Myung-bak sums up political history in S. Korea

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- Lee Myung-bak, a businessman-turned-politician who received a 15-year-jail sentence, beca…

2018-10-05 16:36:57

Ex-president Lee Myung-bak sentenced to 15 years in prison

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- South Korea's jailed ex-president Lee Myung-bak was sentenced to 15 years in prison c…

2018-10-05 16:20:31

Japan to skip fleet review ceremony in S. Korea amid flag row: Yonhap

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- Japan has decided to skip an international naval event in South Korea next week amid a di…

2018-10-05 14:34:15

Navy renews call for Japan not to use controversial flag in fleet review: Yonhap

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- South Korea's Navy on Thursday made another call for Japan not to hoist a controver…

2018-10-04 16:22:49

President Moon gifts specially crafted walking sticks to centenarians

[http://www.noinstick.com] SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in resurrected the lost tradition of gifting …

2018-10-02 16:10:37

Police seek arrest of Orion vice chairwoman for embezzling company money

[Orion Group] SEOUL -- Police have sought an arrest warrant for the vice chairwoman of Orion, a South Korean co…

2018-10-02 15:33:45