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Ban on coffee shop plastic cups leads to reduced paper cup use

[Photo by Yoo Dae-gil=, dbeorlf123@ajunews.com] SEOUL -- A ban on disposable plastic cups inside coffee shops le…

2018-08-28 16:47:54

​Police shut down 22 illegal adult websites in crackdown

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- In a crackdown on candid photographs and porno contents, police have shut down 22 illegal…

2018-08-27 17:11:04

Daewoong Pharmaceutical chairman resigns for insulting employees

[Iclickart] SEOUL -- Chairman Yoon Jae-seung of Daewoong Pharmaceutical, a major bioengineering company in South …

2018-08-27 13:16:50

Appeals court raises Park's jail sentence to 25 years

[Aju News DB] SEOUL -- South Korea's ousted ex-president Park Geun-hye saw her jail sentence being raised by …

2018-08-24 12:03:14

Envoy voices guarded optimism over release of man kidnapped in Libya

[Yonhap News Photo ] SEOUL -- A foreign ministry envoy expressed guarded optimism about the release of a South Ko…

2018-08-16 18:19:06

[PHOTO NEWS] Female sheriffs appear in Seoul district to find hidden cameras

[Courtesy of the Seocho district in Seoul] SEOUL -- For the first time at a district in Seoul, a squad of female …

2018-08-16 14:55:39

S. Korean conservative groups stage anti-government rally

[Photograph by Park Sae-jin] SEOUL -- Despite a record-breaking heat wave which has killed dozens of peopl…

2018-08-15 17:41:46

Police launch special 100-day crackdown on sex crimes

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- In an effort to curb online sex crimes, police launched a special 100-day crackdown on …

2018-08-13 16:25:52

Female model given jail sentence for leaking male colleague's nude picture

[A file picture shows a rally by feminists calling for equal treatment. ] SEOUL -- A 25-year-old female model was…

2018-08-13 11:54:35

Police question salvation company executives over Russian warship scandal

Former Shinil CEO Choi Yong-seok walks into a police station for questioning. [Yonhap News Photo] SEOUL -- Two f…

2018-08-09 16:49:25

[VIDEO] South Koreans enjoy hot summer weather in central Seoul

[Video by Park Sae-jin] SEOUL -- South Koreans, young and old, seek ways to escape from the devastating s…

2018-08-08 11:21:17

​Thousands of S. Koreans to race in Han River aboard cardboard paper boats

[Seoul Metropolitan Government] SEOUL -- Enthusiastic South Koreans with good crafting skills will test their row…

2018-08-08 11:15:53

Gov. Kim heads home after overnight interrogation in opinion rigging probe: Yonhap

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo returned home early Tuesday after undergoin…

2018-08-07 10:50:59

Police raid treasure hunting firm in probe on investment fraud allegations

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- Police raided the office of Shinil Group, a marine salvaging firm which claimed to have d…

2018-08-07 10:23:44

Gov't, ruling party officials to meet over temporary cut in electricity bills: Yonhap

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- Officials from the government and the ruling Democratic Party (DP) were set to meet Tuesd…

2018-08-07 09:55:17

Woman found dead in coffin during ritual to experience after-death

[Pixabay] SEOUL -- A 47-year-old woman was found dead Friday after she stayed overnight in a coffin for a ritua…

2018-08-03 18:06:01

Ban on plastic cups at coffee shops in Seoul cause confusion on both sides

[Photograph by Park Sae-jin] SEOUL -- A ban on disposable plastic cups at about 20,000 coffee shops in Seoul has …

2018-08-03 15:42:17

China positive about declaring end to Korean War: Yonhap

[Yonhap News Photo] SINGAPORE -- China's top diplomat expressed support Thursday for the declaration of a for…

2018-08-03 07:59:44

S. Korean presidential office responds to plea from kidnapped man

[Courtesy of the presidential Blue House] SEOUL -- South Korea's presidential office responded to a plea from…

2018-08-02 15:48:01

Korean man kidnapped in Libya pleads for help in Facebook video

[218 News] SEOUL -- A South Korean man kidnapped by an unidentified armed group in Libya pleaded for help …

2018-08-01 16:06:34