WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- Outgoing U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has called for full implementation of sanctions on North Korea, warning the communist nation will pose one of the most significant challenges the next administration will face."As North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile
By Chang Jae-soonWASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary said Thursday the U.S. is "stronger when we uphold our treaty obligations," a remark that runs directly counter to Trump's campaign suggestion the U.S. should consider ending
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jae-yong, Samsung Group's de facto leader, returned home Friday morning after being grilled in connection with a corruption scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her longtime friend.The special probe team, led by Independent Counsel Park Young-soo, called i
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Moon Jae-in, former head of the main opposition Democratic Party, outpaced ex-U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in an opinion poll of potential presidential contenders, data showed Thursday.Moon posted an approval rating of 27.9 percent this week up 1.1 percentage points
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's return home on Thursday has left South Korea's conservative parties scurrying to court the powerful potential presidential candidate.Pundits bet Ban will choose to ally with an existing political party rather than creatin
SEJONG, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's jobless rate remained unchanged in December from a year earlier, with a deep slump in the manufacturing sector contributing to the tight job market, government data showed Wednesday.The unemployment rate in Asia's fourth-largest economy stood at 3.2
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) – Speaker Chung Sye-kyun of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (south) will head to Indonesia on Wednesday in an effort to expand Korea’s parliamentary-level diplomacy.Chung will meet with his Indonesian counterparts from the People's Representative Coun
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will make no departure statement when he leaves New York for South Korea this week, aides said Tuesday, as his homecoming is drawing huge attention due to his presidential ambitions.Ban, whose 10-year term as U.N. chief expired
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea stated Tuesday that it has nullified the passport of the daughter of Choi Soon-sil, the woman at the center of a massive scandal, paving the way for her deportation from Denmark.Chung Yoo-ra was arrested in the northern D
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap)—In the Internet users in China have kept up their interest in South Korean entertainment despite Beijing's politically motivated restrictions on viewing cultural content from Korea, a big data analysis showed Tuesday.Cafe24, a provider of web hosting and e-commerce
The Constitutional Court demanded on Jan. 10, 2017 that President Park Geun-hye re-submit her reply concerning what she did and where she was during the seven hours while the Sewol Ferry Boat sank off the coast of the Paengmok Port on Jindo Island in Jeollanam-do on April 16, 2014.Judge Lee Jin-sung
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- The State Department said Monday it is "not an uncommon practice" for diplomats to move in and out of a country after Japan recalled its ambassador from South Korea in anger over the installation of a statue symbolizing the country's wartime sexual slavery.Histor
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Cabinet is set to approve a plan to confer one of the highest orders of merit on former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his contribution to enhancing national stature, officials said Tuesday.Ban, who is set to return to his home country Thursday af
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- The government will consider designating temporary holidays in May this year to create a nine-day "golden" holiday week designed to encourage spending at home, the labor minister said Monday.Lee Ki-kweon unveiled the plan to reporters at the government complex in Sejong,
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Monday reiterated the government's commitment to create new jobs and enhance the welfare system this year, as he seeks to stabilize the livelihoods of average citizens amid a prolonged economic slowdown.During the New
SEOUL, Jan. 9 - The ruling and opposition parties of the Republic of Korea (south) spoke in rare unison Sunday to denounce Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his remarks where he urged the Seoul government to remove statues symbolizing thousands and thousands of Korean women forced into sexual s
SEOUL, Jan. 9 - The North Korean regime on Sunday said it may launch its long-range missile at any time and anywhere its leaders choose, possibly hinting at its mobile capabilities while also asserting its right to do so. Yonhap and other Korean-language news media reported Monday.In an interview ca
SEOUL, Jan. 9 - Defense Secretary Ash Carter of the United States vowed Sunday to shoot down any North Korean missile that flies toward the U.S. or its allies. Yonhap and other Korean-language news media reported Monday. He made the remarks in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" where he
SEOUL, Jan. 9 - The United States said Sunday that it is fully capable of defending against North Korean missiles after the communist nation said it can test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile at any time from any place. This was reported by Yonhap and other Korean-language news media in S