SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a funeral altar for the head of the country's aviation agency, expressing condolences over his death, Pyongyang's state media said Monday.On Sunday, the North's leader paid his respects to Kang Ki-sop, director-general of

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 3 paras)SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's independent counsel looking into the influence-peddling scandal summoned two arrested key aides to President Park Geun-hye on Sunday over their alleged roles in the blacklisting of cultural figures critical of the gover

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Flynn on Sunday held a phone conversation with his South Korean counterpart Kim Kwan-jin, expressing hope over the development of the Seoul-Washington alliance.South Korea's presidential office said Flynn suggested that the two count

By Chang Jae-soonWASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The two missiles that North Korea is believed to have readied for possible test-firing could be either part of the KN series intercontinental ballistic missiles or the Rodong medium-range missile, a U.S. expert said.Officials in Seoul said last week t

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he will soon hold bilateral meetings with the Canadian and Mexican leaders to talk about renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)."We're meeting with the prime minister of Canada, and we will be meeting

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- The ethics committee of the ruling Saenuri Party on Friday suspended the membership of key loyalists to President Park Geun-hye as part of a sweeping reform drive led by its new chief.Rep. Suh Chung-won and Rep. Choi kyoung-hwan had their memberships put on hold for three

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday repeated its threat to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at any time and place ahead of the imminent launch of the Donald Trump administration.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un claimed in his New Year's address that his country

PAJU, South Korea, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Friday pledged to increase daycare centers to support working mothers as part of efforts to tackle the nation's low fertility rate.During a visit to a joint daycare center in the Paju Book City, some 30 k

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Former U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday visited parliamentary leaders as he revved up a politically-tinged campaign to build public support and chart his path towards the country's top elected office.A day after his courtesy call to former President Lee Myung-bak, Ban

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) --A South Korean court held a hearing on Friday to decide whether to issue warrants to arrest the country's culture minister and a former presidential chief of staff over their suspected involvement in the blacklisting of cultural figures deemed critical of the conservati

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Yoo Seong-min, a potential presidential contender from the conservative Bareun Party, said South Korea should adopt a law to maintain the present the service period for conscripts on Friday, as liberal rivals are calling to reduce it to win votes.As South Korea is sti

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party on Friday said it will push for a motion to demand the dismissal of Culture Minister Cho Yoon-sun amid suspicions that she played a key role in blacklisting cultural figures critical of the conservative government.Cho and former preside

SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- Moon Jae-in, a potential liberal presidential contender, on Thursday defended his pledge to create more than a million jobs against conservatives' criticism about its fiscal viability.The former chief of the opposition Democratic Party said the government can afford to

SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Thursday urged policymakers to pursue stable growth in tourism amid growing industry concerns about the impact of diplomatic rows with neighboring China and a recent outbreak of avian influenza."We hav

By Kim Deok-hyunSEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- A sigh of relief was let out by Samsung Group officials Thursday after a Seoul court rejected a warrant to arrest the group's de facto leader, Lee Jae-yong, amid a snowballing corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.Lee

By Kang Yoon-seungRep. Choung Byoung-gug of the planned Bareun Party (Yonhap)SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- The Bareun Party, a splinter group of the ruling Saenuri Party, on Thursday dismissed liberal presidential front-runner Moon Jae-in's pledge to create 1.31 million jobs as populist "sweet tal

SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a military unit, Pyongyang's state media said Thursday, marking his first inspection of the country's defense establishment in the new year.The North's leader toured the Korean People Army's Unit 233, stressing the ne

SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) - South Korea's producer prices rose slightly last month from a year earlier due to hikes in the prices of manufactured goods and agricultural and fisheries products, the central bank said Thursday.The producer price index came to 100.79 in December, up from 99.02 a year

SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) - A Seoul court on Thursday rejected an arrest warrant sought for Lee Jae-yong, Samsung Group's de facto leader, dealing a blow to investigators who have been accelerating the probe into an influence-peddling scandal centered on President Park Geun-hye and her friend.On M

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) - Lee Jae-yong, Samsung Group's de facto leader, on Wednesday attended a court hearing that would decide the legality of his arrest over allegations he bribed President Park Geun-hye's close friend in return for business favors.After a nearly four-hour review at the S