(LEAD) N. Korea preparing for additional troop deployment, …
4 days ago · SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be preparing to deploy additional troops and military equipment to Russia, possibly including suicide drones, in support of Moscow's war against Ukraine, South Korea's military said Monday. The assessment came as North Korea is believed to have sent ...
(3rd LD) S. Korea successfully launches 3rd spy satellite into orbit
6 days ago · SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea successfully placed into orbit its third homegrown spy satellite launched from a U.S. space center Saturday, the defense ministry said, as the country seeks to bolster its independent surveillance capabilities on North Korea. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying ...
(4th LD) Opposition party to introduce impeachment motion …
3 days ago · (ATTN: ADDS details, photo; RESTORES previous material) By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) said it will introduce an impeachment motion against acting President Han Duck-soo on Tuesday over his refusal to promulgate two special counsel bills targeting President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim …
Shinsegae chairman says had '10-15 minute talk' with U.S.
5 days ago · SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- Chung Yong-jin, chairman of South Korean retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group, said he had a brief talk with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump during his visit to Trump's Florida resort but declined to provide any other details. "I had a meal together with President-elect ...
(LEAD) Exports increase 6.8 pct in Dec. 1-20 period on chip demand
4 days ago · SEJONG, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports increased 6.8 percent on-year in the first 20 days of December on growing demand for semiconductors, data showed Monday. Outbound shipments reached US$40.3 billion in the Dec. 1-20 period, compared with $37.73 billion tallied a year earlier ...
Shinsegae chairman meets Trump | Yonhap News Agency
4 days ago · Chung Yong-jin, chairman of South Korean retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group, responds to reporters' questions upon returning home from the United States at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Dec. 22, 2024. Chung said he had a 10- to 15-minute conversation with U.S. President-elect ...
(LEAD) Opposition party vows to immediately take steps to …
3 days ago · (ATTN: UPDATES with senior government official's remarks; ADDS byline) By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) vowed Tuesday to immediately take steps to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo over his refusal to promulgate two special counsel bills targeting President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim …
Daegu to unveil controversial statue of former President Park …
4 days ago · DAEGU, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- The southeastern city of Daegu is set to hold the unveiling ceremony of a statue of former President Park Chung-hee on a plaza in front of its main train station Monday amid protests from opponents denouncing him as a dictator. The Daegu metropolitan government headed by ...
(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. agree to fully resume diplomatic, security …
3 days ago · (ATTN: UPDATES throughout; CHANGES headline, lead) By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- Senior diplomats of South Korea and the United States agreed Monday to fully resume bilateral diplomatic and security schedules postponed in the aftermath of President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law attempt, Seoul's foreign ministry …
Campbell reaffirms U.S.' 'strongest possible' commitment to S. Korea
3 days ago · By Song Sang-ho. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell on Monday stressed the United States' "strongest possible" commitment to South Korea and its people as he held the first in-person talks with his Seoul counterpart after President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law attempt and subsequent impeachment this …