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OK By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fiscal balance improved from a year earlier in the first two months of the year, despite an increase in total government spending, driven by higher tax revenue, the budget...

OK By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The data protection regulator said Thursday it has fined British auction house Christie's 287 million won (US$193,600) over a data leak involving South Korean nationals. This undated image provided by the...

Advertisement East Asia Escaped wolf forces school closure in South Korea The wolf dug into the ground and damaged the zoo's installed fence before escaping, said an official from the Daejeon Fire Headquarters. A wolf that escaped from a zoo...

Offshore investors sold a net US$29.78 billion worth of local stocks last month, following $13.5 billion worth of net selling in February, according to the data from the Bank of Korea (BOK). In the bond market, foreign investors net sold...

OK SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Heavy rain and strong winds lashed Jeju Island on Thursday, disrupting flights to and from the southern resort island. According to the Korea Airports Corp., 82 domestic flights (42 departures and 40 arrivals) and...

Doosan Bears starter Zach Logue pitches against the Hanwha Eagles during the clubs' Korea Baseball Organization regular-season game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on April 5, 2026, in this photo provided by the Bears. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)...

OK SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Hong Ra-hee, the widow of late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, has sold a stake in Samsung Electronics Co. worth nearly 3.1 trillion won (US$2.1 billion) to complete the payment of inheritance taxes on...

OK SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has congratulated North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on his reelection as the country's top leader and reaffirmed Cuba's commitment to strengthening ties with Pyongyang, the North's state media said Thursday....

OK SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean professor has been reelected as a member of a U.N. committee monitoring social and human rights compliance, the foreign ministry said Thursday. Lee Joo-young, a research professor at Seoul National University...

OK SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean steelmaker POSCO Group said Thursday it has acquired the full ownership of a lithium mining firm in Argentina as part of efforts to strengthen its rechargeable battery materials business. The company purchased...

OK SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band BTS will kick off its new world tour "Arirang" in Goyang on Thursday, launching what is expected to be the largest concert tour in K-pop history. The group is expected...

OK By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Thursday that it has test-fired a tactical ballistic missile tipped with a cluster bomb warhead, claiming it can "reduce to ashes any target" within its range with the...

OK End the war completely 'Double sided' ceasefire in Iran must be sustained and become final The world breathed a sigh of relief after a two-week ceasefire was reached in the U.S.-Israel war on Iran on Wednesday (local time). President...

OK By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Deputy finance ministers from South Korea, China, Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) shared their assessments of the economic impact and government responses amid uncertainties stemming from the...

OK (ATTN: REWRITES lead; UPDATES with more details, photos throughout) By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Thursday that it has test-fired a tactical ballistic missile tipped with a cluster bomb warhead, claiming it can "reduce...

OK SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on April 9. Korean-language dailies -- U.S., Iran agree to '2-week truce' to reopen Hormuz after overcoming the worst (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Hormuz...

OK By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Mobile phone users in South Korea will have access to basic data, albeit at a reduced speed, even after exhausting their monthly limit, a move that would protect their communication rights,...

OK By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will increase the reuse of computers previously used by public agencies and expand support programs for vulnerable groups in response to rising prices of semiconductors, the finance ministry said...

The combined net profit of 10 financial holding firms reached a record 26.7 trillion won (US$18 billion) in 2025, up 3 trillion won, or 12.4 percent, from a year earlier, according to the preliminary data from the Financial Supervisory Service....

Doosan Bears starter Choi Min-seok pitches against the Kiwoom Heroes during the club's Korea Baseball Organization regular-season game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on April 8, 2026, in this photo provided by the Bears. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)...

OK (ATTN: UPDATES with governor's Facebook post in paras 6-7) SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- A court on Wednesday dismissed an injunction request by North Jeolla Gov. Kim Kwan-young speaks to reporters as he arrives at the Seoul Southern District...

Doosan Bears starter Choi Min-seok pitches against the Kiwoom Heroes during the club's Korea Baseball Organization regular-season game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on April 8, 2026, in this photo provided by the Bears. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)...

OK By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Rookie K-pop idol band hrtz.wav made its debut Wednesday with the release of its first EP, "The First Wave." The five-member band -- Youn Young-jun on keyboard, Riaan on vocals, Dane...

OK SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- A court on Wednesday dismissed an injunction request by North Jeolla Gov. Kim Kwan-young speaks to reporters as he arrives at the Seoul Southern District Court in the capital on April 7, 2026. (Yonhap)...

North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Wednesday in its second launch event in two days, South Korea’s military said. South Korean media reported that the previous projectile, also likely a ballistic missile, disappeared from South...

OK April 9 1962 -- South Korea establishes diplomatic relations with Israel. 1965 -- South Korea signs a trade agreement with West Germany. 1975 -- Eight South Korean university students convicted of trying to overthrow the government are executed just...

OK SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- HD Hyundai Co., South Korea's leading shipbuilding conglomerate, said Wednesday it will offer raw materials and financial support to its small and mid-sized partner companies to help them cope with supply disruptions stemming from...

OK SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Wednesday indicted Kim Hoon, a 44-year-old resident of Namyangju, just east of Seoul, who was arrested last month for stalking and killing his ex-girlfriend while wearing an electronic ankle monitor. The case...

OK By Yi Wonju SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday that insulting rhetoric by North Korea would not be helpful for making efforts to achieve peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, a day after a...

OK SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- A recent North Korean statement confirmed that the country has reorganized its unit dealing with inter-Korean relations in line with its policy of defining South Korea as a "hostile" nation and integrated it into...