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By Lee Haye-ah MADRID, June 30 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol left Spain on Thursday to head home after attending the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit, and holding a series of bilateral and multilateral meetings on the sidelines on

By Byun Duk-kun WASHINGTON, June 30 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen will discuss ways to build stronger supply chains to help curb rising prices during her upcoming trip to South Korea, the treasury department said Thursday. The

By Lee Haye-ah MADRID, June 30 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol met with the chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Thursday and discussed South Korea's plans to enter into a new partnership agreement with the organization and open

By Lee Haye-ah MADRID, June 30 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday adopted a new framework for bilateral cooperation as they met on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Ma

By Lee Haye-ah MADRID, June 30 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol's visit to Spain put his administration's priorities on full display as he called for international cooperation for North Korea's denuclearization, exchanged friendly greetings with Jap

By Byun Duk-kun WASHINGTON, June 30 (Yonhap) -- The United States continues to support providing humanitarian assistance to the people of North Korea, a state department spokesperson said Thursday. "The United States continues to support internation

(ATTN: ADDS latest figures in para 5) SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell back below 10,000 Thursday amid the slowdown of the virus. The country added 9,595 new COVID-19 infections, including 142 cases from overseas

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday slammed the United States' expressed willingness to offer pandemic-related humanitarian aid to the reclusive country, calling it "a scheme to realize a foul political purpose." In a statement posted

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean craftwork artist Jeong Da-hye won this year's Loewe Foundation Craft Prize, one of the world's most prestigious international craft awards, according to organizers Thursday. The Craft Prize Jury for the Loewe

By Lee Haye-ah MADRID, June 30 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday, and discussed North Korea's nuclear weapons program and their solidarity against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, his office sai

By Lee Haye-ah MADRID, June 30 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol met with the prime minister of the Czech Republic on Thursday and requested his support for South Korea's participation in a nuclear power plant project in the European country, his offi

(ATTN: ADDS more info in para 3) SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Apple Inc. said Thursday it will allow alternative payment options for apps sold in South Korea in compliance with a law that bans app store operators from forcing their own in-app payment sys

By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Pianist Lim Yunchan said Thursday nothing has changed since his recent win in a prestigious international piano competition in the United States and he will practice more to improve his skills. "Nothing has

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group said Thursday it is setting up a new investment affiliate in the United States, in a follow-up to its pledge to invest US$10.5 billion in the world's largest economy. The new affiliate, tentatively nam

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Apple Inc. said Thursday it will allow alternative payment options for apps sold in South Korea in compliance with a law that bans app store operators from forcing their own in-app payment systems. The U.S. tech giant anno

(ATTN: ADDS ruling party's response in last para) SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Thursday said it will elect a new National Assembly speaker next week amid an impasse in negotiations with the ruling People Power

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Thursday said it will elect a new National Assembly speaker next week amid an impasse in negotiations with the ruling People Power Party (PPP) over how to share parliamentary commi

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ----------------- (LEAD) N. Korea appears to have discharged water from dam near inter-Korean border: gov't official SEOUL -- North Korea appears to ha

By Kim Boram SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Actress Jeon Jong-seo said Thursday she will not forget the opening sequence of the latest crime drama "Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area," where she dances to a song by K-pop boyband BTS. The Korean re

(ATTN: ADDS manager's comments at bottom) By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- What do you do when the fastest-throwing starter in your league offers you a pitch that looks just like a fastball but falls off the table at the last second? You jus

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea unloaded a net US$8.31 billion in the foreign exchange market during the first quarter of this year as part of "market stabilization" efforts, Seoul's central bank said Thursday. The dollar selling in the Janua

(ATTN: UPDATES lead paras with S. Korean ministry's response; CHANGES headline) SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to have released water from a dam near the inter-Korean border, while remaining unresponsive to Seoul's request for prior not

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom, photo) SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks plunged by almost 2 percent on Thursday to slump for a second straight session amid recession woes and dim outlook for the chipmaking sector. The Korean won rose ag

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SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to increase its financial aid to developing countries by 12.4 percent next year, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Thursday. The government set a budget for official development assistance (ODA) at 4.5 trill

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday submitted its bid to host Asia's top football tournament in 2023. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said it sent the country's "expression of interest to host" the 2023 Asian Footba

By Kim Eun-jung and Song Sang-ho SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- China's top envoy in South Korea bristled Thursday at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)'s labeling of his country as a "systemic challenge" and called on the military alliance to s

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(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 6-10, photo) SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell back below 10,000 Thursday amid the slowdown of the virus. The country added 9,595 new COVID-19 infections, including 142 cases from

GWANGJU, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Police investigating the mysterious deaths of a 10-year-old girl and her parents found in a car sunk in waters off the southwestern coast said Thursday they have failed to determine the exact cause of their deaths after an

(ATTN: UPDATES with businessperson's lawyer's comments in 4th para) By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Police on Thursday questioned a businessperson in connection with allegations that he paid for sexual services as a bribe to now-ruling People

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Park Jin will make his first Southeast Asia trip as South Korea's top diplomat next week to attend a Group of 20 meeting in Indonesia and other high-level talks in Singapore, his office said Thursday. Park

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the five-year prison term handed down by an appellate court for a former head of scandal-ridden biotech firm SillaJen on breach of trust charges. The top court sent the case back

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to have released water from a dam near the inter-Korean border, while it remains unresponsive to Seoul's request for a prior notice, according to an informed source Thursday. South Korean authorities ha

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks plunged by almost 2 percent on Thursday to slump for a second straight session amid recession woes and dim outlook for the chipmaking sector. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark

Youngone Corp 38,400 DN 750 SD Biosensor 38,850 UP 500 Meritz Financial 25,850 DN 100 CSWIND 57,800 DN 1,900 GKL 12,950 DN 300 BNK Financial Group 6,710 DN 20 emart

LG Uplus 12,750 DN 100 SAMSUNG LIFE 62,600 DN 1,500 KT&G 82,200 DN 700 Doosan Enerbility 19,400 DN 400 Doosanfc 30,050 DN 1,300 LG Display 14,550 DN 300 HANATOUR

S-Oil 104,000 DN 4,000 LG Innotek 342,500 DN 14,000 LOTTE CHEMICAL Corp 180,000 DN 5,500 HMM 24,600 DN 650 HYUNDAI WIA 55,800 UP 200 KumhoPetrochem 139,000 DN 2,000 Mobis

KIA CORP. 77,300 UP 400 SK hynix 91,000 DN 3,000 Youngpoong 524,000 DN 8,000 HyundaiEng&Const 41,350 UP 1,650 CUCKOO HOMESYS 28,300 DN 250 SamsungF&MIns 201,000 UP 1,000 HANALL BI

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Thursday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. Shinsegae 218,000 DN 3,500 SGBC 52,700 DN 600 LG Corp. 77,900 DN 1,400 SSANGYO

By Kang Jae-eun SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics said Thursday it has set up a joint venture with SM Entertainment, the K-pop agency behind aespa and NCT Dream, to tap into the growing home fitness market. LG Electronics CEO Cho Joo-wan exp

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 4-6, last 5 paras) By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has begun mass production of 3-nanometer semiconductors, stepping up its game in the most advanced chipmaking proce

By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Thursday upheld 30-year prison terms delivered to two men each for locking up their former high school classmate and abusing him to death in 2020. Confirming a lower court's decision, the

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Thursday it will intensely monitor the country's power monopoly Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) and 13 other state-run firms over financial health concerns. The finance ministry said the 14 firms earned

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in first 4 paras; MODIFIES headline) SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Tours to the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom will resume in mid-July after months of suspension caused by COVID-19, Seoul's unification ministry sai

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 544 additional COVID-19 cases Thursday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 176,923, the defense ministry said. The new cases included 381 from the Army, 66 from the Air Fo