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#Trump-Kim summit
Hanoians calm but proud of hosting N. Korea-U.S. summit
By Lee Chi-dong HANOI, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- The embassies of North Korea and the United States in Hanoi are just a few kilometers apa... 08:04 Feb. 26-
#childbirth-decline
S. Korea grapples with declining childbirths, looming uncertainties for its future
By Kim Kwang-tae SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) –– For decades, the entrance to the maternity ward at Cheil General Hospital & Women's Healthcare Center bustled with parents-to-be, but today it stands vac... 09:00 Feb. 22 -
#hockey
One year after Olympics, men's nat'l hockey program at crossroads
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL/GANGNEUNG, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- A little over a year has passed since South Korea made its Winter Olympic debut in men's hockey. As the host country, South Korea received an auto... 09:00 Feb. 18 -
#lottery-economic hardships
Koreans pin financial hopes on lottery amid economic hardships
By Park Sang-soo SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Like so many other ordinary Koreans, Kim Chan-hee, a 50-something office worker, has pinned his financial hopes on apartments whose prices surged sharply 09:00 Feb. 15
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#guard post Disarmed DMZ guard post symbolizes both inter-Korean conflict and reconciliation
By Song Sang-ho GOSEONG, South Korea, Feb. 14 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- The South Korean borde 17:02 Feb. 14 -
#Kaesong Industrial Complex Biz heads want no more 'false hope' for Kaesong Industrial Complex
By Koh Byung-joon SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- When Lee Jong-duk closed his plant in Qingdao, China, 09:00 Feb. 11 -
#KaKao-online present New Year money envelopes go digital with Kakao Pay
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- Kim Seung-hwa usually visits banks at this time of year 09:30 Feb. 03
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#Korea-baby box
Leaving controversies behind, 'baby box' saves over 1,500 lives in a decade
By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Attached to a concrete wall covered in colorful murals in a neighborhood in southern Seoul, a small metal handle leads to an unlikely crawlspace barely larg... 09:00 Feb. 01 -
#Korean age
S. Korea sees increasing moves to scrap 'Korean age'
By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Early this month, Rep. Hwang Ju-hong of the minor opposition Party for Democracy and Peace submitted a bill that has drawn surprisingly keen public att... 09:00 Jan. 29 -
#S Korea-screen golf
'Screen golf' expands scope of teeing up in S. Korea
By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Thirty-year-old fund manager Park Jong-il, who works in the financial district of Yeouido in western Seoul, tees off at his favorite golf course located on... 09:15 Jan. 25 -
#fine dust
Fine dust forces Koreans to change way of life
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Fine dust is increasingly becoming a major issue in the daily lives of South Koreans, while also beginning to force them to change the way they live, as well as where the... 09:00 Jan. 22 -
#bank outlook
Headwinds pick up for Korean banking sector in 2019
By Kim Deok-hyun SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's banking industry is poised for a moderate decline in profits in 2019 amid slowing economic growth and tighter credit conditions. The p... 09:00 Jan. 18
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1 (2nd LD) KF-16D fighter jet crashes, 2 pilots rescued
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2 (LEAD) (US-NK summit) Trump, Kim start awkwardly before restoring rapport
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3 (2nd LD) (US-NK summit) Trump says N. Korea can thrive like Vietnam
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4 (3rd LD) (US-NK summit) Kim Jong-un, Trump meet in Hanoi, vow successful talks
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5 (2nd LD) (US-NK summit) N.K. officials visit tourist spot, manufacturing facility in Vietnam