Student Activists U.S. Air Baseactive

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The Korean National Police Agency said Monday it will...

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- KT Wiz outfielder Sam Hilliard has been named South K...

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The city of Pyeongtaek had attempted multiple times t...

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The deputy commander of the U. S.-led United Nations C...

JINCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Heavy is the crown of an Olympic cham...

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended modestly higher Monday, sna...

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won weakened slightly against the U....

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended modestly higher Monday, sna...

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended modestly higher Monday, sna...

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Former first lady Kim Keon Hee said Monday she recall...

Lithuania's border guards have discovered tunnels through which migrants are trying to enter the country from Belarus. Analysts see them as a means to destabilize the country.

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Police arrested three student activi...

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- K-pop band Stray Kids said Thursday its upcoming new r...

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won extended its gains against the U....

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday they have reque...

Displaced Palestinians in Gaza struggle daily to afford food, with soaring prices and limited income opportunities.

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Eight liberal student activists were...

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Eight liberal student activists were...

AstraZeneca’s talks with Bristol Myers Squibb could create the world’s fourth-largest drugmaker by market value

SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.8 percent in July...

SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.8 percent in July...

SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer prices added 2.8 percent in Jul...

SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Corporate direct financing fell sharply in the first h...

SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean football club Jeju SK FC will be read...

SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- Seoul Subway Line 1 resumed service at Hankuk Universi...

SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany expressed his...

SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea continued to struggle with an unprecedente...

SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea continued to struggle with an unprecedente...

SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won weakened against the U. S. dollar ...

Also in today’s newsletter: Ceuta migrant crossing and Uefa’s response to failed Fifa plan

SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- After failing to join some elite LPGA company on the w...

SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- Ryu Hae-ran has fallen short in her quest for her thir...

Tie-up would create one of the world’s biggest drugmakers

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Ryu Hae-ran has fallen out of the lead in her bid for ...

Driven by a surge in visitors from across Asia and a blockbuster June stadium concert by K-pop juggernaut BTS, international tourism in South Korea’s southern port city of Busan shattered post-pandemic records during the first half of this year. Busan welcomed more than 2.42 million foreign visitors between January and June – a 43.9 per cent jump compared to the same period last year, according to municipal data released on Thursday. The strong turnout puts the coastal metropolis well on track...

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- Ryu Hae-ran has grabbed the halfway lead in her quest ...

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SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Card Co. has been slapped with 5 billion won (U...

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won sharply strengthened against the...

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- Hong Myung-bo, the oft-criticized former head coach o...

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- LG Twins starting pitcher Im Chan-kyu had been in sel...

SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares fell by more than 1 percent Thursday as ...

SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Fans of K-pop supergroup BTS and several celebrities ...

National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik has sparked a political backlash by sugg...

Dominican Republic aims to become the first Latin American country to incorporate robotics into its emergency response system. The 911 System is evaluating the use of mobile robots to support rescues, structure inspections, and operations in high-risk scenarios. The initiative is part of a process to incorporate new technological tools for response operations, especially in scenarios where environment assessment and emergency team safety are critical factors. Between April and June of 2026, the 911 System managed 1,295,140 emergency calls, according to official data from the institution. The figure reflects the operational volume of a service that coordinates the response to situations requiring immediate action across the entire national territory, for citizens, residents, and visitors. How could robotics support emergencies? As part of this evaluation process, a technical and executive delegation from the 911 System visited the facilities of Boston Dynamics in the United States, one of the most recognized companies in the development of mobile robots. During the meetings, the teams analyzed possible applications of this technology within the emergency response model of the Dominican Republic, including scenarios such as urban search and rescue, inspection of structures affected by disasters, recognition of contaminated zones, and recognition of zones...

Three vote for the increase. Warsh: 'Inflation target at 2%, the economy resilient'

Three dissenting votes in favor of a rise. Warsh: 'The economy is showing impressive resilience'

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The first UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting hel...

Electronics suppliers across Japan's Kumamoto semiconductor cluster halted production, evacuated employees, or began safety inspections after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the prefecture at 4:27 p.m. on July 28.

BUSAN, July 28 (Yonhap) -- The UNESCO World Heritage Committee on Tuesday chose ...

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Having won the past two LPGA major tournaments, Ryu H...

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- A joint prosecution-police team investigating suspect...

A rare rebuke of Asean by the powerful sister of North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un signals the bloc’s waning relevance to the nuclear-armed state, analysts say. Kim Yo-jong on Monday condemned a call by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for the country’s denuclearisation, saying the statement “distorted the essence of the situation in the Korean peninsula”. At the annual Asean Regional Forum held in the Philippines last Thursday, Asean expressed “grave concern” over the ongoing development...

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- The music video for K-pop superband BTS' 2021 single ...

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- The commander of the United Nations Command (UNC) sai...

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- The LG Twins opened July sitting in first place in So...

The North Korean leader wished war veterans a long life and laid flowers at the central memorial

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- "Arirang," the fifth studio album of K-pop megaband B...

The government is putting the finishing touches on its tax reform package ahead ...

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Ko...

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- More than 20,000 people visited a pavilion built to s...

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- A regional security forum has issued a statement call...

SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- The UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided Saturday ...

SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- More than 52,000 people have visited a large-scale pa...

SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- The UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided Saturday ...

SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- The UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided Saturday ...

The Seoul Central District Court's ruling finding Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon guilty ...

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's strong technology ecosystem puts the co...

On the 22nd, a court in South Korea sentenced Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon (Woo Se-hun), who was charged with violating the Political Funds Act, to a fine of approximately 1.1 million yen. If the verdict becomes final, he will lose his position according to the law, but Mayor Oh indicated his intention to appeal.

The owner of a South Korean Michelin-starred restaurant is facing one year in jail for garnishing a palate-cleansing sorbet with black ants “to add a sour taste”, local media said. Seoul prosecutors requested the prison term for the anonymous owner of the unnamed eatery at a Monday court hearing for violating food safety regulations, the reports said. Under South Korean law, only 10 insect species are approved for human consumption, including grasshoppers and brown mealworm larvae. But the...

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won weakened against the U. S. dollar...

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The defending South Korean baseball champions LG Twin...

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SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- LG Display Co., an affiliate of South Korean electron...

US President Donald Trump announced a 100% tariff on imported generic pharmaceutical drugs on Tuesday. The tariff, which aims to bolster US pharmaceutical production, is set to go into effect in August 2028.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a plan to impose a 100 percent tariff on generic drugs starting in August 2028 as part of a bid to push pharmaceutical production back to the United States. The tariff would then jump to 200 percent in 2029, if implemented, the president said in a social media post. “Effective August 1st, 2026, all Generic Drugs being brought into the United States will continue to have a TARIFF of ZERO PERCENT for a two year period of time, after which the TARIFF will be raised to 100% for a one year period of time, and 200% thereafter,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “This is done in order to RESHORE Generic Pharmaceutical Production into America, with a penalty to those Companies that decide not to build Plant and Equipment within the stated period of time given to them.” The administration has not yet released a formal order imposing the tariffs. The Trump administration in April announced the results of a Commerce Department investigation into the national security effects of producing drugs overseas. As a result of that probe, brand-name pharmaceuticals will face tariffs as high as 100 percent at the end of the month, but generic drugs are currently excluded from the duties, among a raft of exemptions. In addition to generic drugs, the administration granted a carveout from the tariffs for companies with plans to build manufacturing plants in the U. S., and set a lower rate for trading partners it has made broader deals with. Major drugmakers including Pfizer, Merck, Bristol Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca also avoided new tariffs on imports after striking their own drug pricing deals with the White House. Trump said in his Truth Social post that his policy on branded drugs will not change. A spokesperson for the White House did not immediately respond to questions about the policy. The president has made drug prices a central focus of his bid to address Americans’ cost of living complaints. In addition to pressing ahead with tariffs on brand-name pharmaceuticals, the Office of the U. S. Trade Representative is pushing foreign governments to spend more on drugs and shoulder more of the costs of innovation. Last month, USTR launched a trade investigation into Germany’s pricing practices that could result in additional tariffs. The administration also struck a deal with the United Kingdom in April that would see Britain adopt a higher cost-effectiveness threshold for drug pricing and slash the rebate its National Health Service can claw back from drug producers. U. S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told POLITICO earlier this month he has signaled to other governments that they could be the target of similar trade investigations related to drug pricing in the future, spurring a flurry of talks.

An online training system operated by the Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KND...

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- In a surprising move, the defending South Korean base...

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- At a bustling exhibition hall in Busan, an 83-year-ol...

Korea has become the foreign stock market attracting the greatest attention on W...

BUSAN, July 20 (Yonhap) -- UNESCO's World Heritage Committee on Monday adopted a...

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry has advised short-term visitors ...

The government has begun considering restrictions on social media use by childre...

BUSAN, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of global delegates gathered in Busan on Su...

BUSAN, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of global delegates gathered in Busan on Su...

BUSAN, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of global delegates will gather in Busan on...

Each year, South Korea settles on its new minimum wage, yet the underlying dispu...

SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's media watchdog said Thursday it is cons...

SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- The government on Thursday launched a public-private ...

SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Scores of heritage professionals from around the worl...

SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will launch a sovereign artificial intell...

SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Film producers and major talent agencies have agreed ...

SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will closely monitor sectors with sluggis...

SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- An international heritage body has recommended that J...

At the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon was denied an opportun...

SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Next year's minimum wage is likely to be determined a...

SK hynix has achieved a milestone that extends far beyond the fortunes of a sing...