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(ATTN: UPDATES with final standings in para 4, award winners in paras 6-8) WUHAN, China, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea clinched the East Asian Cup football title with a perfect record on Sunday. South Korea came out on top in the four-nation comp

(ATTN: UPDATES with separate visit by N. Korea's ceremonial leader) SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's top diplomat has arrived in Thailand, Pyongyang's state news agency said Sunday. Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong arrived in Bangkok Saturday to

WUHAN, China, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea clinched the East Asian Cup football title with a perfect record on Sunday. South Korea came out on top in the four-nation competition with five points on one win and two draws in Wuhan, China. The host

(ATTN: UPDATES with final standings in para 4, award winners in paras 6-8) WUHAN, China, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea clinched the East Asian Cup football title with a perfect record on Sunday. South Korea came out on top in the four-nation comp

WUHAN, China, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea clinched the East Asian Cup football title with a perfect record on Sunday. South Korea came out on top in the four-nation competition with five points on one win and two draws in Wuhan, China. The host

(ATTN: UPDATES with separate visit by N. Korea's ceremonial leader) SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's top diplomat has arrived in Thailand, Pyongyang's state news agency said Sunday. Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong arrived in Bangkok Saturday to

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's top diplomat has arrived in Thailand, Pyongyang's state news agency said Sunday. Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong arrived in Bangkok Saturday to pay an official visit to Thailand, the Korean Central News Agency sa

INCHEON, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- A former sex-crime convict has been detained over alleged sexual assaults against two young women, police said Sunday. Incheon City police said they asked the prosecutors to seek a formal arrest warrant against the suspe

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's top diplomat has arrived in Thailand, Pyongyang's state news agency said Sunday. Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong arrived in Bangkok Saturday to pay an official visit to Thailand, the Korean Central News Agency sa

INCHEON, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- A former sex-crime convict has been detained over alleged sexual assaults against two young women, police said Sunday. Incheon City police said they asked the prosecutors to seek a formal arrest warrant against the suspe

HAPCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- A 35-year-old man drowned after saving his two children on an inflatable tube in a river, police said Sunday. The accident took place around 2:40 p.m. when the man, identified only by his family name Ahn, m

HAPCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- A 35-year-old man drowned after saving his two children on an inflatable tube in a river, police said Sunday. The accident took place around 2:40 p.m. when the man, identified only by his family name Ahn, m

(ATTN: ADDS photo, comments, details) WUHAN, China, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea was held to a scoreless draw by North Korea at the East Asian Cup football competition on Sunday, missing out on the chance to clinch the title outright. After Sout

(ATTN: ADDS photo, comments, details) WUHAN, China, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea was held to a scoreless draw by North Korea at the East Asian Cup football competition on Sunday, missing out on the chance to clinch the title outright. After Sout

TOKYO, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean committee's efforts to build a memorial for Korean victims of an atomic bombing in the Japanese city of Nagasaki have been stalled for about two years, a committee official said Sunday. The committee led by

WUHAN, China, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea was held to a scoreless draw by North Korea at the East Asian Cup football competition on Sunday. After South Korea wasted a handful of scoring chances at Wuhan Sports Center Stadium in China, the result

WUHAN, China, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea was held to a scoreless draw by North Korea at the East Asian Cup football competition on Sunday. After South Korea wasted a handful of scoring chances at Wuhan Sports Center Stadium in China, the result

TOKYO, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean committee's efforts to build a memorial for Korean victims of an atomic bombing in the Japanese city of Nagasaki have been stalled for about two years, a committee official said Sunday. The committee led by

(ATTN: UPDATES with plan by lawmakers) SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- With the Aug. 15 Liberation Day approaching, President Park Geun-hye will use the upcoming week to reinforce her reform initiative and improve people's morale, a Cheong Wa Dae official s

(ATTN: UPDATES with plan by lawmakers) SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- With the Aug. 15 Liberation Day approaching, President Park Geun-hye will use the upcoming week to reinforce her reform initiative and improve people's morale, a Cheong Wa Dae official s

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un turned down a request by the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung for a meeting during her recent cross-border visit, an official who joined the trip said Sunday. Lee Hee-ho,

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un turned down a request by the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung for a meeting during her recent cross-border visit, an official who joined the trip said Sunday. Lee Hee-ho,

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major political parties criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Sunday for reportedly not planning to apologize for his country's wartime atrocities in an upcoming statement. The Asahi Shimbun reported

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major political parties criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Sunday for reportedly not planning to apologize for his country's wartime atrocities in an upcoming statement. The Asahi Shimbun reported