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WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- After returning from a 2010 trip to North Korea, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter blamed the White House for his failure to meet with the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il during the trip, an email of former Secretary of

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- After returning from a 2010 trip to North Korea, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter blamed the White House for his failure to meet with the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il during the trip, an email of former Secretary of

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- The State Department's Korea director will concurrently carry out duties of the special envoy for the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program for the time being after Sydney Seiler left the post, an official sai

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- The United States on Tuesday launched a human rights campaign calling for the release of female political prisoners and other prisoners of concern around the world, including those in North Korea. The #FreeThe20 camp

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- The State Department's Korea director will concurrently carry out duties of the special envoy for the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program for the time being after Sydney Seiler left the post, an official sai

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- The United States on Tuesday launched a human rights campaign calling for the release of female political prisoners and other prisoners of concern around the world, including those in North Korea. The #FreeThe20 camp

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday the Korean Peninsula is the only place in the world where "war could erupt at the snap of our fingers." Carter made the remark during a talk with American troops around

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(ATTN: RECAST headline, lead, ADDS details in para 3) SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Tuesday requested the retraction of a Japanese newspaper column that likens President Park Geun-hye to a former Korean empress slain by Japanese agents.

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in first 5 paras; CHANGES headline) BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- The chief nuclear envoys from South Korea and China held talks on Tuesday on ways to resolve a long-running standoff over North Korea's nuclear weapons progr

SEOUL/SEJONG, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will set up a dedicated monitoring and response system and greatly increase quarantine infrastructure to effectively cope with future contagious outbreaks, the government said Tuesday. The plan reached

SEOUL/SEJONG, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will set up a dedicated monitoring and response system and greatly increase quarantine infrastructure to effectively cope with future contagious outbreaks, the government said Tuesday. The plan reached

SEOUL/SEJONG, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will set up a dedicated monitoring and response system and greatly increase quarantine infrastructure to effectively cope with future contagious outbreaks, the government said Tuesday. The plan reached

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in first 5 paras; CHANGES headline) BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- The chief nuclear envoys from South Korea and China held talks on Tuesday on ways to resolve a long-running standoff over North Korea's nuclear weapons progr

(ATTN: RECAST headline, lead, ADDS details in para 3) SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Tuesday requested the retraction of a Japanese newspaper column that likens President Park Geun-hye to a former Korean empress slain by Japanese agents.

(ATTN: ADDS comments in last 4 paras) SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will look to pick up their second win of the ongoing regional World Cup qualifying round when they host Laos on Thursday night. The showdown between the 54th-ranked South

(ATTN: ADDS comments in last 4 paras) SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will look to pick up their second win of the ongoing regional World Cup qualifying round when they host Laos on Thursday night. The showdown between the 54th-ranked South

SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly kicked off a regular session Tuesday with the rival parties expected to clash over various political agendas. A key issue likely to be emerged throughout the 100-day session is their disagreement ove

SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly kicked off a regular session Tuesday with the rival parties expected to clash over various political agendas. A key issue likely to be emerged throughout the 100-day session is their disagreement ove

SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday hosted a rice bread tasting for top officials ahead of a regular Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae in an apparent to move to boost the consumption of rice. "I became a home shopping host,

SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday hosted a rice bread tasting for top officials ahead of a regular Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae in an apparent to move to boost the consumption of rice. "I became a home shopping host,

SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday hosted a rice bread tasting for top officials ahead of a regular Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae in an apparent to move to boost the consumption of rice. "I became a home shopping host,

SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate, Kia Motors Corp., saw their combined sales shrink in August from a year earlier, data showed Tuesday, indicating that unfavorable overseas market conditions, including risks from C

BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- China on Tuesday rejected the Japanese complaints over U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's plan to attend this week's huge military parade in Beijing marking the end of World War II. Ban is among about 30 heads of sta

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. ----------------- (2nd LD) New Samsung C&T gets under sail after merger SEOUL -- The merged entity of two key Samsung Group units made its officia