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(ATTN: UPDATES with Pentagon's denial in paras 1-8; CHANGES headline) By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Defense Department said Thursday no formal consultations have taken place with South Korea about the possible deployment

(ATTN: ADDS more details, quotes in paras 4-7, last 4 paras) By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Both formal and informal discussions are underway between South Korea and the United States about the possible deployment of a THAAD missil

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details, background) WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Official and unofficial discussions are underway between South Korea and the United States about the possible deployment of a THAAD missile defense battery to the Sout

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are in talks about the possible deployment of the U.S. THAAD missile defense system to the South, a senior Lockheed Martin official said Thursday. jschang@yna.co.kr (END)

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(ATTN: ADDS photo, details) By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- The Doosan Bears got past the Samsung Lions 5-1 at home to take a 2-1 Korean Series lead on Thursday. The Bears erased a 1-0 deficit with a broken-bat single in the fourth at Ja

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- The Doosan Bears got past the Samsung Lions 5-1 at home to take a 2-1 Korean Series lead on Thursday. The Bears erased a 1-0 deficit with a broken-bat single in the fourth at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, while

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- On a chilly and damp night in the nation's capital, bats of the Samsung Lions also went cold in the ongoing South Korean baseball championship series. The four-time defending Korea Baseball Organization (KB

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- On a chilly and damp night in the nation's capital, bats of the Samsung Lions also went cold in the ongoing South Korean baseball championship series. The four-time defending Korea Baseball Organization (KB

(ATTN: ADDS photo, details) By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- The Doosan Bears got past the Samsung Lions 5-1 at home to take a 2-1 Korean Series lead on Thursday. The Bears erased a 1-0 deficit with a broken-bat single in the fourth at Ja

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- The Doosan Bears got past the Samsung Lions 5-1 at home to take a 2-1 Korean Series lead on Thursday. The Bears erased a 1-0 deficit with a broken-bat single in the fourth at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, while

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- It can be difficult sometimes to pinpoint reasons for success when a pitcher is throwing as well as Dustin Nippert has for the Doosan Bears in the ongoing South Korean baseball postseason. And don't expect

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a major South Korean shipbuilder, is facing cancellation of an order for a US$181 million drill ship that has already been built and is ready for delivery, the company said Thursday. The ship

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Supreme Court said Thursday it has upheld a seven-year jail sentence for the head of the sunken ferry Sewol operator for involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of more than 300 people. Kim Han-sik, chief exe

BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- A Chinese minister has paid his respects to both Chinese and North Korean soldiers who were killed during the 1950-53 Korean War during his visit to Pyongyang earlier this week, the Chinese embassy in Pyongyang said Thursda

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Senior officials from South Korea, Japan and China gathered in Seoul on Thursday for talks over their leaders' upcoming summit, the first in three and a half years. President Park Geun-hye, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo

CHEONGJU, South Korea, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- The Cheongju International Craft Biennale is installing itself as a major venue to open doors for young handicraft artists, the organizer of the event said Thursday. The ninth Cheongju international craft

By Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- The government's decision to readopt state-authored textbooks for secondary school students to address what it calls left-leaning content in current books has evolved into academic and ideological conflicts

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- A parliamentary subcommittee on Thursday approved a 67-billion-won (US$58.5 million) budget for a controversial fighter jet development program, said a ruling-party lawmaker. The National Assembly's defense subcommittee

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a major South Korean shipbuilder, is facing cancellation of an order for a US$181 million drill ship that has already been built and is ready for delivery, the company said Thursday. The ship

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- A parliamentary subcommittee on Thursday approved a 67-billion-won (US$58.5 million) budget for a controversial fighter jet development program, said a ruling-party lawmaker. The National Assembly's defense subcommittee

BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- A Chinese minister has paid his respects to both Chinese and North Korean soldiers who were killed during the 1950-53 Korean War during his visit to Pyongyang earlier this week, the Chinese embassy in Pyongyang said Thursda

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Senior officials from South Korea, Japan and China gathered in Seoul on Thursday for talks over their leaders' upcoming summit, the first in three and a half years. President Park Geun-hye, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo

By Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- The government's decision to readopt state-authored textbooks for secondary school students to address what it calls left-leaning content in current books has evolved into academic and ideological conflicts

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Supreme Court said Thursday it has upheld a seven-year jail sentence for the head of the sunken ferry Sewol operator for involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of more than 300 people. Kim Han-sik, chief exe