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Topic of the Week-1 Choe Ryong-hae's missing from state funeral spawns speculation SEOUL (Yonhap) -- North Korea's key political figure, Choe Ryong-hae, was missing from the state funeral committee for Ri Ul-sol, marshal of the Korean People's

SEJONG, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's home rental transactions surged 16.7 percent on-month in October mainly due to a seasonal increase in demand, the government said Thursday. In the one-month period, the number of home rental transactions re

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of information communication technology (ICT) products backtracked in October, due to weak global demand, government data showed Thursday. Outbound shipments of ICT products hit US$16.04 billion last

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- The following is a list of major monetary policy decisions made by the Bank of Korea since July 2010. The central bank's moneytary policy committee voted Thursday to hold the base rate steady at 1.5 percent for November.

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank froze its benchmark interest rate at a record low of 1.5 percent for November on Thursday, as it continues to gauge the impact of its previous rate cuts amid recovering local demand and a looming U.

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SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started slightly lower Thursday, as investors remained on the sidelines ahead of the central bank's rate decision, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 2.38 point

SEJONG, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's home rental transactions surged 16.7 percent on-month in October mainly due to a seasonal increase in demand, the government said Thursday. In the one-month period, the number of home rental transactions re

(ATTN: UPDATES number of participating agencies in 4th para) SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- Leaders of Asia-Pacific news agencies will gather in Seoul to discuss ways to expand exchanges and further cooperation, their association said Thursday. The 39

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a four-year jail term for a ruling party lawmaker for taking bribes from a railway parts supplier in exchange for business favors. Upholding a lower court's ruling, the nation's top c

(ATTN: UPDATES number of participating agencies in 4th para) SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- Leaders of Asia-Pacific news agencies will gather in Seoul to discuss ways to expand exchanges and further cooperation, their association said Thursday. The 39

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a state funeral of an iconic military marshal, while a party secretary did not show up amid rumors that he might have been removed from power, the North's media said Thursday.

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SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- Leaders of Asia-Pacific news agencies will gather in Seoul to discuss ways to expand exchange and further cooperation, their association said Thursday. The 39th Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) Executive

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- Leaders of Asia-Pacific news agencies will gather in Seoul to discuss ways to expand exchange and further cooperation, their association said Thursday. The 39th Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) Executive

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Thursday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- The database for "Seungjeongwon Ilgi," the world's largest historic recordings written in the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897), has been completed after 15 years of documentation and proofreading, the national history institution s

SEOUL/SEJONG, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- Asiana Airline Inc.'s plan to launch its second budget carrier has run into opposition from rivals, who warned against excessive competition, industry and government sources said Thursday. According to industry ins

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- More than 630,000 high school seniors and graduates in South Korea took the state-administered annual college entrance exam Thursday, as the government implemented various traffic control and anti-noise measures near nationwi

TAOYUAN, Taiwan, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- It's a position that comes with a burden of responsibility, but South Korean slugger Lee Dae-ho would want nothing less than to keep hitting in the cleanup spot for the national team. And after hitting a two-run

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has called North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a "madman" armed with nuclear weapons, accusing the administration of President Barack Obama of ignoring the problem.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could announce a dramatic policy change, comparable to economic reforms that China and Vietnam embraced in the 1980s, when he convenes a rare meeting of the ruling Workers' Party next year

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could announce a dramatic policy change, comparable to economic reforms that China and Vietnam embraced in the 1980s, when he convenes a rare meeting of the ruling Workers' Party next year

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has called North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a "madman" armed with nuclear weapons, accusing the administration of President Barack Obama of ignoring the problem.