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(ATTN: UPDATES with more comments by Park) SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye proposed Friday that South Korea hold talks with the United States, China and other regional partners to discuss ways to denuclearize North Korea. "We sh

(ATTN: ADDS details in para 5) BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The chief nuclear envoys of Japan and China held talks in Beijing this week during which they discussed North Korea's nuclear issue, China's foreign ministry said Friday. Kimihiro Ishik

(ATTN: UPDATES with more comments by Park) SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye proposed Friday that South Korea hold talks with the United States, China and other regional partners to discuss ways to denuclearize North Korea. "We sh

BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The chief nuclear envoys of Japan and China held talks in Beijing this week during which they discussed North Korea's nuclear issue, China's foreign ministry said Friday. Kimihiro Ishikane, director-general of the Japa

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 1.74 percent higher Friday morning as investors' sentiment was boosted by the possible quantitative easing moves hinted by the eurozone. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) c

(ATTN: INCORPORATES a story slugged UN chief-S Korean envoy; CHANGES dateline; ADDS more information throughout and photos) DAVOS/SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye expressed hope on Friday that South Korea's culture will be

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Rotem Co., a train-making affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, said Friday that it has inked a deal to construct a subway line and other necessary systems in the Philippines for 530 billion won (US$440.2 million). The

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's spending on information technology (IT) products and services is expected to grow 2.4 percent in 2016 from the previous year, data showed Friday. Asia's fourth-largest economy is expected to spend 86.1 trill

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency, at 11:00 a.m. Term Today (%) Previous Session (%) 1-W

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap)-- President Park Geun-hye proposed Friday that South Korea hold talks with the United States, China and other regional partners to discuss ways to denuclearize North Korea. "We should find various and creative approaches, in

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap)-- President Park Geun-hye proposed Friday that South Korea hold talks with the United States, China and other regional partners to discuss ways to denuclearize North Korea. "We should find various and creative approaches, in

(ATTN: INCORPORATES a story slugged UN chief-S Korean envoy; CHANGES dateline; ADDS more information throughout and photos) DAVOS/SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye expressed hope on Friday that South Korea's culture will be

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The severe cold weather prevailed in most parts of the country Friday for the fifth consecutive day, with the weather agency issuing a dry weather advisory for fires in the eastern region. The very cold, high pressure sys

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans feel they are suffering from bad health despite having one of the longest life expectancies in the world, a report by a state-run think tank showed Friday. According to the report by the Korea Institute for

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 6-11, 13) SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ICT ministry said Friday it will determine whether to license the country's fourth mobile carrier next week after months of deliberation on candidates. The three candi

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean forces dispatched to the United Arab Emirates have conducted around 30 combined exercises with the local troops since the unit was first stationed in the Arab country five years ago as part of bilateral milit

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans feel they are suffering from bad health despite having one of the longest life expectancies in the world, a report by a state-run think tank showed Friday. According to the report by the Korea Institute for

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. ranked third among global chipmakers in terms of investment in research and development (R&D) in 2015 despite a near 5 percent on-year increase, data showed Friday. The South Korean tech giant spen

SEJONG, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust watchdog has opened a formal investigation into suspicions that Volkswagen AG misled consumers with false and exaggerated advertisements on their vehicles that have been cited for emissions cheating,

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's stock market may see a sudden boost in its daily trading volume following an extension of trading hours, but the effect may be short-lived, market watchers said Friday. On Thursday, Korea Exchange Chairman C

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ICT ministry said Friday it will determine whether to license the country's fourth mobile carrier next week after months of deliberation on candidates. The three candidates passed an initial government asses

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Friday it will put a priority on resolving North Korea's nuclear issue this year by joining the international community's move to impose stronger sanctions against Pyongyang over the North's latest nuke test.

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to set up a new military network to share text and imagery information on North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missiles with the United States and Japan this year, the Defense Ministry said Friday. The mi

By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- The United States should slap "hard sanctions" on North Korea to force it back to the nuclear negotiating table, a former American negotiator with the communist nation said Thursday. Robert Gallucc

By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- The United States should slap "hard sanctions" on North Korea to force it back to the nuclear negotiating table, a former American negotiator with the communist nation said Thursday. Robert Gallucc