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(ATTN: UPDATES with news report on dose of VX) KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- No trace of the nerve agent that killed the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been found at the capital city's airport, Malay authorities sai

(ATTN: UPDATES with plan to submit Park's written testimony) SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye decided not to appear at the final hearing of her impeachment trial slated for this week, her lawyers said Sunday. The lawyers said the

SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- The United States has abruptly canceled unofficial talks with North Korea, a news report said, amid international outcry over North Korea's suspected killing of its leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother. Initially, the U.S. a

SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean golfer Amy Yang captured her third career LPGA Tour win in Thailand on Sunday. Yang won the Honda LPGA Thailand for the second time in three seasons, finishing at 22-under 266 at Siam Country Club's Pattaya O

By Yoo Jee-ho SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- The eighth Asian Winter Games drew to a conclusion in Sapporo on Sunday, with South Korea enjoying a record-setting performance. South Korea finished second in the medal standings with 16 gold meda

(ATTN: ADDS comments at bottom) SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea rallied to defeat Cuba 7-6 in their exhibition game on Sunday ahead of the World Baseball Classic (WBC). The home team erased a 3-1 deficit in a six-run seventh inning to beat

(ATTN: UPDATES with Park's decision not to appear at final hearing; CHANGES headline) SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye decided not to appear at the final hearing of her impeachment trial slated for this week, her lawyers said Sunday.

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SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea rallied to defeat Cuba 7-6 in their exhibition game on Sunday ahead of the World Baseball Classic (WBC). The home team erased a 3-1 deficit in a six-run seventh inning to beat Cuba for the second straight day

(ATTN: UPDATES with details on condo raid in last 3 paras; ADDS photo) KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- No trace of the nerve agent that killed the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been found at the capital city's airpor

SEJONG, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- The National Academy of St. Cecilia in Rome, one of the world's oldest musical institutions, has agreed with the National Agency for Administrative City Construction to establish a branch school in the administrative capital

By Yoo Jee-ho SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea completed its two-pronged mission at the Sapporo Asian Winter Games: winning at least 15 gold medals and finishing among the top two in the medal race. At the eighth Winter Asiad, which

(ATTN: REWRITES headline, lead; UPDATES with more info throughout) SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Special prosecutors are expected to indict the de facto leader of Samsung Group and others this week in connection to a corruption scandal involving Presiden

By Yoo Jee-ho SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- With their record-setting performances at the Asian Winter Games here, South Korean athletes left an indelible mark in the country's winter sports history, its top delegate to the competition said Sund

SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Japan will decide when its top envoy will return to Seoul after seeing whether a statue symbolizing the victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery will be relocated in Busan. The move followed the delivery of an official lette

SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Below are the final medal standings at the Sapporo Asian Winter Games, which ended Sunday. Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Japan 27 21 26 74 2

SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Sunday that he is carefully reviewing the independent counsel's request to extend the probe into the scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her longt

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 10-16) SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se will attend international conferences this week to speak out against North Korea's human rights abuses and shed light on Pyongyang's use of

(ATTN: ADDS photo) By Yoo Jee-ho SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- With South Korea having wrapped up its men's hockey tournament at the Asian Winter Games Sunday, defenseman Eric Regan can now begin looking forward to next year's Winter Olympics o

(ATTN: ADDS details, photo from medal ceremony) By Yoo Jee-ho SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea claimed the silver medal in men's hockey at the Asian Winter Games on Sunday, following a 10-0 win over China in its final game. Forward

By Yoo Jee-ho SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Freestyle skier Choi Jae-woo won silver in the men's moguls at the Asian Winter Games on Sunday. Choi scored 88.55 points to finish second at Sapporo Bankei Ski Area, as Ikuma Horishima of Japan won

SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye has yet to decide whether to appear at the final hearing of her impeachment trial slated for this week, her lawyers said Sunday. The Constitutional Court is set to hold the last argument session Mo

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- No trace of the nerve agent that killed the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been found at the capital city's airport, Malay authorities said Sunday. The country's police said they thor

SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state consumer agency said Sunday it has advised local shops to stop sales of seat-belt alarm stoppers for automobiles, adding it is also reviewing an option to prevent such products from being sold. The pro

(ATTN: ADDS photos, comments, more results) By Yoo Jee-ho SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Cross-country skier Lee Chae-won grabbed silver in the women's 15-kilometer free mass start at the Asian Winter Games on Sunday. Lee finished her race i