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(ATTN: UPDATES with details throughout; photo) OLYMPIA, Greece, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- The flame that will burn during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games was lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics on Tuesday, marking a symbolic start of the torch r

(ATTN: UPDATES with details throughout; photo) OLYMPIA, Greece, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- The flame that will burn during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games was lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics on Tuesday, marking a symbolic start of the torch

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Thailand has agreed to host Asian Cup qualifying matches between North Korea and Malaysia next month, Asia's football governing body said Tuesday, amid lingering tensions between Pyongyang and Kuala Lumpur. The Asian Foot

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead paras; UPDATES with remarks from president, details of the meeting; REPLACES photo) SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in promised Tuesday to actively involve laborers and their representatives in discussions o

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SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- The Olympic flame for the first Winter Games to take place in South Korea was lit in Greece on Tuesday, bringing into the spotlight the torch inspired by traditional Korean white porcelain. The torch for the 2018 PyeongCh

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info from 7th para; photos) OLYMPIA, Greece, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- The flame that will burn during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games was lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics on Tuesday, marking a symbolic start of the

(ATTN: UPDATES with background info in 5th para; ADDS photo) By Lee Chi-dong CLARK, Philippines, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- The defense chiefs of South Korea and China on Tuesday held their first bilateral talks in nearly in two years, taking a meaningful ste

By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Like in many other democracies, policymaking in Korea has long been an exclusive, often clandestine, realm dominated by a cadre of astute officials and experts while ordinary citizens are sidelined for their

(ATTN: ADDS ministry official's comments in 9th para) By Lee Chi-dong CLARK, Philippines, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo said Monday he and U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis plan to use military uniforms for a j

OLYMPIA, Greece, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- The flame that will burn during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games was lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics on Tuesday, marking a symbolic start of the torch relay that will involve thousands of people aroun

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-biggest airline, said Tuesday that Washington accepted its request to delay the implementation of a strengthened security check of its passengers bound for the United States. On

By Lee Chi-dong CLARK, Philippines, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Making his international debut this week, South Korea's Defense Minister Song Young-moo focused on drumming up support for Seoul's efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue. He had a he

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier on Tuesday, the chiefs of the South Korean military and the American troops stationed in South Korea reaffirmed combined combat readiness, sending a strong warning against North Korea's potentia

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details) By Lee Chi-dong CLARK, Philippines, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- The defense chiefs of South Korea and China on Tuesday held their first bilateral talks in nearly in two years, taking a meaningful step toward warming re

By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Celebration is in order for hip-hop trio Epik High, with its ninth studio album having stormed major music charts in South Korea after being released Monday. But the atmosphere surrounding the trio -- T

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 5-8) SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged North Korea to give up its nuclear ambition Tuesday, saying the move will ensure a bright future for it.

CLARK, Philippines, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- The defense chiefs of South Korea and China held their first bilateral talks nearly in two years, an official said Tuesday. South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo met with his Chinese counterpart Chang

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged North Korea to give up its nuclear ambition Tuesday, saying the move will ensure a bright future for it. The renewed call came in a telephone

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OLYMPIA, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon met with U.S. Olympic Committee Chairman Larry Probst on Tuesday and asked for help in getting U.S. President Donald Trump to visit South Korea for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, officials said.

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Samsung and SK, South Korea's two largest conglomerates, are believed to have provided some 2 billion won (US$1.77 million) to a number of conservative activist groups at the request of the spy agency under the Lee Myung-bak

GWANGJU, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Ahead of South Korean baseball's championship series, managers and players for the two finalists threw down the gauntlet Tuesday. The 2017 Korean Series, the championship final for the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO),

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump has been briefed on a South Korean party's calls for the redeployment of tactical nuclear arms to the Korean Peninsula to counter growing North Korean threats, a party official said. Khang Hyo-