1+ hour, 35+ min ago   (205+ words) 1956 -- The Cabinet designates Oct. 1 as Armed Forces Day, commemorating the date in 1950 when U.N.-coalition troops crossed the 38th parallel, which roughly bisects the peninsula, pushing North Korean communists northward in the Korean War. 1984 -- South Korea's Red Cross agrees to provide aid…...

4+ hour, 29+ min ago   (240+ words) SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korean state media on Sunday made no mention of the ballistic missiles fired a day earlier, continuing a pattern of silence over its missile launches since early August. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and the…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago   (357+ words) SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- Argentina anticipates working with South Korea in the area of cybersecurity, as threats in the digital space become increasingly complex and delocalized amid the growth of generative artificial intelligence (AI), its cybersecurity agency chief said. Hector Casas,…...

21+ hour, 26+ min ago   (199+ words) SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung reassured South Koreans on Saturday that the government is taking all necessary measures to stabilize oil prices amid a surge in global crude prices caused by escalating tensions in the Middle East. In…...

21+ hour, 47+ min ago   (323+ words) TOKYO, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- Japan again stopped short of acknowledging the forced nature of Korean labor during a ceremony Saturday commemorating victims of a World War II-era mine complex in the country. The annual ceremony was first held in 2024 as a…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (246+ words) SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- The NC Dinos announced Saturday they have acquired former major league pitcher Mike Clevinger as a short-term injury replacement. Clevinger, 35, will make US$75,000 as a six-week fill-in for starter Curtis Taylor, who was sidelined this week with…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (478+ words) (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with details in paras 2-5)By Kim Hyun-soo SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, just a day after South Korea, the United…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (151+ words) SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- The presidential Office of National Security on Saturday held an emergency meeting following North Korea's ballistic missile launch and called it a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions. Pyongyang fired multiple ballistic missiles from the Wonsan area at…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (140+ words) By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. military said Friday that it i... WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. military said Friday that it is aware of North Korea's missile launch this week, reaffirming America's commitment to the defense of regional allies. U.S. Pacific…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (368+ words) (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with details; ADDS paras 7-8) SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, just a day after South Korea, the United States and Japan wrapped…...