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[Newsmaker] Ban offers condolences after Annan's death

Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday mourned the death of Kofi Annan, the Nobel laureate and Ban's predecessor, saying that he will always be remembered. Annan -- who had led the Unit...

Aug 18, 2018
World News
S. Korean PM meets with senior N. Korean official in Jakarta

South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon met with a senior North Korean official in Jakarta on Saturday just before the opening ceremony of the Asian Games. Lee encountered North Korean Deputy Prime ...

Aug 18, 2018
Politics
Koreas march together at Asian Games' opening ceremony

South and North Korea marched together at the opening ceremony of the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta on Saturday, marking the second time in six months that the two were united behind one flag at an int...

Aug 18, 2018
More sports
Park has share of clubhouse lead at rain-hit Indy golf

Park Sung-hyun took advantage of an early tee time to shoot her best round of 2018 on Friday and grab a share of the clubhouse lead during the LPGA Tour's Indy Championship. The South Korean fired a...

Aug 18, 2018
Golf
S. Korean baseball manager not taking any opponent lightly

Despite his team's favorite status at the Asian Games baseball tournament in Indonesia, South Korean manager Sun Dong-yol said Saturday he won't take any opponent lightly. Sun gathered his 24-man te...

Aug 18, 2018
Baseball
S. Korean prime minister leaves for Indonesia for Asian Games

South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon left for Indonesia Saturday to attend the opening ceremony of the Asian Games, setting the stage for a possible meeting with a senior North Korean official. (...

Aug 18, 2018
More sports
Co-host city of Palembang could be promised land for S. Korea

Palembang, a co-host city of the 2018 Asian Games along with Jakarta, could prove to be the promised land for South Korea, once the competition begins in earnest on Sunday. Located about 430 kilomet...

Aug 18, 2018
More sports
Nuclear reactor shuts down for maintenance

The operator of South Korea's nuclear power plants said Saturday that it has stopped operation of a nuclear reactor in the country's southwestern nuclear complex for scheduled maintenance Hanbit 1 (...

Aug 18, 2018
Industry
Japan must do more for WWII 'comfort women': UN experts

Japan should do more for victims of wartime sexual slavery, UN rights experts said at a hearing on Friday, insisting Tokyo had yet to provide full redress and reparations. Mainstream historians say ...

Aug 18, 2018
World News
Son's Asian Games hopes rocked by minnows Malaysia

Son Heung-min's hopes of avoiding military service by securing Asian Games gold suffered a blow Friday as South Korea were stunned 2-1 by minnows Malaysia. (Yonhap) The Tottenham Hotspur forward ca...

Aug 18, 2018
Soccer
Seoul shares likely to drift in cautious mode amid uncertainties

South Korean stocks may move in a tight range as investors are likely take a cautious approach due to lingering risks over various global issues, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composit...

Aug 18, 2018
Finance
S. Korean gov't committed to nuclear phase-out policy goal

The South Korean government is firmly committed to reducing the country's dependence on nuclear power and will expand the use of renewable power sources despite growing public support for time-tested...

Aug 18, 2018
Politics
Some activity seen at NK shipyard capable of building ballistic missile subs: 38 North

A North Korean shipyard capable of building ballistic missile submarines appears to be somewhat active, but it's unclear whether a new submarine is being built, according to a US website monitoring t...

Aug 18, 2018
North Korea
US, NK to have frequent talks until denuclearization goal reached: State Dept.

The United States and North Korea will have frequent discussions until the goal of Pyongyang's denuclearization is reached, the State Department said Friday, declining to provide details on a reporte...

Aug 18, 2018
North Korea
Court denies arrest warrant for Gov. Kim in opinion rigging scandal

A Seoul court on Saturday refused to grant an arrest warrant for South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo over his alleged involvement in a massive opinion-rigging case. The Seoul Central Distr...

Aug 18, 2018
Politics

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