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(LEAD) Yoon calls Pelosi's visit to Seoul sign of deterrence against N. Korea

(ATTN: UPDATES with phone talks in first 7 paras; CHANGES headline; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol told visiting U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that her visit to South Korea is a sign of deterrence against North Kor
(URGENT) Yoon calls Pelosi's visit to DMZ sign of strong deterrence against N. Korea

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(URGENT) Pelosi tells Yoon to jointly build free, open Indo-Pacific order

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(URGENT) Yoon tells Pelosi to closely cooperate with U.S. Congress to deepen bilateral alliance

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S. Korea joins U.S.-led space security exercise

SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has participated in a U.S.-led multinational space security exercise, its officials said Thursday, as Seoul seeks to strengthen defense cooperation in the increasingly crucial security domain.Seoul sent two Air F
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(LEAD) S. Korean, Belgian military officers meet to discuss defense cooperation

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional info in paras 5-6; CHANGES photo)By Kang Yoon-seung and Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- The top military officers of South Korea and Belgium held talks Thursday in Seoul over regional security and bilateral defens
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N. Korea's U.N. mission lambasts U.S. over criticism of its nuke program

SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's permanent mission to the United Nations has issued a rare press statement in response to U.S. condemnation of its nuclear program during a U.N. session, according to state media Thursday.It slammed Washingt
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(LEAD) S. Korea vows stronger partnerships with ASEAN in foreign ministerial talks

(ATTN: UPDATES with ASEAN+3 meeting in last 4 paras)By Kim Eun-jungPHNOM PENH, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will strengthen "strategic dialogue" with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on regional challenges, Seoul's
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(2nd LD) N. Korea reports no new suspected COVID-19 cases for 6th day: state media

(ATTN: UPDATES with S. Korean official's remarks, details in last paras)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases stayed at zero for the sixth consecutive day, with apparently no remaining fever pati
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(3rd LD) Kim, Pelosi agree to support efforts for denuclearization of N. Korea

(ATTN: UPDATES with Pelosi's remarks in paras 6-10, photo)By Lee Minji and Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday they agreed to support efforts by Seoul and W
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S. Korea vows stronger partnerships with ASEAN in foreign ministerial talks

By Kim Eun-jungPHNOM PENH, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will strengthen "strategic dialogue" with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on regional challenges, Seoul's top diplomat said Thursday during a group meeting i
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S. Korean, Belgian military officers meet to discuss defense cooperation

By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- The top military officers of South Korea and Belgium held talks Thursday in Seoul over regional security and bilateral defense cooperation, Seoul officials said.The meeting between Joint Chiefs of Staff (JC
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Military reports 2,402 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 2,402 additional COVID-19 cases Thursday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 219,067, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 1,886 from the Army, 204 from th
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(2nd LD) Kim, Pelosi agree to support efforts for denuclearization of N. Korea

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks, meeting details, photo; CHANGES headline)By Lee Minji and Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday they agreed to support efforts by Seo
(URGENT) Pelosi, Kim reaffirm commitment to N.K. denuclearization

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(URGENT) Pelosi, Kim voice concern over N. Korea's escalating nuclear threat

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(URGENT) Pelosi says reinforcing national security, economic cooperation among goals of Seoul visit

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(LEAD) Assembly speaker meets with Pelosi amid heightened Sino-U.S. tensions

(ATTN: RECASTS lead, headline; UPDATES throughout with meeting details, photos)By Lee Minji and Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo met with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday amid heightened tensions
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Yoon to speak by phone with U.S. House Speaker Pelosi

SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol plans to speak by phone with visiting U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi later Thursday, his office said, after officials said earlier that a meeting between the two is not planned as Yoon is on summer v
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First 10 days of this year's July hottest on record

SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea experienced the hottest first 10 days of July on record last month, according to the state weather agency Thursday.The average temperature for July 1-10 was 27.1 C, the hottest since the Korea Meteorological Admi