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(URGENT) Yoon says he hopes S. Korea-U.S.-Japan cooperation will become central axis for world peace

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(LEAD) Leaders of S. Korea, Japan, Australia, NZ meet in Madrid

(ATTN: UPDATES with meeting taking place; CHANGES headline, photo)By Lee Haye-ahMADRID, June 29 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol held a four-way meeting with his counterparts from Japan, Australia and New Zealand in Madrid on Wednesday, his office
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(LEAD) Yoon says he is confident Japanese PM Kishida is partner for developing bilateral ties

(ATTN: UPDATES with details, background from 4th para)By Lee Haye-ahMADRID, June 29 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Wednesday he is confident he can partner with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to develop bilateral ties.Yoon made the r
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Yoon says he is confident Japanese PM Kishida is partner for developing bilateral ties

By Lee Haye-ahMADRID, June 29 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Wednesday he is confident he can partner with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to develop bilateral ties.Yoon made the remark following a four-way meeting involving Kishida a
(URGENT) Yoon says he is confident Japanese PM Kishida is partner for developing bilateral ties

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(LEAD) Yoon, Dutch PM discuss cooperation in semiconductors

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional details in last 2 paras)By Lee Haye-ahMADRID, June 29 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday and discussed ways to increase bilateral cooperation in semiconductors and
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First lady Kim tours royal palace, glass factory in Spain

By Lee Haye-ahMADRID, June 29 (Yonhap) -- First lady Kim Keon-hee toured a royal palace, a glass factory and a contemporary art museum in Spain on Wednesday as part of an official program for spouses of leaders attending the North Atlantic Treaty Org
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Majority of S. Koreans feel first lady not doing her job well: survey

SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- Nearly six out of 10 South Koreans feel first lady Kim Keon-hee has not done well in her role over the first month and a half of President Yoon Suk-yeol's term, a survey showed Wednesday.Data Research polled 1,000 South
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Yoon, Dutch PM discuss cooperation in semiconductors

By Lee Haye-ahMADRID, June 29 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday and discussed ways to increase bilateral cooperation in semiconductors and other advanced technologies, his office said.During the
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Leaders of S. Korea, Japan, Australia, NZ to meet in Madrid

By Lee Haye-ahMADRID, June 29 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol will hold a four-way meeting with his counterparts from Japan, Australia and New Zealand in Madrid on Wednesday, his office said.The four leaders are in the Spanish capital to attend t
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First lady Kim, Queen Letizia of Spain talk K-beauty, being the same age

By Lee Haye-ahMADRID, June 29 (Yonhap) -- First lady Kim Keon-hee and Queen Letizia of Spain talked about being the same age and the excellence of South Korean beauty products during a gala dinner in Madrid the previous day, the presidential office s
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(LEAD) Late official's brother claims DP offered compensation for acknowledging brother's defection attempt

(ATTN; UPDATES with details of President Yoon's letter in last 4 paras)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- The brother of a fisheries official killed by North Korea in 2020 claimed Wednesday the then ruling Democratic Party (DP) offered to g
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(LEAD) Labor, management circles revise minimum wage proposals for 2nd time

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with second revised proposals; CHANGES headline, illustration)SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- Representatives of South Korea's labor and management on Wednesday submitted second amendments to their respective proposals for an
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Yoon to call for strong response to N.K. provocations at meeting with Biden, Kishida

By Lee Haye-ahMADRID, June 29 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol is expected to call for a strong response to North Korea's provocations and efforts to bring the regime back to dialogue in a trilateral meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and J
(LEAD) S. Korea approves use of 1st homegrown COVID-19 vaccine from SK Bioscience

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(ATTN: ADDS more info from para 6, photo)SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Wednesday approved the use of SKYCovione, the country's first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine developed by SK Bioscience Co., taking a major step toward achieving vacci
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Police working to identify 3 bodies found in car as missing family

WANDO, South Korea, June 29 (Yonhap) -- Police are working to identify the three bodies found inside a car as the family that went missing last month after the vehicle was recovered from the sea off the southwestern coast Wednesday, officials said. T
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Defector group says COVID-19 medicine sent to N. Korea via balloons

SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- A group of North Korean defectors said Wednesday it sent medicine that help with COVID-19 symptoms to North Korea using balloons earlier this week.Park Sang-hak, head of the Fighters for a Free North Korea, told Yonhap News
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(LEAD) Koreas hold daily hotline contact; N. Korea mum on S. Korea's call for prior notice on dam water discharge: ministry

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 6 paras; ADDS photos)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has remained unresponsive for the second day to South Korea's attempt to deliver a formal request asking the North to give notification b
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Military reports 535 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 535 additional COVID-19 cases Wednesday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 176,379, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 395 from the Army, 62 from the A
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Remains of 12 Korean War troops interred at national cemeteries

SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military on Wednesday held ceremonies to lay to rest the remains of 12 troops killed in the 1950-53 Korean War following their excavation from former battle sites, the Army said.The ceremonies took place a