K-VIBE General

General

Search: 54,571

General

(URGENT) N. Korea fires some 60 rounds of artillery shells from western coast: JCS

(END)
General

20 student activists nabbed after attempting to enter presidential office

SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- Police arrested 20 university students affiliated with a progressive group Saturday after they attempted to enter the presidential office in central Seoul, officials said.The members of the Korean University Progressive Unio
General

N.K. leader taking offensive policy on S. Korea to divert public attention from internal woes: unification minister

SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un appears to have taken a more offensive policy stance toward South Korea to divert internal attention from economic difficulties and discontent over the hereditary power succession, Seoul&
General

N. Korean leader sends condolence message to Japanese PM over recent earthquake

SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a message to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressing his condolences over the recent series of deadly earthquakes in western Japan, state media reported Saturday, a rare move
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

General

SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Jan. 6.Korean-language dailies-- After threatening of 'great event,' N. Korea fires artillery shells into Yellow Sea (Kookmin Daily)-- N. Korea fires 200
Saturday's weather forecast

Life Style

SEOUL, Jan. 06 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul04/-3Sunny60Incheon03/-3Sunny60Suwon04/-4Sunny60Cheongju05/-3Sunny6
General

U.S. finalizes antidumping duties on tin mill product imports from S. Korea, China, Canada, Germany

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce said Friday that imports of tin mill products from South Korea, China, Canada and Germany were found to have been dumped into the U.S. market as it issued its final antidum
General

U.S. calls on N. Korea to refrain from 'provocative, destabilizing' action following artillery firing

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The United States on Friday called on North Korea to refrain from further "provocative" and destabilizing" action and return to dialogue, after Pyongyang ratcheted up tensions with the f
General

(LEAD) Outgoing FM Park highlights alliance with U.S. in phone talks with Blinken

(ATTN: UPDATES with State Department's statement in paras 6-8; RECASTS dateline)SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Outgoing Foreign Minister Park Jin highlighted the alliance with the United States that has further strengthened over the past mo
General

(4th LD) N. Korea fires some 200 artillery shells off western coast: S. Korean military

(ATTN: ADDS N. Korean reaction in paras 13-16)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired some 200 artillery shells into waters off its western coast Friday morning, Seoul's military said, in its latest saber-rattling after it scr
General

(3rd LD) N. Korea fires some 200 artillery shells off western coast: S. Korean military

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 2, 9-14, photos)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired some 200 artillery shells into waters off its western coast Friday morning, Seoul's military said, in its latest saber-rattling after it
General

(LEAD) S. Korea urges Russia to stop 'self-contradictory' arms deal with N. Korea

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 8-9)By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea renewed its call Friday for Russia to stop arms transactions with North Korea in violation of international sanctions it has voted for, as the United States re
General

U.K. daily adds S. Korean name for sea area in naming row with Japan after Seoul request

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- A British daily has added the term "East Sea" on a map of South Korea in its recent travel article that had only labeled a sea area by its Japanese name, after the South Korean government reques
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

General

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------(LEAD) S. Korea orders civilians on western border islands to evacuate over N.K.'s artillery firingINCHEON -- Civilians on the western border islands
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

General

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news of North Korea this week.------------S. Korea urges Russia to stop 'self-contradictory' arms deal with N. Korea SEOUL -- South Korea renewed its call Friday for Russia to s
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

General

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------(2nd LD) N. Korea fires some 200 artillery shells off western coast: S. Korean militarySEOUL -- North Korea fired some 200 artillery shells int
Key developments on North Korea this week

General

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.------------Dec. 31 -- N. Korea to launch 3 more military spy satellites, build more nukes next year: state mediaJan.1 -- N.K. leader says Korean Peninsula i
General

(2nd LD) S. Korea orders civilians on western border islands to evacuate over N.K.'s artillery firing

(ATTN: UPDATES with lifting of evacuation order; CHANGES photo)INCHEON, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Civilians on the western border islands of Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong were ordered to evacuate to shelters Friday, officials said, as North Korea fired hundred
General

Exim Bank issues US$2 bln in global bonds

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The state-run Export-Import Bank of Korea (Exim Bank) said Friday that it has issued US$2 billion worth of bonds to foreign investors.Exim Bank has sold three-year bonds worth $800 million, five-year bonds worth $800 million
General

Outgoing FM Park highlights alliance with U.S. in phone talks with Blinken

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Outgoing Foreign Minister Park Jin highlighted the alliance with the United States that has further strengthened over the past months in phone talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday, Park's office sa