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Prosecutors raid Daewoo Development over suspected accounting fraud

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Thursday raided Daewoo Development Co., Ltd. Engineering & Construction, a medium-sized general construction company, and its former and current top executives over suspected accounting fraud involving tens
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U.S. urges N. Korea to halt missile provocation, come to negotiating table

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, April 12 (Yonhap) -- The United States strongly condemns North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch and calls on the country to stop further escalating tension on the Korean Peninsula, a National Security Council (NS
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Top court finalizes 1 tln-won fine for Qualcomm over unfair biz practice

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday finalized a ruling in favor of the South Korean antitrust regulator's fine of 1 trillion won (US$760.8 million) imposed in 2016 on U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. for unfair business practice
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Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, U.S., Japan denounce N. Korea's test of ballistic missile

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- The chief nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan held phone consultations Thursday and strongly denounced North Korea's latest missile provocation, Seoul's foreign ministry said.Earlier in the d
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(5th LD) N. Korea fires intermediate- or longer-range ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military

(ATTN: ADDS more info, details in paras 4-7, 9; RECASTS throughout)SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an intermediate- or longer-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said, escalating tensions
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(LEAD) National Security Council 'strongly' denounces N.K. missile launch

(ATTN: UPDATES with details)SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- The presidential National Security Council (NSC) "strongly" denounced North Korea's launch of an intermediate- or longer-range ballistic missile Thursday.The NSC held a meeting l
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S. Korea to conduct radiation test on 89 N. Korean defectors from May

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to conduct a radiation test on 89 North Korean defectors who hailed from areas near the North's Punggye-ri nuclear testing site, Seoul's unification ministry said Thursday, amid concerns about the
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(URGENT) Top court finalizes 1 tln-won fine for Qualcomm over unfair biz practice

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National Security Council 'strongly' denounces N.K. missile launch

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- The presidential National Security Council (NSC) "strongly" denounced North Korea's launch of an intermediate- or longer-range ballistic missile Thursday.The NSC held a meeting led by National Security Advi
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(URGENT) National Security Council 'strongly denounces' N.K. missile launch

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(4th LD) N. Korea fires intermediate- or longer-range ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 3-6)SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an intermediate- or longer-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said, escalating tensions following its continued refus
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases over 10,000 for 3rd day; ninth case of mpox confirmed

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases remained over 10,000 for the third straight day Thursday as the country is moving toward regaining pre-pandemic normalcy following the relaxation of most antivirus restrictions.The coun
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(URGENT) N.K. missile, fired at lofted angle, flew about 1,000 km: S. Korean military

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N. Korea unresponsive to regular contact via inter-Korean liaison line for 7th day

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea did not respond to daily routine calls with South Korea via an inter-Korean liaison communication channel for the seventh straight day Thursday, Seoul's unification ministry said.The North's unresponsiv
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 5 COVID-19 deaths, total at 34,361: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 11,596 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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(3rd LD) N. Korea fires intermediate- or longer-range ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 4-5; RECASTS headline, lead)SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an intermediate- or longer-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said, following its continued refusa
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Couple referred to prosecution over masterminding kidnapping-murder of woman

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- A couple accused of masterminding a recent kidnapping and murder of a woman in downtown Seoul was referred to prosecutors Thursday for further investigation and indictment, police said.The couple -- named Yoo Sang-won and
Thursday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Thursday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul20/06Sunny20Incheon16/07Sunny20Suwon20/03Sunny10Cheongju23/05Sunny0Daejeon23/03Cl
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(2nd LD) N. Korea fires intermediate-range or longer ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military

(ATTN: UPDATES with JCS' explanation in paras 2-3; RECASTS headline, lead)SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an intermediate-range or longer ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said, following