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PPP interim chief denounces DP chair over trilateral naval drills remarks

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Ruling People Power Party (PPP) leader Chung Jin-suk lashed out at opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday for claiming that South Korea could end up seeing Japanese troops stationed in the country.Lee made the remark on
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PM arrives in Chile for official visit

SANTIAGO, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo arrived in Chile on Monday for an official visit as South Korea seeks to bolster cooperation in the field of mineral resources with the Latin American nation. During the three-day visit in Chi
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases rebound to over 15,000

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases rebounded to over 15,000 on Tuesday following the extended weekend, though daily infections have been on a downward trend.The country reported 15,476 new COVID-19 infections, including 9
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(LEAD) Yoon says N. Korea has nothing to gain from nuclear weapons

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more comments by Yoon, background; ADDS photo)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Tuesday that North Korea has nothing to gain from nuclear weapons, a day after the North said it carrie
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 10 COVID-19 deaths, total at 28,708: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 15,476 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Tuesday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul17/06Cloudy0Incheon17/09Sunny0Suwon18/08Cloudy0Cheongju18/09Sunny0Daejeon19/09Cloud
Yoon says N. Korea has nothing to gain from nuclear weapons

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SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Tuesday that North Korea has nothing to gain from nuclear weapons.Yoon's comment comes as the North has ratcheted up tensions with a series of provocative missile launches, including what it
(URGENT) Yoon says N. Korea has nothing to gain from nuclear weapons

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N.K. leader attends greenhouse farm opening ceremony on key party anniv.

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a ceremony to mark the completion of building a greenhouse farm in the country's eastern province on a key party anniversary, Pyongyang's state media said Tuesday.A day e
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U.S. military drills do not justify N. Korean provocations: State Dept.

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- The United States' defensive actions such as joint military drills and naval exercises with South Korea do not justify North Korea's missile provocations, a state department spokesperson said Mon
S. Korea rejects N.K.'s use of S. Korea-U.S. drills as pretext for 'unlawful' provocations

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SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government cannot accept North Korea using recent military drills between Seoul and Washington as a pretext for its "unlawful" provocations, a Seoul official said Monday.The remarks by the forei
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(LEAD) Yoon's office says security situation is 'grave'

(ATTN: ADDS Kim's remark)SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- The office of President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia are facing a "grave" security situation, hours after North Korea said it practiced transport
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Military reports 111 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 111 additional COVID-19 cases Monday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 281,103, the defense ministry said.The new cases comprised 71 from the Army, 22 from the Air
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Yoon's office says security situation is 'grave'

SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- The office of President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia are facing a "grave" security situation, hours after North Korea said it practiced transporting nuclear warheads and firi
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(4th LD) N.K. leader inspects training of tactical nuclear weapon units: KCNA

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 13-14; ADDS photo)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected an exercise of tactical nuclear operation units held in order to check and assess the "war deter
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Season's 1st snow falls on Mount Seorak, Gwangdeok

SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- The first snow of the season fell on portions of Mount Seorak and Gwangdeok in South Korea's northeastern region on Monday, nine days earlier than last year, the state weather agency said.Flakes were seen falling on Mou
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(3rd LD) N.K. leader inspects training of tactical nuclear weapon units: KCNA

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details in paras 8-12)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected an exercise of tactical nuclear operation units held in order to check and assess the "war deterre
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S. Korean Assembly speaker, Ethiopian president discuss economic cooperation

ADDIS ABABA/SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo has held talks with Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde in Addis Ababa to discuss ways to bolster economic cooperation between the two countries, accordin
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Yoon's approval rating edges up to 32 percent: Realmeter survey

SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating edged up to 32 percent last week, a survey showed Monday, rebounding from a drop blamed on his use of foul language caught on a hot mic during a trip to New York.The Realmeter p