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  Talks still under way on plan to repatriate 59 S. Koreans detained in Cambodia: Seoul

  PHNOM PENH, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is still in talks with Cambodia to finalize plans to repatriate 59 nationals detained over online job scams, a joint response team said Friday, after Cambodian police announced they would be deported this w
• Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

  SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Oct. 17.Korean-language dailies-- S. Korea, U.S. on cusp of tariff deal breakthrough (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- S. Korea makes offer to U.S. of investing up to US$3
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  (LEAD) Cambodian PM voices 'deep regret' over death of S. Korean nat'l in job scam

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Thursday expressed "deep regret" over the torture death of a South Korean national in an illegal online job scam
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  Cambodian PM voices 'deep regret' over death of S. Korean nat'l in job scam

  By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Thursday expressed "deep regret" over the torture death of a South Korean national in an illegal online job scam in his country, promising to step up effort
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  Top diplomats of S. Korea, Sweden note potential for greater cooperation in defense, technology

  SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and Sweden highlighted Thursday the potential for further cooperation in the defense industry and technology sectors, voicing hope that the two countries will continue to strengthen ties in
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  FM Cho urges proactive countermeasures against online scams in Southeast Asia

  SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Thursday urged officials to make proactive efforts to protect South Korean nationals from falling victim to online scams spreading across Southeast Asia, amid an all-out government effort to tac
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  Trump, China's Xi may both pay state visits to S. Korea during APEC gathering: sources

  By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are both likely to pay state visits to South Korea during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering later this month, diplomatic sou
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  (LEAD) Gov't response team to meet Cambodian PM over job scams targeting S. Koreans

  (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS details in paras 4-5, byline; CHANGES dateline)By Kim Seung-yeonPHNOM PENH/SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean joint government response team has flown to Cambodia to tackle a series of job scams involving th
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  Son of ex-President Roh Tae-woo formally appointed as ambassador to China

  SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Ro Jae-hun, the son of former President Roh Tae-woo who ruled South Korea in the early 1990s, has formally assumed the position as new ambassador to China, the foreign ministry said Thursday. Ro, chairman of the East Asia C
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  Gov't response team arrives in Cambodia to tackle job scams targeting S. Koreans

  PHNOM PENH, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- A joint government response team has arrived in Cambodia to tackle widening job scams involving the abduction and confinement of South Korean nationals, as it seeks to bring back its people in connection with the crime
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  Foreign ministry sets up Cambodia embassy task force amid job scam crisis

  By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry said Wednesday it launched a task force at the South Korean Embassy in Cambodia as part of efforts to respond to the widening job scam crisis involving the trafficking and torture of So
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  Gov't response team set to depart for Cambodia amid widening job scam crisis targeting S. Koreans

  By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- A joint government response team is set to depart for Cambodia on Wednesday amid an escalating job scam crisis involving the trafficking, torture and captivity of South Koreans, following public shock and
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  (News Focus) With Trump, Xi visits in sight, S. Korea eyes APEC summit to advance N.K. peace bid, tariff talks

  By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- With U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the offing, the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit may set the stage for South Korea to advance its North Korea p
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  FM Cho discusses APEC summit, bilateral ties with Vietnamese counterpart

  By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun has met with Vietnam's Foreign Minister-designate Le Hoai Trung and discussed the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit and bilateral relations, Seoul's
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  Vice FM, new top Indonesian envoy discuss APEC summit, bilateral cooperation

  By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, Sept. 24 (Yonhap) -- First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo met with new Indonesian Ambassador to South Korea Cecep Herawan on Wednesday and discussed the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit and ways to
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  (2nd LD) Presidential office backs N. Korea-U.S. talks but holds firm on denuclearization goal

  (ATTN: ADDS foreign ministry's comments in para 8-10)By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office said Monday that South Korea is willing to support nuclear talks between North Korea and the United States if they resume, y
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  Presidential office backs N. Korea-U.S. talks but holds firm on denuclearization goal

  By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office said Monday that South Korea is willing to support nuclear talks between North Korea and the United States if they resume, yet reaffirming its goal of denuclearization despite Pyon
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  Japan holds memorial event for Sado mine workers

  Japan holds memorial event for Sado mine workers Participants attend a memorial ceremony commemorating the workers from the old Sado mine complex during World War II, on Sado Island, in Niigata Prefec
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  Sado mine memorial event

  Sado mine memorial event Yukiko Okano, director general for cultural affairs at Japan's foreign ministry, attends a memorial ceremony commemorating the workers from the old Sado mine complex durin
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  1 S. Korean woman dies in fall from dormant volcano peak in Mongolia

  By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean woman in her 20s died after falling from the peak of a dormant volcano while traveling in Mongolia late last month, Seoul officials said Monday.The accident occurred on Aug. 28 when the unide