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#conscientious objector
Prosecutors looking into military objectors' gaming history stirs up controversy
By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, a country where all able-bodied men must serve around two years in the mi... 09:00 Mar. 08-
#S Korea defense
Amid cross-border detente, S. Korea confronts potential threats from outside
By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- With a new detente keeping the veneer of peace on the peninsula, South Korea has been awakened rudely to the security challenges it faces from without: mu... 09:00 Mar. 06 -
#idol goods-market
K-pop superfans' craze for special items creates new potential market
By Kim Boram SEOUL, Mar. 1 (Yonhap) -- Choi Seo-hyun, a big fan of BTS, recently bought a card bearing a photo of band member Jungkook via Twitter. The card was from the boy band's latest album,... 09:00 Mar. 01 -
#Trump-Kim summit
Hanoians calm but proud of hosting N. Korea-U.S. summit
By Lee Chi-dong HANOI, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- The embassies of North Korea and the United States in Hanoi are just a few kilometers apart, both situated south of Hoan Kiem Lake, which means "lake of t... 08:04 Feb. 26
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#childbirth-decline S. Korea grapples with declining childbirths, looming uncertainties for its future
By Kim Kwang-tae SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) –– For decades, the entrance to the maternity ward at Che 09:00 Feb. 22 -
#hockey One year after Olympics, men's nat'l hockey program at crossroads
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL/GANGNEUNG, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- A little over a year has passed since South Kor 09:00 Feb. 18 -
#lottery-economic hardships Koreans pin financial hopes on lottery amid economic hardships
By Park Sang-soo SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Like so many other ordinary Koreans, Kim Chan-hee, a 5 09:00 Feb. 15
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#guard post
Disarmed DMZ guard post symbolizes both inter-Korean conflict and reconciliation
By Song Sang-ho GOSEONG, South Korea, Feb. 14 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- The South Korean border guard post on the east coast sits unarmed, with troops and weapons withdrawn, electricity and wat... 17:02 Feb. 14 -
#Kaesong Industrial Complex
Biz heads want no more 'false hope' for Kaesong Industrial Complex
By Koh Byung-joon SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- When Lee Jong-duk closed his plant in Qingdao, China, and moved it to an industrial park in North Korea's border town of Kaesong in 2008, he was full of... 09:00 Feb. 11 -
#KaKao-online present
New Year money envelopes go digital with Kakao Pay
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- Kim Seung-hwa usually visits banks at this time of year to get crisp new bills to prepare to give Lunar New Year's cash gifts to her relatives. This ye... 09:30 Feb. 03 -
#Korea-baby box
Leaving controversies behind, 'baby box' saves over 1,500 lives in a decade
By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Attached to a concrete wall covered in colorful murals in a neighborhood in southern Seoul, a small metal handle leads to an unlikely crawlspace barely larg... 09:00 Feb. 01 -
#Korean age
S. Korea sees increasing moves to scrap 'Korean age'
By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Early this month, Rep. Hwang Ju-hong of the minor opposition Party for Democracy and Peace submitted a bill that has drawn surprisingly keen public att... 09:00 Jan. 29
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1 Police probe allegation singer shared sex videos in Seungri's chat room
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2 BIGBANG's Seungri offers to retire amid snowballing allegations
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3 (2nd LD) Police probe allegation singer shared sex videos in Seungri's chat room
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4 (LEAD) N. Korea could be 'hedging,' not cheating, with missile activities: Moon's adviser
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5 (LEAD) Police probe allegation singer shared sex videos in Seungri's chat room