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(LEAD) S. Korea's exports rise 8.2 pct in 2024 to new annual record
6 days ago · SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports advanced 8.2 percent on-year in 2024 to set a new annual record on robust shipments of semiconductors, data showed Wednesday. Outbound shipments came to US$683.8 billion last year, compared with the previous record of $683.6 billion set in 2022 ...
(3rd LD) Investigators enter Yoon's residence to execute warrant to ...
4 days ago · (ATTN: UPDATES with investigators entering presidential residence; CHANGES headline; ADDS photos; AMENDS byline) By Kim Soo-yeon and Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- Investigators from the state anti-corruption agency entered the presidential residence Friday to execute a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed bid …
N. Korea's art performance celebrating new year
6 days ago · N. Korea's art performance celebrating new year. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C), accompanied by his daughter Ju-ae (R), attends an art performance ushering in the new year at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Dec. 31, 2024, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day.
Yoon vows to 'fight to the end' in message to supporters
6 days ago · SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Wednesday in a message to supporters that he will "fight to the end to protect the country." Yoon delivered the message to his supporters gathered in front of his presidential residence in Seoul's Yongsan district to oppose his ...
Record number of Korean companies to participate in CES 2025
5 days ago · SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- A record-breaking number of South Korean companies will take part in CES 2025, showcasing their latest innovations and cutting-edge technologies to a global audience, industry data showed Thursday. A total of 1,031 Korean companies have registered for this year's CES, the ...
Investigators likely to execute warrant to detain Yoon as early as ...
5 days ago · SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- The state anti-corruption agency is likely to proceed with a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as early as Thursday after a Seoul court granted the warrant over his brief imposition of martial law. The Seoul Western District Court issued the warrant ...
Condolences over victims of plane crash | Yonhap News Agency
6 days ago · Condolences over victims of plane crash. A boy and his father place a flower at a gymnasium in Muan, southwestern South Korea, on Jan. 1, 2025, to mourn people killed in the crash of a Jeju Air passenger plane at Muan International Airport three days ago.
Newborns on New Year's Day | Yonhap News Agency
6 days ago · Newborns on New Year's Day. Fathers hold their newborn babies with their baby bump nicknames -- (from L to R) Nikke, Kkomuri and Dingguri -- at a hospital in Goyang, near Seoul, on Jan. 1, 2025.
(2nd LD) KBO All-Star Kim Hye-seong signs with Dodgers
3 days ago · SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean All-Star infielder Kim Hye-seong has signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kim's agency, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), said Saturday Kim agreed to a three-year deal worth US$12.5 million, with an option for two more years that would give him a chance to make up ...