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SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- The national football federation apparently provided sexual entertainment to foreign referees before and after international matches held in South Korea between 2011 and 2012, a past government audit report has shown.
South Korean parents are ramping up efforts to give their children a head start in building long-term wealth by opening investment accounts even before they learn to crawl out of their cribs.
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday did not report on its launch of a short-range ballistic missile from the previous day, a departure from its usual practice of announcing such launches the following morning.
Measures targeting a key material for solar panels and semiconductors add to trade tensions ahead of Xi Jinping’s expected US visit
Measures targeting a key material for solar panels and semiconductors add to trade tensions ahead of Xi Jinping’s expected US visit
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — China and the United States are clashing diplomatically in Argentina as President Javier Milei seeks to preserve his close alliance with Washington while pursuing deeper economic ties with Beijing.
The solar industry is the main consumer of polysilicon, while semiconductor chips accounted for 2.4% of annual consumption in 2025, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. © Reuters
A growing number of local brands are winning over premium consumers who prize craftsmanship, innovation and a high‑value sense of luxury
A growing number of local brands are winning over premium consumers who prize craftsmanship, innovation and a high‑value sense of luxury
Leveraged ETF falloutKorea must restore policy credibility after financial populism fuels market turmoil
Beyond emergency heat wave measuresTime to map out national strategy for age of extreme heat
Government insists economy is sound despite stock market plunge
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Officials from South Korea, the United States and other countries that participated in the 1950-53 Korean War called for greater solidarity among them during a forum in Washington on Thursday, as the world faces a raft of security challenges, including North Korea's advancing military …
SUVA, Fiji — China's recent testing of a nuclear-capable missile and wider influence in the Pacific is expected to dominate the agenda as the region's top diplomats meet for an annual confab in Fiji's capital on Friday.
Washington says Trump raised the issue with Xi as the FBI expands cooperation with Chinese police on cyberfraud
Washington says Trump raised the issue with Xi as the FBI expands cooperation with Chinese police on cyberfraud
Russia is not happy with Japan's statements regarding the anniversary of the US military's dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima at the end of WWII. Thursday marks the 81st anniversary of the bombing which obliterated the densely-populated industrial city.
August has always been South Korea’s hottest month, but this year is heading for the record books. Much of the country is under “severe heat warnings” defined as a real feel temperature over 38 degrees Celsius or a temperature over 39 C. Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, near Busan, recently reported a record high…
As the world’s third-largest movie market by box-office revenue, Japan is enjoying a summer packed with 大ヒット (dai hitto, blockbusters) from 「スパイダーマン：ブランド・ニュー・デイ」 (Supaidāman: Burando Nyū Dei, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”), which opened on July 31, and Christopher Nolan’s 「オデュッセイア」 (Odyusseia, “The Odyssey”) coming Se…
Former South Korea men’s national team head coach Hong Myung-bo attends a hearing on the Korea Football Association (KFA) amid a controversy surrounding the management of the sport’s national governing body and its impact on the team’s World Cup performance, at the National Assembly Thursday, July 30, 2026 in Seoul,…
This combination of images provided by NASA and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute shows an area of the moon’s surface before, left, Oct. 1, 2015, and after, right, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, a SpaceX rocket segment collided with the moon. (NASA, Korea Aerospace Research Institute via AP)
Sojitz estimates that beef consumption in Vietnam has room to increase as its economy grows. (Photo by Yuji Nitta)
Japan is the third biggest backer of the United Nations, but Japanese nationals account for a relatively small share of the organization's employees. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
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Ground Self-Defense Force tanks unleash rounds during the Fuji Firepower Exercise in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture on June 7.
Buenos Aires locks in the yuan line until 2031, months after the US Treasury Department offered a rival facility
Buenos Aires locks in the yuan line until 2031, months after the US Treasury Department offered a rival facility
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Japan's Financial Services Agency has encouraged the growth of proprietary trading systems to ease the concentration of trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. senator has reintroduced a bill to expedite humanitarian assistance, including lifesaving medical care, to North Korea, as many people in the reclusive state are in need of food aid, nutritional support and access to health care and other basic services.
South Korea's space agency has released images that show the Moon after part of a SpaceX rocket crashed into its surface on Wednesday.
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department says lifeguard’s credentials do not match records held by Hong Kong China Life Saving Society
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department says lifeguard’s credentials do not match records held by Hong Kong China Life Saving Society
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MANILA, Philippines — In a bid to counter pro-China “propaganda,” lawmakers on Thursday filed a bill to integrate West Philippine Sea education into the elementary, high school, and college curricula.
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Akita prefecture is known for its abundance of renewable energy projects that can power data centers. (Photo by Toshihisa Suzuki)
State department informs Congress of planned closures in Canada, Grenada, Japan, Indonesia and Cameroon
This is a 1960 photo of a U.S. nuclear weapon of the uranium bomb Little Boy type that was detonated over Hiroshima in World War II, the world’s first atomic bomb used in combat. (AP Photo/U.S. Department of Defense via AP, File)
By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
The Hong Kong-based conglomerate saw its underlying profits soar by 48 per cent year on year in the first half of 2026
The Hong Kong-based conglomerate saw its underlying profits soar by 48 per cent year on year in the first half of 2026
Beijing honours two coastguard personnel who died in a vessel collision in the South China Sea last year
Beijing honours two coastguard personnel who died in a vessel collision in the South China Sea last year