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SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Friday visited a key precision-guided missiles and weapons manufacturer to inspect the impact of the Middle East war on the domestic arms industry, his office said, amid growing uncertainties over oil prices and the global supply chain.
Seoul shares closed higher Friday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, as investor sentiment improved on optimism over upcoming US-Iran negotiations following a two-week ceasefire in the Middle East. The Korean won strengthened against the US dollar.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares closed higher Friday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, as investor sentiment improved on optimism over upcoming U.S.-Iran negotiations following a two-week ceasefire in the Middle East. The Korean won strengthened against the U.S. dollar.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.
Korea Water Resources said Friday it would export its artificial intelligence-based water treatment plant operation technology to Vietnam, marking the first overseas commercialization of the system.
Enlize, operator of dating app Wippy, reported a sharp earnings increase last year, driven by strong growth in its Japan business and rising cross-border matches between Korean and Japanese users.
South Korean Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho speaks during a roundtable interview at the Justice Ministry in Gwacheon, South Korea, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
(ATTN: UPDATES with statement from foreign ministry in paras 5-7, new photo)
LG U+ joins KT and SK Telecom in exiting stand-alone streaming services amid crowded content landscape
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry on Friday called in a senior official at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul over Tokyo's renewed territorial claim to South Korea's easternmost islets, Dokdo.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung met Friday with the leader of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), a major umbrella labor union, and exchanged views on protecting workers' rights.
South Korean Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho speaks in an interview on April 9 in Gwacheon, south of Seoul. (Photo by Kim Jaewon)
SK Telecom is partnering with Arm and Korean AI chip startup Rebellion to develop AI data center infrastructure, as the industry shifts from model training to inference, the South Korean mobile carrier said Friday.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. on Friday officially launched its Ioniq electric vehicle (EV) brand in China, unveiling two new concept cars as it seeks to strengthen its presence in the Chinese market.
Currency traders stretch near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), right, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
The number of teenagers arrested for drug-related crimes in the country has surged from just 30 in 2005 to 1,477 in 2023
The number of teenagers arrested for drug-related crimes in the country has surged from just 30 in 2005 to 1,477 in 2023
South Korea's official development assistance posted an on-year decrease of 3.9 percent to $3.87 billion in 2025, due to a weak exchange rate and reduced multilateral aid, the government said Friday.
South Korea's media watchdog on Friday approved regulations requiring bulk phone text messaging service providers to implement safeguards against illegal spamming as a condition for maintaining their certification.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's official development assistance (ODA) posted an on-year decrease of 3.9 percent to US$3.87 billion in 2025, due to a weak exchange rate and reduced multilateral aid, the government said Friday.
1959 -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization starts construction of its office in Myeongdong, downtown Seoul.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's media watchdog on Friday approved regulations requiring bulk phone text messaging service providers to implement safeguards against illegal spamming as a condition for maintaining their certification.
Private messages and one-on-one conduct do not consitute ostracism, courts find
President Lee Jae Myung will hold talks with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Seoul on Monday.
North Korea has conducted a series of high-tech weapons tests as it seeks to expand its arsenal with electromagnetic weapons, carbon fiber bombs, and new mobile air defense systems, state news agency KCNA has reported.
North Korea has conducted a series of high-tech weapons tests as it seeks to expand its arsenal with electromagnetic weapons, carbon fiber bombs, and new mobile air defense systems, KCNA state news agency reports.
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The Embassy of Kazakhstan in Seoul is once again highlighting the Astana Peace Declaration adopted last year.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Jung-soon (Yeom Hye-ran) struggles to breathe when spring arrives. The pain often comes with the image of a young girl whose name or face she no longer recalls, as she has locked the girl out of a tragedy too painful to revisit.
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry has chosen a new special envoy to Iran who will be headed towards Tehran shortly, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Force…
SEOUL, South Korea — Tens of thousands of BTS fans packed into a South Korean stadium Thursday to see the K-pop supergroup kick off their long-awaited world tour after a nearly four-year hiatus.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- A police-prosecution task force said Friday it has decided not to indict former Oceans Minister Chun Jae-soo over bribery allegations linked to the Unification Church due to the expiry of the statute of limitations or a lack of evidence.
The foreign ministry on Friday appointed former Ambassador to Kuwait Chung Byung-ha as its special envoy to Iran and will send him to Tehran soon to coordinate the safe passage of South Korean vessels and nationals amid the Middle East conflict, officials said.
(3rd LD) Lee says S. Korea, France agree to cooperate on safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares extended gains late Friday morning tracking overnight advances on Wall Street amid optimism over upcoming negotiations between the United States and Iran following their two-week ceasefire deal in the Middle East conflict.
(3rd LD) Lee says S. Korea, France agree to cooperate on safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with officials from major local oil refiners Friday and discussed the possibility of securing alternative oil supplies to replace those from the Middle East, his ministry said.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will appoint Kim Hui-gon, the inaugural director of the National Memorial of the Korean Provisional Government, as the chief the Independence Hall of Korea next week, the veterans ministry said Friday.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will hold summit talks in Seoul early next week to discuss ways to expand bilateral cooperation, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The following is the full text of a statement by the Bank of Korea (BOK) on its monetary policy decision Friday, where the central bank held the key rate steady at 2.5 percent at its rate-setting meeting in Seoul.
Foreign investors have sharply increased purchases of South Korea’s major chipmakers, led by Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, following a ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry on Friday appointed former Ambassador to Kuwait Chung Byung-ha as its special envoy to Iran and will send him to Tehran soon to coordinate the safe passage of South Korean vessels and nationals amid the Middle East conflict, officials said.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo met with his Finnish counterpart Friday to discuss bilateral cooperation in supply chains and advanced industries amid heightened global uncertainties, his office said.
(3rd LD) Lee says S. Korea, France agree to cooperate on safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
Inditex’s global fashion brand Zara is expanding into same-day and overnight delivery in Korea, stepping up efforts to strengthen its logistics competitiveness.
Police said Thursday that the recent fire at the Gyeongbokgung in Seoul had gone on for a much longer period than initially presumed, as investigators consider the possibility of arson on the much-beloved South Korean heritage site.