1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (130+ words) SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has replaced its defense minister in a reshuffle of... SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has replaced its defense minister in a reshuffle of senior military leadership, state media reported Sunday. Kim Song-gi, director of the…...

12+ hour, 53+ min ago   (105+ words) SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- The minor progressive Justice Party on Saturday elected former lawmaker Yang Kyung-kyu as its new leader. Yang earned 94.7 percent of the vote after registering as the sole candidate for the election held from Monday through Saturday, according…...

16+ hour, 53+ min ago   (146+ words) SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook on Saturday vowed to increase financial and policy support for development projects to boost housing supply. Han made the remarks as she visited the site of a development project for new homes in…...

17+ hour, 42+ min ago   (274+ words) 1920 -- Lee Dong-hui takes office as prime minister of the Korean government in exile. Korea was under Japanese colonial rule from 1910 to 1945. 1949 -- Six students selected as the first batch of students to study abroad on government funding head to the United…...

19+ hour, 53+ min ago   (158+ words) SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- Defense officials of South Korea and France have agreed to bolster strategic coordination in the face of deepening military ties between North Korea and Russia, Seoul's defense ministry said Saturday. Deputy Defense Minister for Policy Kim Hong-cheol…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (533+ words) WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump could put on the table the "tacit" acceptance of North Korea's nuclear program, a peace treaty and an end to South Korea-U.S. military exercises should a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un take…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (185+ words) SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent messages of sympathy to Ch... SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent messages of sympathy to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Nepali President Ram Chandra Poudel on Friday over…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (744+ words) (ATTN: ADDS county's response in paras 9-10)By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- A government selection committee finalized Friday its designation of a southwestern county as the site for a military air base relocation from the neighboring city of Gwangju, a…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (472+ words) SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office has decided not to nominate one of two Supreme Court justice candidates recommended by the chief justice and asked the head of the top court to make a fresh recommendation, the office said Friday....

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (192+ words) SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- A government selection committee finalized Friday its designation of a southwestern county as the site for a military air base relocation from the neighboring city of Gwangju, a decision that clears the way for an expedited build-out…...