40+ min ago   (421+ words) SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- Outgoing Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back expressed Monday his "mixed" feelings about his more than yearlong tenure as the country's first civilian defense chief, as he is stepping down following a Cabinet reshuffle. Ahn, a five-term veteran lawmaker…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago   (463+ words) The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday. ■ Gov't team begins ground search for 9 missing Koreans in Nepal floods SEOUL -- A government joint rapid response team on Monday began a ground search…...

3+ hour, 54+ min ago   (160+ words) SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday denounced the United States for maintaining what it called a "hostile" policy and vowed to respond with the "toughest" countermeasures. A spokesperson at North Korea's foreign ministry made the criticism, slamming Washington for…...

9+ hour, 39+ min ago   (38+ words) Yonhap News Agency First Vice Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il, nominated by President Lee Jae Myung as the new finance minister, arrives for work at the government complex in Seoul on Aug. 31, 2026. (Yonhap)(END)...

7+ hour, 4+ min ago   (202+ words) SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will not attend the Eastern Economic Forum opening this week in Russia's Vladivostok, the unification ministry said Monday. During a regular briefing, ministry spokesperson Yoon Min-ho confirmed the decision not to participate in the annual…...

8+ hour, 38+ min ago   (223+ words) SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- The nominee to head the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Monday he will closely consult with the Seoul city government to narrow differences over housing supply plans. Hong Jee-sun, currently vice land minister, made the…...

9+ hour, 3+ min ago   (161+ words) Yonhap News Agency SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- Energy officials from South Korea and the United States discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the energy sector amid heightened global market uncertainties, Seoul's climate ministry said Monday. South Korea's Second Vice Climate…...

9+ hour, 48+ min ago   (262+ words) SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell below the 40 percent mark for the first time since he took office in June last year, a survey showed Monday, amid public dissatisfaction over housing policy. According to the survey…...

11+ hour, 35+ min ago   (408+ words) Second-term Cabinet must speak truth to a micromanaging presidentSix ministerial nominations seek to stem falling approval ratings, but critics say that only a change in President Lee Jae Myung's leadership can restore confidence. President Lee Jae Myung has replaced the…...

11+ hour, 35+ min ago   (226+ words) President's falling approval ratingLee administration must address livelihood and policy confusion in his second year in office President Lee Jae Myung, whose approval ratings remained in the high 60 percent range for much of his first year in office, is now…...