S. Korea seeks bilateral nuclear talks with N. Korea at key ASEAN meeting
By Kim Deok-hyun
Rival parties make little progress in talks over U.S. FTA
SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Rival parties made little progress Friday in negotiations to narrow differences over the long-pending free trade agreement with the U.S.
S. Korea urges nation to cut electricity use
SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea urged its people Friday to reduce electricity consumption as a recent surge in demand threatens its power supply and raises blackout fears.
Big firms hire more ex-officials as directors
SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Affiliates of South Korea's top 30 conglomerates employed more former government officials as outside directors this year, data showed Friday, amid escalating criticism o
Baseball standings turn upside down as first half closes
SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- A non-playoff team from last season ended the first half this season in first place.
Kia Motors union agrees to 5.17 pct wage hike
SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The management and labor union of Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second largest automaker, agreed to a 5.17 percent hike in base pay Friday, ending their annual negotiat
Seoul shares open higher on eased eurozone debt woes
SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks got off to a strong start on Friday as overnight Wall Street rallies and relief about Europe's debt troubles boosted investor sentiment here, analysts
USFK commander cancels trip to border island
SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Gen. James Thurman, the new commander of the U.S.
N. Korean IOC member supported PyeongChang's rival for Olympics: source
SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The lone North Korean member on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) supported a rival city of South Korea's PyeongChang in the vote on the host for the 2018 Winter
Friday's weather forecast
SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Friday.
