(LEAD) SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- This week's downpours in Seoul have broken the capital city's record for most rainfall both in a single day and in a three-day period during the month of July, the

(ATTN: UPDATES with new N. Korean report in last 3 paras)

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Heavy rains have battered North Korea, according to state media and an international relief agency Thursday, as more rain is expected in the coming days amid fears of sev

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- The toll from this week's record rainfall has risen to 53 deaths and 14 people missing in landslides and flooding across South Korea, the country's disaster management ag

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- A couple of South Korean professors on Thursday challenged the legitimacy of the disputed sea border with North Korea.

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea's leading auto parts maker, said Thursday that its second-quarter earnings rose 23.4 percent from a year earlier on increased sales.

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- The state audit agency said Thursday it has requested that prosecutors launch an investigation into suspicions that a former Incheon mayor used public funds for personal

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest figures in paras 3-4, 6)

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Exactly one month ago, the labor union of the shipbuilding unit for Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co. agreed to end a 190-day strike.

(ATTN: ADDS South Korean deputy chief nuclear envoy heading to New York in paras 6-7)