(2nd LD) Heavy rain soaks Seoul, central regions; 1 dead in wall collapse
Fire authorities carry out safety measures after a tree fell on a road amid heavy rain in the western city of Incheon on July 16, 2025, in this photo provided by local fire authorities. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Heavy rains poured on Seoul and central South Korea on Wednesday, causing a retaining wall collapse that killed a driver, along with road flooding and other damage, autho

(Yonhap Interview) Inspired by S. Korea's growth, Rwanda eyes closer ties in technology, human exchanges: top envoy
Rwandan Ambassador to South Korea Bakuramutsa Nkubito Manzi speaks during an interview with Yonhap News Agency on July 16, 2025. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Rwanda has drawn inspiration from South Korea's impressive post-war economic transformation and hopes to expand bilateral cooperation in such areas as technology and peop

Biz forum opens in Gyeongju to support upcoming APEC summit
Chey Tae-won, SK Group Chairman and the chief of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), speaks during a KCCI summer forum in the southeastern city of Gyeongju on July 16, 2025. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- A major South Korean business lobby kicked off its annual forum in the southeastern city of Gyeongju on Wednesday with a focus on supporting the successful hosting of the

Lee sends invitation letters to APEC leaders for summit in Gyeongju
Presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung speaks during a press briefing at the presidential office in Seoul on July 15, 2025. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has sent official invitation letters to 20 other leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) for this year's summit in South Korea, hi

Korean dessert cafe chain Sulbing to enter Philippine market this year
Sulbing CEO Kim Eui-yeol (3rd from L) and Beyond Bingsu Cafe Inc. CEO Winnie Go (4th from L) pose for a photo after signing a master franchise agreement at Sulbing's headquarters in Seoul on July 14, 2025, in this photo provided by Subling Co. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- Sulbing Co., a South Korean dessert cafe chain, said Tuesday it plans to enter the Philippine market this year as part of its overseas expansion strategy.

S. Korea to host UNESCO World Heritage meeting for 1st time in 2026
A view of the 47th World Heritage Committee session at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on July 13, 2025 (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will host the 48th annual session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee next year in the southeastern port city of Busan, the committee has said.

S. Korea's prehistoric petroglyphs inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage list YONHAP

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- A set of prehistoric rock carvings in southeastern South Korea has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list, a South Korean cultural agency announced Saturday.

No. of foreigners entering S. Korea for work shrinks for 1st time in 4 yrs
Foreign students write their resumes at a job fair in Busan, about 325 kilometers south of Seoul, on Sept. 27, 2024. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreigners coming to South Korea to get a job fell for the first time in four years in 2024 as labor demand fell in the country amid an economic slowdown, d

No. of heat-related patients surges at record pace amid extreme heat wave
A construction worker drinks water while working outdoors in the South Korean western city of Gwangju on July 2, 2025. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- The number of heat-related illness cases is rising at the fastest pace on record this summer amid scorching heat, health authorities said Thursday, urging vulnerable grou

ASEAN talks joined by U.S., China to begin with Trump's tariffs overshadowing
In this file photo, First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo makes a congratulatory speech during a reception hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Seoul to mark U.S. Independence Day, at a hotel in Yongsan, Seoul, on July 2, 2025. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Yonhap) -- Asia-Pacific's largest security forum was set to begin Thursday as top diplomats gathered in Malaysia, but steep tariffs by U.S.

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