Hyundai Motor Group named among Time's 100 most influential companies of 2025
This captured image from Time magazine's homepage highlights Hyundai Motor Group's inclusion in the magazine's 100 most influential companies of 2025. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group has been named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential companies of 2025.

'Squid Game' finale arrives Friday, brace for despair
A poster for "Squid Game" Season 3 is seen in this image provided by Netflix. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Netflix's global phenomenon "Squid Game" returns for its highly anticipated third and final season Friday, bringing the gripping Korean saga that began in 2021 to its con

Lee orders task force over airport relocation dispute
President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a town hall meeting with residents held at the National Asian Culture Center in the southwestern city of Gwangju on June 25, 2025. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday instructed the presidential office to form a task force to address ongoing disputes over the relocation of a military airport in the

Seoul envoy stresses 'strong' S. Korea-U.S. commitment to alliance despite leadership changes
South Korea's Ambassador to the U.S. Cho Hyun-dong speaks during an event marking the 75th anniversary of the Korean War's outbreak at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington on June 25, 2025. (Yonhap)
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WASHINGTON, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top envoy to the United States said Wednesday that the two countries' commitment to their alliance remains "strong" following the launch of new adminis

Yonhap News hosts symposium on security policy proposals for Lee gov't
This image shows a poster for the Korean Peninsula Symposium 2025, a forum to be hosted by Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire, at Hotel Shilla in central Seoul on June 26, 2025. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire, is set to host a symposium Thursday to explore policy recommendations for the new Lee Jae Myung administration amid rising

Hyundai Motor showcases AI-powered robotics, smart mobility tech at MARS 2025 Expo
This file photo taken on June 20, 2024, shows Hyundai Motor Group's DAL-e delivery robot at an office in Seoul. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday it has showcased a range of cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in robotics and smart mobility at the MARS 2025 Expo

Seoul Int'l Book Fair opens as Nobel win fuels heightened interest
Visitors browse booths at the Seoul International Book Fair, held at the COEX exhibition hall in Seoul on June 18, 2025. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul International Book Fair, South Korea's largest literary event, opened Wednesday, featuring over 530 publishers, writers and book-related organizations from 17 c

Science ministry seeks to inject 16 tln won in 5 yrs to foster AI sector: sources
Science ministry seeks to inject 16 tln won in 5 yrs to foster AI sector: sources
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SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's science ministry has requested a budget of more than 16 trillion won (US$11.7 billion) over the next five years to build national artificial intelligence (A

Senior U.S. diplomat highlights alliance with S. Korea in 1st visit since Lee took office
U.S. Senior Bureau Official Sean O'Neill of the State Department's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs arrives at the foreign ministry in Seoul for talks with Seoul officials on June 13, 2025. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. diplomat reaffirmed Friday the alliance with South Korea remains a "linchpin of security" in the Indo-Pacific, in the first visit by a U.S.

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