(News Focus) Lee, Ishiba agree to bolster bilateral ties, 3-way cooperation with U.S.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pose for a photo ahead of their talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2025. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
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TOKYO, Aug.

Lee arrives in Washington on eve of high-stakes summit with Trump
President Lee Jae Myung (L) and first lady Kim Hea Kyung arrive at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Aug. 24, 2025 (local time) for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump the following day. (Yonhap)
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung arrived in Washington on Sunday for a high-stakes summit with U.S.

KHNP, Westinghouse may create joint venture to target global nuclear power market: sources
This undated file photo, provided by the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP), shows the nuclear reactors Shin-Hanul 1 and 2 in Uljin, about 280 kilometers southeast of Seoul. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) and U.S. energy firm Westinghouse Co.

Nat'l short track team brings back head coach from 2018 Winter Olympics
In this file photo from Feb. 6, 2022, Kim Sun-tae, South Korean-born head coach of the Chinese national short track speed skating team, watches his athletes during a training session at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- The national short track speed skating team has been reunited with a coach who guided the country to a successful performance at the 2018 Winter Olympics at home.

Lee vows national interest-focused diplomacy ahead of summits with Trump, Ishiba
President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a meeting with senior aides and secretaries held at the presidential office in Seoul on Aug. 21, 2025. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, Aug.

Greenhouse gas emissions fall below 700 mln tons last year
This undated file photo from Yonhap News TV shows smoke billowing from a factory chimney. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, Aug.

Inclusive systems behind S. Korea's economic growth, says Nobel Prize laureate Robinson
James Robinson, a professor at the Harris School of Public Policy, delivers a lecture at the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council held in Seoul on Aug. 12, 2025, in this photo provided by the Federation of Korea Industries. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, Aug.

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