S. Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Syria in foreign policy milestone
Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul (L) shakes hands with Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on April 9, 2025, in this photo provided by the foreign ministry in Seoul. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea established diplomatic relations with Syria this week, the foreign ministry said Friday, a diplomatic milestone that completed Seoul's endeavors to have form

(News Focus) S. Korean suppliers scramble to respond to looming U.S. auto parts tariffs
This file photo, provided by Hyundai Motor Group, shows an automotive engine production demo using artificial intelligence technology at a company tech demo event in Seoul on Oct. 21, 2024. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean auto parts suppliers are scrambling to respond to new U.S.

Im Sung-jae 6 off opening-round lead at Masters
Im Sung-jae of South Korea celebrates after making a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 10, 2025, in this Associated Press photo. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- The 2020 runner-up Im Sung-jae finds himself six strokes off the opening-round lead at the Masters after a solid round, while a couple of his compatriots failed to break

San Francisco's Lee Jung-hoo falls homer shy of cycle in 3-hit game
Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants (R) celebrates with third base coach Matt Williams after hitting a triple against the Cincinnati Reds during a Major League Baseball regular-season game at Oracle Park in San Francisco on April 9, 2025, in this Imagn Images photo via Reuters. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants fell a home run shy of the cycle as he enjoyed his second three-hit game of the season.

(2nd LD) S. Korea, U.S. inked new joint wartime contingency plan last year amid advancing N.K. threats: USFK commander
This photo, released by EPA, shows Gen. Xavier Brunson speaking during a change-of-command ceremony for United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea on Dec. 20, 2024. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
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WASHINGTON, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States signed a new joint wartime operations plan (OPLAN) last year to counter evolving North Korean military threats, the commander of U.

S. Korea on course to conclude negotiations on Czech nuclear power plant project: minister
Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun speaks to the parliamentary committee on trade and industry at the National Assembly in western Seoul on April 9, 2025. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is on course to conclude negotiations for a project to build a nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic, Seoul's industry minister said Wednesday, as the fin

Amazon Web Services to hold tech conference in Seoul in May
The homepage of the AWS Summit Seoul 2025 (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) said Wednesday it will hold its global tech conference in Seoul next month.

ADB slashes S. Korea's 2025 growth forecast to 1.5 pct
Containers are stacked at a port in South Korea's southern city of Busan on April 3, 2025. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sharply lowered its 2025 growth outlook for the South Korean economy to 1.5 percent, Seoul's finance ministry said Wednesday.

S. Korea launches research on maglev propulsion tech for envisioned Hypertube train
This illustration provided by the transport ministry shows a concept image of the government's envisioned Hypertube train system. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) — South Korea has initiated a new research project aimed at developing magnetic levitation propulsion technology for an envisioned next-generation high-speed train system ca

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