No. of foreigners in S. Korea hits record high of 2.73 mln in June: data
Foreign tourists take a group photo in front of the royal Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul on Dec. 19, 2024. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreigners or ethnic Koreans with foreign citizenship living in South Korea has reached a record high of 2.73 million, with one in three being Chinese, gove

Temperatures soar to 40 C in greater Seoul area
Children play in a fountain at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul amid hot weather on July 27, 2025. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- A heat wave continued to grip South Korea on Sunday, with daytime highs in Seoul reaching 38 C and parts of Gyeonggi Province exceeding 40 C, the state weather agency sai

Lee vows to strengthen 'blood-forged' S. Korea-U.S. alliance
President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a town hall meeting held in the southeastern port city of Busan on July 25, 2025. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung pledged Sunday to strengthen the "blood-forged" alliance between South Korea and the United States across a broad spectrum of areas encompassing p

Tmoney transit card access now available for iPhone users in S. Korea
This file photo, taken September 20, 2025, shows an Apple Store in Seoul. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Apple iPhone users in South Korea can now use the country's Tmoney prepaid transit cards from their devices following the launch of technical support for the feature via

Samsung Display's new foldable OLED panel passes 500,000-fold durability test
This file photo, taken July 10, 2025, shows Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest foldable smartphone devices. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Display Co.

(2nd LD) S. Korea, U.S. to hold '2+2' trade talks in Washington: finance minister
Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol talks to reporters at the government complex in Seoul on July 22, 2025. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Tuesday that he will hold so-called "2+2" high-level trade talks with the United States later this week, ahead of the looming Aug.

Lee's special envoy visits India, meets PM Modi
Former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum (2nd from L), President Lee Jae Myung's special envoy to India, poses with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) in New Delhi on July 17, 2025, in this photo provided by the foreign ministry. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's special envoy to India visited the country and met with its Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the foreign ministry said Friday.

H1 foreign railway traffic doubles in 2 years
The platform of Seoul Station in central Seoul (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreigners using South Korea's railway services reached nearly 3 million in the first half of this year, nearly doubling from two years earlier, local railw

Hanwha Philly Shipyard mulls joining U.S. Navy ship project
This undated file photo, provided by Hanwha Philly Shipyard, shows its Philadelphia-based shipyard. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Philly Shipyard, owned by South Korea's chemicals-to-shipbuilding conglomerate Hanwha Group, is considering bidding for the U.S.

(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

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