SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Two civilian North Korean groups blasted a South Korean law that bans South Koreans from siding with the communist North Korean regime, calling it "the most fascist law a

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will send a total of US$5 million in aid for four East African nations hit by a severe famine, the foreign ministry here said Friday.

(3rd LD) Koreas agree to resume six-party talks 'as soon as possible'

(ATTN: ADDS senior South Korean diplomat's quotes in paras 11-15, new photo) By Kim Deok-hyun BALI, Indonesia, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South and North Korea agreed to make joint efforts to resume the s

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Pedophiles at risk of repeating their crimes can be forced to undergo hormonal treatment starting Sunday, the Justice Ministry said, enforcing a relevant bill that passed

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By Kim Deok-hyun

BALI, Indonesia, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South and North Korea agreed to make joint efforts to resume the stalled six-party talks on the North's nuclear program "as soon as possible," Pyongyang's chief

Koreas agree to resume six-party talks as soon as possible: N. Korean official

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The labor union of SC First Bank said Friday that four union representatives will visit the headquarters of the bank's parent group in London this weekend to protest the

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Card Co., one of South Korea's largest credit card firms, said Friday its second-quarter earnings dropped 23.4 percent from a year earlier on increased reserves.