CHANGWON, South Korea, June 7 (Yonhap) -- The plan to build a new stadium in this southeastern city for an expansion baseball team was met with opposition from civic activists Tuesday, amid the deb

SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- The government said on Tuesday that it will assume more responsibility in handling and helping the country recover from regional emergencies like North Korea's shelling of

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INJE, South Korea, June 7 (Yonhap) -- Military and police officers were hunting for an Army private first class who absconded from his frontline unit while carrying his gun, officials said Tuesday.

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SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.65 percent lower on Tuesday as oil refiners and auto companies tumbled on economic slowdown fears and concerns over oil price falls, analysts

SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- A tripartite commission of management, labor and government members failed on Tuesday to agree to extend the retirement age to 60, but adopted a resolution to boost employ

SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- POSCO, South Korea's leading steelmaker, said Tuesday that it began construction of a synthetic natural gas plant in the country that will replace the use of imported natu