SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks got off to a weak start on Thursday as grim U.S. economic data and subsequent losses on Wall Street rattled investors, analysts said.

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- Chung Mong-joon, the outgoing FIFA vice president from South Korea, became the honorary vice president for football's international governing body on Thursday.

(2nd LD)WASHINGTON, June 1 (Yonhap) -- The United States accused North Korea Wednesday of continuing threats and provocative behavior in defiance of the international community's hope for a thaw in

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on June 2.

WASHINGTON, June 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea was again labeled Wednesday as a country with the world's worst human rights record in an annual report by a U.S. human rights group.

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign exchange reserves shrank in May from the previous month as a stronger U.S.

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