SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court granted refugee status on Wednesday to three Iranian Muslims who converted to Christianity while in South Korea, citing the considerable persecution the con

INCHEON, July 27 (Yonhap) -- Ryu So-yeon, the reigning U.S.

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished 0.26 percent higher on Wednesday as institutions snapped up shares, betting that U.S.

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SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- A United Nations relief agency is planning to reopen its office in North Korea, an official at South Korea's foreign ministry said Wednesday.

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- A majority of South Korean households plan to cut their spending on travel during the summer vacation season due to high inflation and rising debt, central bank data show

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- Kim Tae-kyun, South Korean first baseman for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's professional baseball league, has decided to end his career there with one year left on hi

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- Police said Wednesday that they have launched a preliminary investigation into online postings offering the sale of homemade bombs and toxic chemicals.

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SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea called Wednesday for a peace treaty with the United States to officially end the Korean War decades after the fighting ceased, describing it as a first step t