SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea was hit by a magnitude 3.8 earthquake last
month, according to a Pyongyang newspaper acquired here Wednesday, but the report

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors Wednesday warned of heavy punishment for
those caught circulating pirated copies of the South Korean blockbuster

By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Sept. 2, (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court ordered a major textbook publisher on
Wednesday to stop publishing a high school history book that was revised last

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Health care costs for the insured in South Korea rose
11.5 percent in the first half of the year from a year earlier mainly due to

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By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Two U.S. journalists released after months of

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Two U.S. journalists released after months of
captivity in North Korea said they had already "firmly" come out of the

Expressing hope that the Copenhagen talks would
succeed, the UNFCCC official pointed out that not a single
country has refused to fulfil its commitment to mitigating the

Sagar Kulkarni

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will host one of Asia's largest arms
exhibitions next month, drawing officials from 26 nations and an audience of

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- The 66th Venice Film Festival kicks off Wednesday with
South Korea's "Mom's Vacation" among 18 films competing in the shorts section,