Korea's internet-only lender KakaoBank said Thursday it has received approval from the Thai government to operate a

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BONN, Germany — Only three years are left to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius if climate-harming emissions remain at their current level, according...

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South Korea on Tuesday issued a special travel advisory for all of Iran amid escalating military tension between Israel and Iran. The foreign ministry said it h...

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GENEVA — The United Nations said Monday it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans because of the "deepest funding cuts ever" — leavi...

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Korea is expected to have a new president, likely to be Democratic Party of Korea's candidate Lee Jae-myung, according to exit polls (as of 8 p.m.) His election...

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The State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to study in the U.S. while it prepares to expand the screening...

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South Korea's Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said Sunday that last week's talks with the United States on its sweeping tariff scheme helped ease uncertainties a...

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U.S. President Donald Trump said he spoke with China's Xi Jinping about tariffs, according to an interview with the American leader published by TIME Magazine o...

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JB Financial Group Chairman Kim Ki-hong bought 12,127 company shares to increase his stakes in the firm, demonstrating his commitment to responsible management ...

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President Yoon Suk Yeol and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman agreed to strengthen economic cooperation across all industries, S...

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The Israeli military announced it was stepping up its bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza Saturday just hours after the first aid trucks arrived from Egypt bri...

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A total of 6,223 foreign residents of Seongnam in Gyeonggi Province were found to be behind in their tax payments and 59.2 percent of them were ethnic Koreans f...

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The U.S. Department of Commerce announced a set of rules Tuesday to update and strengthen its restrictions on the export of advanced computing semiconductors to...

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More than 160 South Korean nationals arrived home from Israel aboard a military aircraft late Saturday, the foreign ministry said, after an armed clash broke ou...

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Israeli infantry made their first raids into the Gaza Strip on Friday since Hamas fighters rampaged through southern Israel, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya...

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Israeli infantry made their first raids into the Gaza Strip on Friday since Hamas fighters rampaged through southern Israel, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya...

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The United States said on Thursday that Iran would not gain access any time soon to $6 billion in Iranian funds parked in a Qatar bank last month as part of a p...

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U.S. stocks drifted higher in a quiet day of trading Wednesday as yields were mixed in the bond market, which has been the main driver of Wall Street’s moves ...

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BUSAN -- Deborah Garris’s eyes were filled with tears on Friday, as she stepped into Busan Citizens Park located near the old district of Seomyeon.

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When I was first pregnant, someone told me that I was once a tiny egg in my mother’s ovaries when my grandmother was carrying my mother inside her womb. I rem...

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Reigning world champion An Se-young claimed the women's singles badminton title at the 19th Asian Games, Saturday, becoming the first Korean to win the Asiad go...

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The beginning of the alliance between South Korea and the United States dates back to Oct. 1, 1953, when the two nations signed the Mutual Defense Treaty in the...

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Actor Kang Ha-neul / Courtesy of TH Company Kang's new rom-com to hit theaters Oct. 3 By Dong Sun-hwa Actors Kang Ha-neul and Jung So-min have reunited in the rom-com '30 Days,' nearly eight years after their collaboration in the 2015 film "Twenty." Much has changed since then, but Kang believes that the most notable difference lies in their approach to acting. 'While shooting '30 Days,' I could see that both of us have become more relaxed and experienced,' the 33-year-old said during a media interview at a cafe in Jongno District, downtown Seoul, Monday.

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An armored vehicle was submerged during its test operation on the southeastern coast in Pohang on Tuesday afternoon, leaving two defense company employees missi...

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A farmer dries harvested grains in a courtyard in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, Sept. 11. Yonhap A combine harvester is seen as it harvests corns at a farm near Brasilia, Brazil August 22, 2023. Reuters-Yonhap Mana Maya Shrestha, 47, is seen through the mating chamber as she collects eggs from Black Soldier Flies at a farm run by seven women entrepreneurs from Bhardev village on the outskirts of Lalitpur, Nepal July 27, 2023. Reuters-Yonhap Indian Muslim students decorate a flower carpet or 'Pookalam' during a flower carpet competition as part of the Onam festival celebrations in Chennai, India, 24 August 2023.

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North Korea on Monday lambasted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for making "hysterical" remarks after he warned against possible military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow last week.

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Iran and the United States have been informed that $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds were transferred to accounts in Qatar, a source said, triggering a careful...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met Saturday with the Russian defence minister in Vladivostok, where he inspected state-of-the-art weapons including a hypersoni...

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In an era where the hustle and bustle caused by social network services fills our days, Kim Soo-ja, an illustrator whose career dates back 40 years, invites visitors to pause and reflect on at her latest exhibition "Concentric Circles.'

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