SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had voiced frustration over global skepticism on his will for denuclearization, stressing he had no intention to use nuclear weapons, a memoir written by former President Moon Jae-in showed Frid

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info; ADDS photo) SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- New Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Mizushima said Friday he will do his best to improve bilateral relations between the two nations, calling Seoul an important partner for

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed the government Friday to scrap all preliminary feasibility studies for research and development (R&D) projects to speed up their implementation and support economic growth.

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crash incident in South Korea in May of last year occurred due to a partial power loss experienced by the aircraft and weather conditions at the time, a U.S. Air Force unit stationed in the country said

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Police are questioning popular popera singer Kim Ho-joong over suspicions that he rammed into a parked taxi with his vehicle and fled the scene without taking necessary after-accident measures in southern Seoul last week, offi

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ----------------- ■ (2nd LD) N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS SEOUL -- North Korea fired several short-range ballist

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest details in paras 3-4) By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Friday, the South Korean military said, a day after South Korea and the United St

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 10-12) SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- New Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Mizushima said Friday he will do his best to improve bilateral relations between the two nations, calling Seoul an important partner f

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with more details, background throughout; ADDS byline) By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Friday, the South Korean military s

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Companies that conduct AI-based interviews will be obliged to give a detailed explanation to unsuccessful applicants on why they failed, the nation's data protection watchdog said Friday. The Personal Information Protection

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with hearing details; ADDS photo) SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Former Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup was designated as a witness Friday for trials concerning an ex-Marine investigator's alleged insubordinat

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS more info in paras 1-7, photos) SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- The nominee for chief of the anti-corruption investigation body pledged a thorough probe Friday into an alleged interference case related to the death of a yo

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has been installing mines and reinforcing barbed-wire fences in multiple locations inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas more actively than usual, a South Korean military source said Friday.

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Friday, the South Korean military said. The Joint Chiefs of Staff did not provide further details as an analysis is currently under way. The la

(ATTN: CLARIFIES lead) By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- A senior foreign ministry official called for Japan on Friday to help ensure that Naver Corp. can make its "own decision without external pressure," after Tokyo implicitly demanded the

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- New Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Mizushima said Friday he will do his best to improve bilateral relations between the two nations, calling Seoul an important partner for Tokyo. Mizushima made the remarks upon h

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol launched the renamed government agency for cultural heritage matters on Friday, saying the focus will expand from preserving cultural assets to further developing and spreading them. U

May 18 1970 -- South Korea establishes diplomatic relations with Cambodia. 1980 -- The May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement takes place. Tens of thousands of students and other citizens stage demonstrations in the southwestern city of Gwangj