Gov't to downgrade top-level medical crisis alert next month: health minister
This photo, taken Sept. 29, 2025, shows Health and Welfare Minister Jeong Eun-kyeong during an interview with Yonhap News Agency at the Korea National Organ, Tissue and Blood Management Organization (KONOS) in central Seoul, where she discussed the government's plan to downgrade the top-level "serious" health crisis alert next month. (Yonhap)
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'No Other Choice' claims No. 1 spot in opening weekend
A moviegoer takes a photo of their ticket with a "No Other Choice" poster in the background at a Seoul cinema on Sept. 25, 2025. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- Park Chan-wook's "No Other Choice" topped the weekend box-office chart, drawing over 600,000 moviegoers, data showed Monday.

Emart24 to open 1st convenience store in Laos

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Officials from Emart24 and Kolao Group pose for a photo after signing a master franchise agreement at Kolao's headquarters in Vientiane, Laos, on Sept. 25, 2025, in this photo provided by Emart24. The deal marks the South Korean convenience store chain's entry into the Southeast Asian country. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- Emart24 said Sunday it will open its first outlet in Laos, marking the entry of a South Korean convenience store brand into the Southeast Asian country.

Tourism, retail sectors gear up for expected influx of Chinese group tourists
This file photo, taken Sept. 7, 2025, shows the Myeongdong tourism district in central Seoul crowded with visitors. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, Sept.

First lady Kim visits New York's Koreatown
First lady Kim Hea Kyung (L) buys food at a store in Koreatown in New York on Sept. 23, 2025. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
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NEW YORK, Sept.

(2nd LD) Lee tells Bessent he expects progress in U.S. trade talks based on 'commercial rationality'
President Lee Jae Myung (R) speaks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations in New York on Sept. 24, 2025. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
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NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has told U.S.

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