By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- A Pakistani man who fled his country for fear of being
persecuted because of his sexual orientation should be granted refugee status

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- About 100,000 North Koreans rallied in Pyongyang on
Saturday to show support for the government's New Year projects that called for

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- Kim Sun-ak, one of the oldest surviving Korean victims
of Japan's wartime sex industry, died of cancer on Saturday, a survivor supporter

Today in Korean history

Jan. 3

1951 -- South Korea's government begins pre-censorship on publications.

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SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- A fire broke out at a plant of Hyundai Motor Co., South

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SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- A fire broke out at a plant of Hyundai Motor Co., South

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- A fire broke out at a plant of Hyundai Motor Co., South
Korea's largest carmaker, on Saturday morning, local firefighters said.

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- The number of Chinese boats seized for illegally
fishing in South Korean waters declined last year from a year earlier amid a

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's stocks are expected to maintain their
upward momentum next week, mostly driven by advances in the tech, auto and steel