S. Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Syria in foreign policy milestone

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea established diplomatic relations with Syria this week, the foreign ministry said Friday, a diplomatic milestone that completed Seoul's endeavors to have form
(News Focus) S. Korean suppliers scramble to respond to looming U.S. auto parts tariffs

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean auto parts suppliers are scrambling to respond to new U.S.
Im Sung-jae 6 off opening-round lead at Masters

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- The 2020 runner-up Im Sung-jae finds himself six strokes off the opening-round lead at the Masters after a solid round, while a couple of his compatriots failed to break
San Francisco's Lee Jung-hoo falls homer shy of cycle in 3-hit game

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants fell a home run shy of the cycle as he enjoyed his second three-hit game of the season.
(2nd LD) S. Korea, U.S. inked new joint wartime contingency plan last year amid advancing N.K. threats: USFK commander

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States signed a new joint wartime operations plan (OPLAN) last year to counter evolving North Korean military threats, the commander of U.
S. Korea on course to conclude negotiations on Czech nuclear power plant project: minister

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is on course to conclude negotiations for a project to build a nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic, Seoul's industry minister said Wednesday, as the fin
Amazon Web Services to hold tech conference in Seoul in May

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) said Wednesday it will hold its global tech conference in Seoul next month.
ADB slashes S. Korea's 2025 growth forecast to 1.5 pct

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sharply lowered its 2025 growth outlook for the South Korean economy to 1.5 percent, Seoul's finance ministry said Wednesday.
S. Korea launches research on maglev propulsion tech for envisioned Hypertube train

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) — South Korea has initiated a new research project aimed at developing magnetic levitation propulsion technology for an envisioned next-generation high-speed train system ca