Features

S. Korean military embraces latest tech to train soldiers

By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- Technology plays an integral part in modern warfare, and its role is even more important fo...09:44 May. 03

#S Korea-marriage
Young S. Koreans delay marriage amid economic uncertainties
By Kim Kwang-tae SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- Yoon Hwan was on cloud nine last year when his girlfriend said "yes" after he popped the question. He envisioned a happy future full of precious moments...08:59 Apr. 26
#Seongnagwon
Unveiled pre-modern garden in Seoul embodies Korean aesthetics
By Park Boram SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- A set of blue-gray iron gates opens up to a quiet, pristine walled garden at the foot of Mount Bukhan, the sprawling mountain at the northern border of the...17:46 Apr. 24
#ASEAN
ASEAN researchers hopeful for deeper ties with S. Korea
By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Shawn Ho, a 33-year-old Singaporean scholar on Korea issues, is pinning high hopes on South Korea's drive to cement ties with Southeast Asian countries, ...09:00 Apr. 23

#secondhand bookstore
City-run used bookshop offers to keep alive things from bygone days
By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, April 18 (Yonhap) -- Lee Ji-yeon gasped with surprise as she grabbed a w09:00 Apr. 18
#ferry sinking
S. Koreans grieve in memory of victims of Sewol ferry sinking on its 5th anniv.
JINDO/MOKPO/ANSAN, South Korea, April 16 (Yonhap) -- Yellow ribbons tied to a breakwater at the so09:45 Apr. 16
#AI
Chinese startups dream of AI-driven everyday life
By Kang Yoon-seung SHENZHEN, China, April 12 (Yonhap) -- Arguably, science and technology are all17:11 Apr. 12

#Gyeongnam FC
(LEAD) Football club hit by political party's improper campaigning inside stadium
(ATTN: UPDATES with Gyeongnam's appeal in 16th para) By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- History shows that when politics meets football, something bad happens. South Korea's Gyeongnam...15:46 Apr. 10
#Gyeongnam FC
Football club hit by political party's improper campaigning inside stadium
By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- History shows that when politics meets football, something bad happens. South Korea's Gyeongnam FC recently learned that lesson the hard way, even t...11:07 Apr. 10
#Internet-only banks
Two years on, Internet-only banks bring about changes to financial sector
SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- In the two years since the launch of the country's first Internet-only bank, South Korea's banking sector has moved towards digitalization to better satisfy customers' gr...09:00 Apr. 05
#political donations
Debate brews in S. Korea over political donations on social media
By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- A conservative politician known for relentless attacks on his rivals appeared in a livestream video to mark his YouTube channel hitting 10 million views ...09:00 Apr. 04
#fintech reform
S. Korea vows regulatory reforms to boost fintech
By Kim Deok-hyun SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- There is at least one industry in South Korea where hardly a day goes by without financial authorities mentioning deregulation: financial technology, or...09:00 Mar. 29