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DMZ war remains excavation highlights ongoing war and peace on Korean Peninsula

By Oh Seok-min CHEORWON, South Korea, June 25 (Yonhap) -- It took nearly 70 years before the first layer of soil was removed on a fr...6 hours ago

#youth-rural settlement
New crop of young people seek to realize their dreams in farming
By Kang Yoon-seung GURYE/HADONG, South Korea, June 24 (Yonhap) -- While most young jobseekers in South Korea unusually struggle to find well-paying positions at big name companies, such as Samsung,...09:00 Jun. 24
#BTS
BTS goes beyond barriers through web-based content
By Kim Boram SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- When BTS returned to a hero's welcome at Incheon International Airport after finishing its monthlong tour of the Americas and Europe, scores of fans and jour...09:00 Jun. 20
#air purifiers
Builders lure homeseekers with built-in air purifiers amid fine dust woes
By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- Various and viable tools are available for citizens here to respond to the ever-growing air pollution, and newlyweds Park Young-eun and Yeo Ryong-koo ar...09:00 Jun. 14

#wellness tourism
Wellness tourism offers holistic getaway from city life
By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- For those who are under heavy stress from bustling city l09:00 May. 31
#pension
In graying S. Korea, retirees delay receiving public pension
By Kim Deok-hyun SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- At 62, Kim Byung-jong reached public pension age last08:48 May. 24
New trail brings civilians to forefront of Korean military tensions, growing peace
By Park Boram CHEORWON, South Korea, May 23 (Yonhap) -- A 15-kilometer trail in Cheorwon, a landlo16:18 May. 23

#NK defectors
Young N. Korean defectors aim high by studying English
By Koh Byung-joon SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- On a recent Friday morning, a small number of mostly teenaged students trained their eyes on their American teacher, repeating short English sentences af...09:00 May. 22
#Changdeok Palace
Moonlit nocturnal stroll at UNESCO-recognized royal palace in Seoul
By Park Boram SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- A nocturnal stroll under a full moon at Changdeok Palace, the only UNESCO-recognized royal palace of the five from Korea's last kingdom of Joseon, provides th...09:00 May. 20
#smart farming
Crops only a touch away with smart farming
By Kang Yoon-seung HWASEONG/GOYANG, South Korea, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Lim Ju-wan, who has been raising flowers for more than 30 years, normally starts the day by taking out his smartphone to check hi...11:27 May. 17
#cash-gift culture
For Koreans, cash wedding gifts are stressful but inescapable
By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- A foreign resident of South Korea posted a tricky question on a website where users share information on local culture and life. Titled, "Most appropria...09:00 May. 16
#Japan
New army of K-pop stars breeds generation of avid young hallyu fans
By Park Boram TOKYO, May 14 (Yonhap) -- As K-pop band BTS' latest hip hop song, "Dionysus," hit the speakers at a small dance studio on a quiet backstreet of Shinjuku district in Tokyo one Saturday...09:30 May. 14