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YANGGU, South Korea, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean soldier died Friday after being found with a gunshot wound to his head at a toilet within a guard post (GP) on the eastern section of the border with North Korea, military officials said. The

(ATTN: UPDATES with debut of new models by Hyundai and Kia at motor show; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea's biggest carmaker by sales, said Friday that it has replaced the head of its Chinese operation in a shak

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea's biggest carmaker by sales, said Friday that it has replaced the head of its Chinese operation in a shake-up meant to boost sales in the world's largest automobile market. Executive Vice

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- A Japanese right-wing lawmaker has claimed that a member of K-pop girl group TWICE is engaged in anti-Japanese activities, citing her T-shirt as an example. The politician, Onodera Masaru of the Liberal Democratic Party,

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with N. Korean official's address at peace forum; CHANGES headline and lead) GOYANG, South Korea, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- A senior North Korean official on Friday asked Asia-Pacific nations to actively support the two Koreas' pea

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended higher for the second consecutive session on Friday as investor sentiment recovered on hopes of eased U.S.-China trade friction. The South Korean currency rose aga

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SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended higher for the second consecutive session on Friday as investor sentiment recovered on hopes of eased U.S.-China trade friction. The South Korean currency rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchm

(ATTN: ADDS more info) SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has decided to deport a U.S. citizen detained for illegally entering the country, its state media reported on Friday. The U.S. citizen, identified as Bruce Byron Lowrance, has been deta

(ATTN: UPDATES headline, throughout) SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday proposed connecting international air routes along the western and eastern coasts of the Korean Peninsula during the first-ever inter-Korean meeting on aviation coo