South Korea

(URGENT) Pentathlete Seong Seung-min wins S. Korea's 1st gold at Asian Games

Nobel laureate Mello stresses importance of embracing challenges without fear of failure

Sungkyunkwan University’s Biomedical Institute for Convergence hosted a special seminar featuring Craig C. Mello, a 2006 Nobel laureate in physiology…

(LEAD) (Asiad) Shin Ji-eun wins bronze in cycling for S. Korea's 1st medal

NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's first medal of the Aichi-Nagoy...

Yong Hye-in and the prisoner's dilemma

The controversy surrounding Yong Hye-in will enter a second phase following her withdrawal as the nominee for minister of gender equality and family.…

Vietnamese professionals in S. Korea nearly double over 4 years

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- The number of Vietnamese nationals holding South Kor...

LG Innotek develops AI-powered component recommendation system

LG Innotek has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system that recommends components suitable for use in new products, the company said…

(Asiad) S. Korea wins women's team bronze in soft tennis

NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea won bronze in the women's team e...

[COVER STORY] Korea-US $200 bil. investment talks hit last-stage hurdles over 'commercial viability'

Korea’s negotiations with the United States over a $200 billion investment package have run into last-stage hurdles, with the two sides disagreeing…

(Asiad) Men's basketball team misses shootaround before final due to shuttle no-show

NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- The men's national basketball team was force...

Samsung Electronics holds tech forum in US to share AI strategies

Samsung Electronics said Sunday it held its eighth annual technology forum in the United States to share its artificial intelligence (AI)…

S. Korea's greenhouse gas emissions dip 0.9 pct last year

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's greenhouse gas emissions fell 0.9 perc...

Unification ministry plans to send over 1,400 medical items to Pyongyang hospital

The unification ministry has drawn up a list of more than 1,400 medical items, including automated external defibrillators, to send to North Korea as…

Internet-only banks' small-business lending jumps over 50 pct in H1

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- Three South Korean internet-only banks' lending to s...

The resilience of weeds

When I first acquired a farmyard in Yangdae-ri, nestled in Ipjang-myeon of Cheonan, decades ago, I had grand visions of cultivation. After much…