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Voting for children's future
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (35+ words) Yonhap News Agency Citizens cast ballots in local elections at a polling station set up at an elementary school in the southeastern city of Daegu on June 3, 2026. (Yonhap)(END)...
(Yonhap Interview) Vilacesti chief eyes smart tech hub in Ghana linking S. Korea, Africa
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (329+ words) SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's prowess in smart infrastructure and innovative technologies will serve as a key foundation for a Ghana-based smart industrial park construction project aimed at building a long-term bridge between South Korea and Africa, the head of…...
(LEAD) S. Korean football chief Chung Mong-gyu to step down after 2026 World Cup
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (434+ words) (ATTN: ADDS details from para 6) SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- Chung Mong-gyu, president of the Korea Football Association (KFA), said Friday he would step down after the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America, after leading South Korean football for 13 years. Chung said…...
(2nd LD) April's industrial output, retails sales, investment fall in triple whammy
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (466+ words) SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industrial output lost ground in April from a month earlier, data showed Friday, with retail sales and facility investment sliding amid economic uncertainties stemming from tensions in the Middle East. Industrial production fell 0. 6 percent last…...
(LEAD) Defending champion De Chambeau grabs share of opening-round lead at LIV Golf Korea
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (395+ words) BUSAN, May 28 (Yonhap) -- Riding an early birdie barrage, defending champion Bryson De Chambeau took a share of the opening-round lead at LIV Golf Korea on Thursday in the southeastern city of Busan. De Chambeau made seven birdies, including five on…...
S. Korean team trains for 2026 World Cup
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (58+ words) Yonhap News Agency Son Heung-min (2nd from L, front) and other members of the South Korean men's national football team train at Zions Bank Training Center in Herriman, Utah, on May 26, 2026, in preparation for the upcoming World Cup in Canada, Mexico…...
Ahead of June 3 local elections
2+ week, 6+ day ago (54+ words) Yonhap News Agency A group of preschoolers takes part in a campaign, hosted by an office of the National Election Commission, at a park in the southeastern city of Daegu on May 13, 2026, to encourage voters to take part in the…...
[PRNewswire] PKU's South-South Institute Turns 10
4+ week, 2+ day ago (339+ words) -- A Decade of Learning Across Borders ISSCAD's inaugural intake of students Zabeeh is far from alone. Eric Dodoo-Amoo, who heads the China Desk of the Ministry of Finance of Ghana, is an ISSCAD graduate from the class of 2022. On April…...
Survival swimming
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (44+ words) Yonhap News Agency A group of children learns how to do survival swimming during an educational program, organized by Korea Maritime and Ocean University, at a pool at the university in the southeastern port city of Busan on April 29, 2026. (Yonhap)…...