WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it was deploying a new force of special operations troops to Iraq to conduct raids against Islamic State there and in neighbouring Syria, a ratcheting up of Washington's campaign against the group that met a cool reaction in Iraq.
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean slugger Park Byung-ho has signed his first Major League Baseball (MLB) contract with the Minnesota Twins. The Twins announced Wednesday, Korean time, that they've inked the 29-year-old first baseman to a four-y
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade surplus in the ICT segment outpaced those of members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in the first half, data showed Wednesday, posting robust performances despite the glo
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened lower Wednesday as market heavyweights lost ground on woes over a widely expected rate hike in the U.S. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 6.5 points, or 0.32 percent, t
SEOUL, Dec. 2 -- Shinhan Card Co., South Korea's leading credit card company, said Wednesday it has established a joint venture with an Indonesian carmaker to tap into the credit market in the Southeast Asian country. Shinhan Indo Finance set sa
(ATTN: UPDATES with more information, details in paras 3, 7-11) SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's current account surplus shrank from a month earlier in October as imports grew while the country's deficit in the service sector widened, prelimina
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SEJONG, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's pork imports from countries it has free trade agreements (FTAs) with have surged in 2015 due a fall in their prices overseas amid high local demand, data showed Wednesday. According to the data by the Korea
(ATTN: ADDS details, photo) SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean slugger Park Byung-ho has signed his first Major League Baseball (MLB) contract with the Minnesota Twins. The Twins announced Wednesday, Korean time, that they've inked the 29-year
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened lower Wednesday as market heavyweights lost ground on woes over a widely expected rate hike in the U.S. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 6.5 points, or 0.32 percent, t
SEOUL, Dec. 2 -- Shinhan Card Co., South Korea's leading credit card company, said Wednesday it has established a joint venture with an Indonesian carmaker to tap into the credit market in the Southeast Asian country. Shinhan Indo Finance set sa
(ATTN: UPDATES with more information, details in paras 3, 7-11) SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's current account surplus shrank from a month earlier in October as imports grew while the country's deficit in the service sector widened, prelimina
The following stories are scheduled to be covered by Yonhap News Agency. Your queries are welcome. Yonhap's English-language news desk can be reached by telephone at 82-2-398-3451 (general) and 82-2-398-3460 (economics), and by email at hdh@yna.co.kr o
SEJONG, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's pork imports from countries it has free trade agreements (FTAs) with have surged in 2015 due a fall in their prices overseas amid high local demand, data showed Wednesday. According to the data by the Korea
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain
By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tech giants such as Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. have contributed to making life more convenient and easier with a slew of smartphones, mobile payment tools, smartwatches and
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