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Senate confirms Trump's pick for Pentagon policy chief

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for under secretary of defense for policy, a post that could affect the United States' policy on the South Korea-U.S. securi
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(5th LD) Trump says he, Han discussed S. Korea's defense payments, 'tremendous' trade surplus in 1st call

(ATTN: ADDS more remarks, details in paras 8-10) By Kim Seung-yeon and Song Sang-hoSEOUL/WASHINGTON, April 8 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he and South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo discussed Seoul's payment for
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S. Korea's acting president says will not join hands with China, Japan to fight Trump tariffs: CNN

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Acting President Han Duck-soo said South Korea will not form a coalition with China and Japan to jointly respond to the U.S. tariff measures, but seeks to resolve the issue through negotiations with Washin
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(4th LD) Trump says he, Han discussed S. Korea's defense payments, 'tremendous' trade surplus in 1st call

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 16-22) By Kim Seung-yeon and Song Sang-hoSEOUL/WASHINGTON, April 8 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he and South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo discussed Seoul's payment for the United
(URGENT) Han stresses S. Korea's will for higher-level cooperation with U.S. in shipbuilding, LNG, trade balance

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(URGENT) Han voices hope for expanding, strengthening S. Korea-U.S. alliance in call with Trump

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(3rd LD) Trump says he, Han discussed S. Korea's defense payments, 'tremendous' trade surplus in 1st call

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; ADDS more info in paras 8-15) By Kim Seung-yeon and Song Sang-hoSEOUL/WASHINGTON, April 8 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he and South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo discussed Seoul's payme
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(2nd LD) Trump says he, Han discussed S. Korea's defense payments, 'tremendous, unsustainable' trade surplus in 1st call

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout) By Kim Seung-yeon and Song Sang-hoSEOUL/WASHINGTON, April 8 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he and South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo discussed Seoul's payment f
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(URGENT) Trump says he, S. Korean acting president discussed Seoul's 'tremendous, unsustainable' trade surplus, tariffs, shipbuilding, U.S. LNG purcha

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(LEAD) S. Korea's acting president holds 1st phone talks with Trump

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; ADDS details throughout, byline; CHANGES photo) By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Acting President Han Duck-soo spoke by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, his office said, marking their first talks
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Acting President Han holds 1st phone talks with Trump since Yoon's ouster

SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Acting President Han Duck-soo spoke by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, his office said, marking their first talks since South Korea was thrust into political turmoil triggered by former President Yoon Suk
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(URGENT) Acting President Han holds phone talks with Trump for 1st time

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(LEAD) Ex-senior officials under Moon indicted for leaking THAAD-related intelligence

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout)SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Tuesday indicted senior officials of the previous Moon Jae-in administration on charges of leaking intelligence related to the THAAD U.S. mi
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(2nd LD) S. Korea's military fires warning shots at N. Korean soldiers as they cross military demarcation line

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details) By Kim Seung-yeon and Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military said Tuesday it fired warning shots at a group of North Korean soldiers who briefly crossed the military demarcation lin
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(LEAD) S. Korea's military fires warning shots at N. Korean soldiers as they cross military demarcation line

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout; ADDS byline; RECASTS headline) By Kim Seung-yeon and Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military said Tuesday it fired warning shots at a group of North Korean soldiers who briefly crossed the milita
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N.K. troops briefly cross border at eastern front line: S. Korean military

SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- A group of North Korean soldiers on Tuesday briefly crossed the inter-Korean land border into the South before returning to their side after South Korean troops fired warning shots, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.The
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AMCHAM urges regulatory reform in S. Korea amid U.S. tariff concerns in new report

SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM) has called on South Korea to improve its regulatory environment in response to rising trade tensions, including a proposed 25 percent tariff on Korean goods by the United S
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(URGENT) S. Korean military says fired warning shots after N.K. soldiers briefly cross border

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Woori Financial prepares 10.2 tln-won support program for businesses to weather U.S. tariff fallout

SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Woori Financial Group said Tuesday it has prepared a large-scale financial support package totaling 10.2 trillion won (US$6.98 billion) to help South Korean businesses weather the fallout from reciprocal tariff measures int
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Former top security adviser indicted for leaking THAAD-related intelligence

SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Tuesday indicted a former top security adviser under the Moon Jae-in administration on charges of leaking intelligence related to the THAAD U.S. missile defense system to activists and China.The Seoul Central