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| Country | Republic of Korea |
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First air date | September 6, 2001 (2001-09-06) |
| Availability | Global |
| Founded | September 2001 |
| Headquarters | 12 Floor 173 Toegye-ro, Jung-gu,Seoul,South Korea |
Official website | newsis.com |
| Language | Korean |
Newsis News Agency (Korean:뉴시스통신사) orNewsis is a privately ownednews agency inSouth Korea. Prior to the launch of Newsis, theYonhap News Agency was the only news agency in South Korea. It was launched in September 2001.[1][2] Newsis' news is only available in Korean.
The newspaper had a predecessor, News Syndicate Korea (뉴스신디케이트 코리아) that was founded in 1995.[3] It took a legal battle that lasted several years to receive permission to register as a telecommunications company. Once permission was granted in June 2001, Newsis was founded.[4][3]
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