2024. June.Yonhap News takes role as host news agency for 2024 Korea-Africa summit
2022. Aug.Yonhap Infomax launches 'Yonhap News Business TV'
2020. Nov.Int'l photo exhibition on efforts to tackle COVID-19 pandemic held
2020. April.Weather news service driven by artificial intelligence launched
2019. June.Yonhap News launches internet portal on disaster news
2018. OctoberLaunches 'Korea Now,' Yonhap News Agency's English news channel on YouTube
2018. SeptemberWorks as the main news agency tasked with providing the government with news articles on an inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang
2018. AugustOpens Institute of Peace and Media
2018. AprilServes as the host news agency for the April 27 inter-Korean summit
2018. Feb.Serves as the host national news agency for the PyeongChang Olympics
2017. Sept.Hosts a joint South Korean, Chinese and Japanese photo exhibition to promote the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics
2017. Aug.Introduces Soccerbot (robot reporter) service
2017. AprilLaunches AI-based news chatbot service
2017. Jan.Begins digital signage operations for the Airport Railroad
2016. Nov.Elected the next chair (for the 2019-2022 period) of the OANA
2016. Sept.Co-hosts a photo exhibition in Seoul with Iran's IRNA
2016. AprilOpens North Korea portal
2016. MarchSigns the host national news agency contract for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics with the IOC
2015. Nov.Hosts the 39th Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) Executive Board Meeting
2015. JulyServes as the host news agency of the 2015 Summer Universiade Gwangju
2014. Oct. 10-11Yonhap News Agency serves as host news agency for the International Telecommunications Union conference
2014. Sep.Yonhap News Agency serves as host news agency for the 2014 Incheon Asian Games
2013. Oct.Completes construction of new headquarters
2013. Sept.Hosts photo exhibition to commemorate the Korean War’s 60th anniversary of ceasefire
2013. Feb.Hosts an international conference with the Asia-Pacific Research Center of Stanford University
2012. Dec.Co-hosts photo exhibition with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)
2012. May.Serves as the host news agency for the 2012 Yeosu Expo
2012. MarServes as the host news agency for the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul
2011. Dec.Launches all-news cable TV channel, news Y
2011. Aug.Hosts the Yonhap International Press Photo Awards
2011. Mar.Launches Yonhap News TV
2010. Nov.Serves as the host news agency for the G20 summit in Seoul
2010. April.Hosts OANA Summit Congress
2000~
2009. Oct.Starts French-language news service
2007. Sept.Starts Spanish-language news service
2007. Mar.Starts news service on AREX airport train
2006. June.Starts Arabic-language news service
2005. June.Signs a contract with the government to be host news agency for the APEC summit in BusanDispatches South Korea’s first English-language correspondent to WashingtonStarts Japanese-language news service
2004. May.Starts sending visual information service to KTX bullet train
2004. April.Starts Chinese-language news service
2004. Mar.Launches video services
2003. April.Parliament passes the bill on the promotion of news agencies, designating Yonhap News Agency as the country’s key wire service provider
2002. Dec.Signs a contract with North Korea’s Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) for the reception of news and photos
2002. June.Serves as the host news agency for the 2002 Korea/Japan World Cup
2000. June.Launches Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information armSigns a contract with the government to assume the role of the host news agency for the third ASEM summit in Seoul
1990~
1999. Jan.Absorbs North Korea specialist Naewoe Press
1998. Dec.Changes its Korean corporate name
1993. Sept.Launches cable news network, Yonhap TV News (YTN)
1991. Nov.Begins providing graphic news services
1980~
1989. Jan.Begins providing English news services to 50 overseas Korean diplomatic missions
1988. Sept.Serves as the host news agency for the Seoul Olympics
1986. Sept.Serves as the host news agency for the Seoul Asian Games
1981. Jan.Publishes its first edition of news services
1980. Dec.Yonhap is launched through the merger of Hapdong News Agency and Orient Press
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