History | About Yonhap | Yonhap News Agency Go to the top of the menu area (language selection and external link) Go to the main menu area Go to content Go to footer YONHAPNEWS AGENCY English 한국어 English 中文 中文繁体 日本語 عربي Español Français Tiếng Việt YonhapNews YonhapNews TV Infomax Yonhap News, South Korea's news hub, takes a leap forward as a news agency with global capabilities. About Yonhap History Home About YonhapNews Mission CEO's Message History Subsidiaries Domestic Network Global Network Products/Services Headquarters Subscription Copyright History History of Yonhap News Agency 2010~ 2000~ 1990~ 1980~ 2010~ 2025. Aug.Starts Vietnamese-language news service 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 arm Signs 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 25, Yulgok-ro 2-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, KOREA Copyright (c) YonhapNews All rights reserved. YONHAPNEWS AGENCY