SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea vowed Wednesday to play a bigger role in easing global shortages of COVID-19 vaccines during a meeting with a group of countries supporting a multilateral trad

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea announced Wednesday that people who have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine will no longer be required to wear masks outdoors starting in July, as par

SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to invest about 73 trillion won (US$65.4 billion) in its signature green energy projects by 2025 as it seeks to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the fi

SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in will host a virtual summit of global leaders on climate and sustainable growth later this month, his office announced Tuesday.

SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of kimchi advanced a whopping 35 percent on-year in the first four months of 2021, data showed Tuesday, on the growing demand for healthier foodstuff

SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will hold a biennial international maritime defense exhibition in the southeastern city of Busan next month, the Navy said Tuesday.

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in instructed the government and his Cheong Wa Dae team Monday to take thorough follow-up measures to implement his summit agreement with U.S.

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- Seoul citizens had more free time but engaged in fewer cultural activities last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, a survey showed Monday.

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band BTS has already won three prizes at this year's Billboard Music Awards (BBMA), the most for the group at the event ever, as winners were announced in some c

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea held a ceremony Sunday to commemorate former President Roh Moo-hyun, marking the 12th year of his death.