SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- No signs have been detected yet that suggest North Korea is following through with a threat to beef up military presence near the border with South Korea, a military offi

SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has requested the World Trade Organization (WTO) to open a dispute-settlement panel to deal with Japan's export curbs against its Asian neighbor, which have b

SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Thursday emphasized the significance of the envisioned Digital New Deal in South Korea's ambitious bid to lead the post-coronavirus global econom

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will test treatment and vaccine candidates against the new coronavirus on monkeys this month, the science ministry said Wednesday.

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The southern resort island of Jeju is set to begin a night bus tour this week as part of an effort to revitalize its tourism industry battered by the coronavirus outbreak

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Wednesday it will spend 160 billion won (US$132 million) to launch a vessel capable of sailing with just a minimum number of sailors by 2025.

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Wednesday that it will further tighten lending rules and designate more areas subject to tighter regulations in an effort to stem a further rise in housi

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The derisive, invective-filled tirade against President Moon Jae-in by the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is drawing public outrage here and emboldening hawkis

SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to call on the United Nations cultural agency to make "multilateral efforts" to ensure Japan keeps its promise to honor victims of wartime forced labor

SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will extend a state-led mask rationing scheme, originally set to end this month, to mid-July, to help citizens easily buy protective masks to fight the new co