SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Saturday it has achieved a 50 percent cure rate for people infected with coronavirus, a feat that underscored the importance of aggressive tests, quaran

SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- About 200 South Korean peacekeeping troops returned home Saturday from South Sudan after completing their nine-month rotational mission.

SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- Three South Korean COVID-19 test-kit companies have obtained preliminary approval from the U.S.

SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will enforce a two-week mandatory quarantine to cover all entrants from overseas over the new coronavirus starting April in a drastic measure to curb a stead

SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in is expected to announce a major stimulus package Monday that includes doling out emergency relief money to a majority of households in South Korea.

SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry expressed regret to Australia's ambassador to Seoul on Friday after a South Korean citizen was assaulted in southern Australia in an apparent racist

SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in pledged his unwavering will to overcome the new coronavirus on Friday while honoring patriotic servicemen who sacrificed their lives to defend the

SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- Companies hit by the coronavirus look set to restructure their businesses and reduce their workforces if the outbreak of the respiratory illness extends beyond the secon

SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in proposed Thursday that the Group of 20 (G-20) major industrialized economies exempt "essential" figures from entry bans aimed at curbi

SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Thursday it has begun supplying imported filters to local mask producers amid lingering shortages of the items in the country following the spread of th