SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- Heavy rains poured on Seoul and central South Korea on Wednesday, causing a retaining wall collapse that killed a driver, along with road flooding and other damage, autho

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Rwanda has drawn inspiration from South Korea's impressive post-war economic transformation and hopes to expand bilateral cooperation in such areas as technology and peop

SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- A major South Korean business lobby kicked off its annual forum in the southeastern city of Gyeongju on Wednesday with a focus on supporting the successful hosting of the

SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has sent official invitation letters to 20 other leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) for this year's summit in South Korea, hi

SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- Sulbing Co., a South Korean dessert cafe chain, said Tuesday it plans to enter the Philippine market this year as part of its overseas expansion strategy.

SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will host the 48th annual session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee next year in the southeastern port city of Busan, the committee has said.

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- A set of prehistoric rock carvings in southeastern South Korea has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list, a South Korean cultural agency announced Saturday.

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreigners coming to South Korea to get a job fell for the first time in four years in 2024 as labor demand fell in the country amid an economic slowdown, d

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- The number of heat-related illness cases is rising at the fastest pace on record this summer amid scorching heat, health authorities said Thursday, urging vulnerable grou

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Yonhap) -- Asia-Pacific's largest security forum was set to begin Thursday as top diplomats gathered in Malaysia, but steep tariffs by U.S.