SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- All South Koreans remaining in Afghanistan must leave the country by no later than July or face criminal punishment, a foreign ministry official said Monday, as unrest gre

SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industry ministry said Monday it plans to soon unveil a detailed blueprint to nurture the rechargeable battery sector, with the goal of the country taking th

SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean actresses, including Oscar-winning Youn Yuh-jung, have been invited to the membership of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) that orga

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution denouncing Japan's renewed claim to sovereignty of Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo on the Tokyo Olympic

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Starting Thursday, foreigners will be allowed to stay in South Korea only until their passport expiration date, the justice ministry said.

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the U.N.

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea signed a "travel bubble" deal with Saipan on Wednesday to exempt fully vaccinated people from mandatory quarantine upon entry into each other's territory.

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Six more bridges straddling the Han River in Seoul will be lit at night from July, adding to the 20 bridges that already have nocturnal lighting features, the city govern

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- In line with eased social distancing rules, a mass K-pop concert will be held in person here next month for the first time since the new coronavirus pandemic broke out ea

SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly on Tuesday approved legislation to increase alternative statutory holidays by designating a substitute holiday for all public holidays that fall on