SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry on Thursday called the inclusion of South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo on a map of Japan on the Tokyo Olympic website "unacceptable," warning o

SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in said Thursday that South Korea needs to maintain expansionary fiscal policy for the time being despite a hike in national debts attributable to the r

SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in has rolled up his sleeves to raise public awareness on a global climate summit to open this weekend.

SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Cannes-winning filmmaker Bong Joon-ho has had his name listed in a renowned French encyclopedia for his cinematic achievements and recognition in the Europea

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.