SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean professional sports leagues on Sunday welcomed the government decision to reopen stadiums to fans, albeit on a limited basis, and vowed to ensure safe experi

SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- The new coronavirus pandemic will likely have a lasting effect on various ways of life, such as where and how people shop, possibly leading to permanent changes in the gl

SEJONG, June 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance ministry said Friday it has approved US$75.5 million in health care aid for 13 nations to better combat the coronavirus pandemic.

SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in called on North Korea Thursday to join a bold move to formally end the Korean War in peace overtures, coupled with a clear warning mess

SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's culture minister on Thursday criticized Japan for failing to fulfill its promise to honor victims of wartime forced labor in a new museum on its industrial

SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Four Buddhist paintings from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), which were illegally shipped out of the country soon after the 1950-53 Korean War, will be brought back home

SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- For the past decades, the relationship between South Korea and Japan went through ups and downs, but the two Asian neighbors managed to maintain close ties at least on th

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee on Wednesday announced her bid for the top job of the World Trade Organization (WTO), saying she would make her utmost efforts t

SEJONG, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to start levying a new tax on consolidated gains from all financial investment in 2022, Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said Thursday.

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Wednesday that efforts to recover from the economic fallout of the new coronavirus should be aligned with the "long-term ambition to