SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South and North Korea need to launch a joint response system against infectious diseases as part of efforts to better cope with growing threats from global pandemics, such

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is seeking to spearhead global discussions on battling the new coronavirus by launching multilateral cooperation groups in the United Nations and two other inte

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reported four more cases of the new coronavirus on Thursday, including the first local case in four days, amid relaxed social distancing.

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will provide a total of one million face masks to Korean War veterans in 22 countries in an expression of gratitude for their sacrifice, as this year marks the

SEJONG, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reported a more than eight-fold jump in its exports of coronavirus test kits in April, data showed Thursday.

SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha spoke with South Korean envoys to United Nations agencies in a videoconference on Wednesday and discussed ways to expand cooperation to over

SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- Key national theaters and art companies are coming back to life to resume shows, ending their nearly two-month closure over the coronavirus pandemic.

SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans began an unprecedented post-social distancing life Wednesday, hopefully welcoming the transition yet remaining cautious over possible COVID-19 breakouts.

SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reported two more cases of the new coronavirus, all of which are imported cases, on Wednesday, marking no local new infections for the third consecutive day ami

SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Wednesday began its annual project to discover and identify the remains of soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, the defense ministry said, as this year