SEOUL, May 1 (Yonhap) -- Many theaters remain closed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, but Koreans can watch popular dance, musical shows and theater plays for free at home as the local perfor

SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to start giving cash payouts to around 2.8 million virus-hit households starting this week, the interior ministry said Sunday.

SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Sunday that it will end its weekslong social distancing campaign and implement an everyday life quarantine scheme later this week as the new coronavirus ou

SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in emphasized the need Wednesday for a win-win approach to keep job cuts at bay amid the prolonged coronavirus-led economic crisis, which he describes

SEJONG, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will provide 10 trillion won (US$8.2 billion) next month in new relief loans for small businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Finance Minister Hong Nam

SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Wi-Fi points that provide services four times faster than the current internet service will be installed at key public venues, the city government said Wednesday.

SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's top newswire, on Tuesday began providing weather articles utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) technology in partnership with leading

SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Tuesday it will spend some 1.1 trillion won (US$896 million) on developing technologies for "high automation" vehicles that can lead growth in the autom

SEJONG, April 27 (Yonhap) -- Education Minister Yoo Eun-hae and local education superintendents will hold a videoconference this week to discuss how to normalize school education disrupted by the c

SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea launched a government task force Monday in charge of helping foreign countries cope with the coronavirus by sharing its own quarantine experience amid growin