SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Wednesday that it will invest 100 billion won (US$82.15 million) in developing treatments and vaccines for the novel coronavirus to focus mainly on suppor

SEJONG, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Wednesday proposed another extra budget plan worth 35.3 trillion won (US$29 billion) that will help key industries cushion the economic blow from the coron

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Tuesday it is expected to become a standing member of an expanded group of leading economies, not a temporary observer, once U.S.

SEJONG, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Tuesday said it will reopen a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Japan's exports curbs that have been in place for months, further disrup

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is in talks with Kazakhstan to bring home the remains of one of the legendary Korean independent fighters, Hong Beom-do, this year, officials said Tuesday.

SEJONG, June 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economic policies to deal with the post-pandemic recovery will be backed by its "Korean-version New Deal" project that will help the nation create new growt

SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in announced plans Monday for a string of big-spending government projects, including the Korean version of the New Deal, to ride out the economic crisi

SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea was to send additional rotational peacekeeping troops to South Sudan on Monday, along with medical supplies to help the African country handle the new coronavi

SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to test quick response (QR) code-based entry logs at nightclubs, eateries, cinemas and even churches starting this week in its latest efforts to track an

SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Assembly kicked off its new four-year term Saturday amid the urgent task of containing the COVID-19 pandemic and curbing its economic fallout.