SEOUL, April 19 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in declared a bid Sunday for the inscription of documentary heritage related to South Korea's historic pro-democracy movement in 1960 on UNESCO's glob

SEOUL, April 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Sunday reported eight new cases of COVID-19 to mark the first time in around two months for the total to rise by a single-digit number, making the country

SEOUL, April 19 (Yonhap) -- The government said Sunday it will maintain the social distancing drive against the coronavirus until early May, but it will ease the guidelines for some groups and case

SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- More elementary school students in South Korea were set to start the spring semester with online classes Monday amid concerns that cluster infections with the new corona

SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and China agreed Friday to expand joint efforts to tackle the economic fallout from the new coronavirus pandemic and maintain the global supply chain.

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- Seoul's major landmarks will emit blue light until the middle of May to express gratitude to South Korean medical workers dedicated to preventing the spread of the new c

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans marked the sixth anniversary of a deadly ferry disaster Thursday, remembering the lesson from the incident to firm up their determination to defeat the cor

SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- The female foreign ministers of nine countries, including South Korea, Spain and Australia, have held a videoconference to discuss gender equality and women's roles in f

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean health authorities on Thursday unveiled blood collection guidelines for plasma therapy of the novel coronavirus patients.

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- The ruling party's overwhelming parliamentary election victory is expected to provide fresh momentum to President Moon Jae-in's policy drive during the remainder of his