SEJONG, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance ministry on Thursday unveiled a second extra budget of 7.6 trillion won (US$6.3 billion) to give shopping coupons and gift certificates to househo

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- This week's resounding election triumph for the ruling party is likely to set President Moon Jae-in's foreign policy agenda, including engagement with North Korea, on a

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The leaders of South Korea, China, Japan and ASEAN member states have agreed to push for a joint fund for medical supplies against pandemics like COVID-19, according to

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- New 18-year-old voters cast their ballots in a general election for the first time on Wednesday amid concerns that the coronavirus may affect the turnout of the new vote

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government has published a second guidebook about its internationally acclaimed response to the coronavirus pandemic.

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- Voter turnout for South Korea's parliamentary elections Wednesday soared to 66.2 percent, the highest point in 28 years, according to a tentative figure released by the

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SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- Fears of the coronavirus didn't stop South Koreans even in self-isolation from voting Wednesday.

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) clinched a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, according to preliminary election results released on Thursday, as voters appar

SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- A shipment of South Korean-made coronavirus test kits will depart for the United States early Wednesday, officials said, under arrangements made after U.S.