SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will begin the new school year with online classes on April 9 following repeated delays due to the novel coronavirus, the prime minister said Tuesday.

SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is bracing for the possibility of a prolonged novel coronavirus pandemic as it plans to unveil guidelines for citizens to carry out quarantine measures as pa

SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry reconfirmed Monday that three South Korean coronavirus test kits can be exported to the United States as they were given pre-emergency use authoriza

SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government will grant "emergency disaster relief money" to a majority of the country's households in a one-off stimulus program to help with the economi

SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Saturday it has achieved a 50 percent cure rate for people infected with coronavirus, a feat that underscored the importance of aggressive tests, quaran

SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- About 200 South Korean peacekeeping troops returned home Saturday from South Sudan after completing their nine-month rotational mission.

SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- Three South Korean COVID-19 test-kit companies have obtained preliminary approval from the U.S.

SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will enforce a two-week mandatory quarantine to cover all entrants from overseas over the new coronavirus starting April in a drastic measure to curb a stead

SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in is expected to announce a major stimulus package Monday that includes doling out emergency relief money to a majority of households in South Korea.

SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry expressed regret to Australia's ambassador to Seoul on Friday after a South Korean citizen was assaulted in southern Australia in an apparent racist