GWANGJU, July 25 (Yonhap) -- In response to protests by athletes during medal ceremonies at the ongoing swimming world championships, the sport's international governing body has added a new rule m

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has fired its "new tactical guided weapon" under leader Kim Jong-un's guidance in a demonstration of power, state media reported Friday, a day after the commu

SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- In yet another positive result for the government's win-win job-creation drive, LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's largest chemical company by sales, announced a plan Thursday t

SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean astronomers have discovered an asteroid that could potentially collide with Earth, although the odds are extremely low, marking the first finding of a hazard

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band BTS' fan meetings and concerts in South Korea last month created an economic effect worth nearly 500 billion won (US$424.2 million), an academic report sho

SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- More than 6 in 10 South Koreans are taking part in a boycott of Japanese products amid growing public resentment over Tokyo's export restrictions, a poll showed Thursday.

GWANGJU, July 25 (Yonhap) -- Born in Canada but representing St.

WASHINGTON, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A bipartisan group of South Korean lawmakers arrived in Washington on Wednesday on a visit expected to focus on efforts to resolve a growing trade dispute between Se

SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy is estimated to have expanded 1.1 percent in the second quarter, a dramatic turnaround from an unexpected contraction the previous quarter, partl

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is refusing to accept food assistance from South Korea, citing Seoul's planned joint military exercise with the United States, a unification ministry official