SUNCHEON, South Korea, July 9 (Yonhap) -- Suncheon, a southwestern city known as South Korea's center of ecology, has launched a "Visit Suncheon Year" campaign this year, aiming to attract 10 milli

SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- Super group BTS topped Japan's Oricon weekly singles chart this week with its latest Japanese single "Lights/Boy With Luv," garnering the highest weekly score for any fore

CLEVELAND, July 8 (Yonhap) -- For Los Angeles Dodgers' left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin, getting to start this week's All-Star Game in Cleveland isn't just a big deal for himself.

SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- A new contingent of South Korean troops will be deployed to South Sudan later this month to carry out U.N. peacekeeping operations, the Army said Monday.

SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- Succeeding in a second attempt to make it on the UNESCO World Heritage List, a group of nine historic South Korean new-Confucian institutes were inscribed on the list last

SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Monday instructed government agencies in charge of defense against terrorism to do their utmost to ensure "perfect safety" for the FINA World

SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in called on Japan on Monday to withdraw its recent export control against South Korean firms, describing it as an attempt to limit trade for a politica

SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- Nine South Korean Confucian academies were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List for their "outstanding universal value," a UN committee said Saturday.

SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial regulator said Sunday it will launch a task force later this month to handle lawsuits filed by global investors such as U.S.

SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- More than 2,600 athletes from 194 countries will compete at the upcoming world swimming championships in South Korea.