LODZ, Poland, June 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-win earned the Golden Ball as the best player of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland on Saturday.

SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- More than 20,000 refugee applications have piled up, but only 81 government officials are assigned to review the cases, a local human rights group said Sunday, citing dat

BUSAN, June 15 (Yonhap) -- Throwing its first-ever concert in the second-biggest South Korean city of Busan on Saturday, K-pop band BTS dazzled some 25,000 fans in this bustling port city.

SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has completed quarantine measures against African swine fever in regions bordering North Korea, which reported a recent outbreak of the contagious animal dise

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- An exhibition of Fauvist and Cubist masterpieces from France's Troyes Museum of Modern Art kicked off on Wednesday in Seoul for a three-month run.

SEOUL/PANMUNJOM, June 12 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a condolence message and flowers to South Korea via his sister on Wednesday over the death of former firs

SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Thursday it will assess potential impacts of fifth-generation (5G) networks on military operations in the face of mounting worries ov

GWANGJU, June 13 (Yonhap) -- The 2019 FINA World Championships scheduled to take place in Gwangju and Yeosu in July will attract the largest number of participating countries and athletes ever, its

ULSAN, June 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean petrochemical companies plan to invest 14.5 trillion won (US$12.2 billion) by 2023, the finance minister said Thursday, in an apparent move to boost their ou

LODZ, Poland, June 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will chase their first-ever title at the FIFA U-20 World Cup when they take on Ukraine in the final on the weekend in Poland.