CHUNCHEON, South Korea, May 14 (Yonhap) -- Reigning Olympic champion and former world No.

SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- The government decided on Tuesday to allow large local retailers to open five new duty-free shops in major cities including Seoul as part of efforts to spur domestic consu

SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will aim to host the country's first World Expo in the southern port city of Busan in 2030 with a budget of 4.9 trillion won (US$4.12 billion), the industry mi

SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- Nine South Korean Confucian academies have been recommended for addition to the UNESCO World Heritage List, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES/SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers picked up his fifth win of the season after delivering eight scoreless innings against the Washington Nationals.

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is building up necessary infrastructure to position itself to better take advantage of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the government said Monday.

SEJONG, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and Singapore on Monday signed a revised double taxation avoidance pact, South Korea's finance ministry said.

SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- Nine South Korean Confucian academies have been recommended for addition to the UNESCO World Heritage List, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said Tuesday.

SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will sharply increase the number of hydrogen fuel-cell electric passenger cars to nearly 6,400 this year, the trade ministry said Friday.

JEONJU, South Korea, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's largest festival of independent and art films came to a close on Saturday, having set records for attendance and the number of sold-out screeni