SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will lift the outdoor mask mandate Monday, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said, though people will still need to wear a mask when they attend gatherings of 50 o

JEONJU, South Korea, April 28 (Yonhap) -- The annual Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF), the country's largest showcase of indie and art house films, will start its 10-day run in the southwe

SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- Incoming President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden will hold their first summit in Seoul on May 21, officials said Thursday.

SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to build the country's first floating airport in the southern port city of Busan by 2035, the land ministry said Tuesday.

SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state weather agency will set up a typhoon monitoring and prediction system in the Philippines by 2025 as part of its official development assistance proje

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- SK Innovation Co., South Korea's leading refiner, said Sunday its energy unit has signed a production sharing contract with Malaysian companies for a local oil block.

SEOUL/TOKYO, April 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government lodged a strong protest with Japan Friday against Tokyo's repeated assertion that Dokdo, a set of rocky islets in the East Sea, belong

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has exchanged letters with South Korea's outgoing President Moon Jae-in earlier this week in an "expression of their deep trust," state m

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- The music video for K-pop superstars BTS' 2019 hit song "Boy With Luv" has become the group's first video to exceed 1.5 billion views on YouTube.

SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- Global credit appraiser Moody's Investors Service said Thursday it has affirmed its credit rating on South Korea "Aa2," with a stable outlook.