SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's science ministry said Friday the country will spend 7.4 billion won (US$6.4 million) in researching messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine technology by 2024 in a mov

SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has conveyed a proposal to North Korea, through a recently restored liaison hotline, to discuss ways to set up a virtual conference system for inter-Korean ta

SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Second Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-moon has announced South Korea's plan to offer more than US$15 million to a global fund for quality education for children from 202

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The government will push for a video-linked reunion of divided families with North Korea as the most urgent inter-Korean project, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday.

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade ministry said Thursday it plans to expand economic ties with Uzbekistan by launching new projects in a wide array of areas from ICT to the medical sec

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South and North Korea are standing at the starting line again for the ultimate goal of denuclearization, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday.

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday sharply raised its 2021 growth outlook for South Korea to 4.3 percent as Asia's fourth-largest economy is on a solid reco

BORYEONG, South Korea, July 27 (Yonhap) -- The annual Boryeong Mud Festival has been selected as one of Asia's three major festivals by an international festival association, a local government sai

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade ministry said Tuesday it has launched talks with ASEAN to update their free trade agreement (FTA) and further lower trade barriers, as the country see

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- The surprise restoration of inter-Korean communication lines is raising hopes for a possible virtual summit between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong