SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in sent a condolence letter to his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, over the deadly sinking of the country's naval submarine, Cheong

SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry called in a Japanese diplomat on Tuesday to protest Tokyo's repeated claims to South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo in its annual foreign polic

SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- A group of South Korean nuclear experts called on Japan on Monday to provide transparent information on its decision-making process to release contaminated water from it

SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- About a year ago, few South Koreans likely imagined they would see their compatriots receive awards at the Oscars, one of the world's most prestigious cinema award shows

SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- Youn Yuh-jung has won best supporting actress at this year's Academy Awards for her performance in the immigrant film "Minari," becoming the first South Korean to win an

SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and eight Central American countries have adopted a joint statement expressing "deep concerns" over a massive discharge of contaminated materials into the oc

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in announced South Korea's plan to further bolster its carbon emission reduction target on Thursday, speaking to U.S.

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's science minister said Thursday that the country could develop a homegrown vaccine against COVID-19 by the end of this year as the country aims to accelerat

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Nighttime tours of Changdeok Palace from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) will kick off next week in a scaled-down manner amid the new coronavirus pandemic, the cultural h

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will invest 114.7 trillion won (US$102.7 billion) over the next decade to expand the railway network for major cities across the nation, the transport minist