SEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will introduce a digital certification system to verify a person's COVID-19 vaccination status through a smartphone application this month, amid the governmen

SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has pledged to offer US$18 million in humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees this year, the foreign ministry said Wednesday, amid concerns over their safety fu

SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Wednesday it aims to acquire core technologies in eco-friendly energy sectors, such as highly-efficient solar panels and large-scale wind turbines, to r

SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- The megahit BTS single "Dynamite" has tied the 2012 viral sensation "Gangnam Style" for the longest charting song by a South Korean act on Billboard's main singles chart

SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Wednesday it has launched a committee on carbon neutrality with automobile firms in line with efforts to effectively reduce carbon emissions to zero by

SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- A Japanese elementary school textbook published about a century ago did not define the easternmost Korean islets of Dokdo as Japanese territory, a Seoul-based public fou

SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- The Gwangju Biennale, one of Asia's biggest events of its kind, will kick off its 40-day run this week, overcoming two delays due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, orga

SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea "strongly condemns" Japan's approval of high school textbooks renewing territorial claims to the country's easternmost islets of Dokdo, the foreign ministry

ULSAN, March 30 (Yonhap) -- This year's Ulju Mountain Film Festival (UMFF) will kick off this week for an 11-day run in the southeastern county of Ulju, with 146 movies from 43 countries set to be

SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- Pablo Picasso's painting depicting the 1950-53 Korean War will be displayed for the first time in South Korea, an exhibition agency said Monday.