SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- This year's Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF), the country's largest showcase of indie and art house films, will open without a public audience Thursday due to con

SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank slashed its policy rate by a quarter percentage point to a new record low of 0.5 percent Thursday to help support the country's economy tipped t

SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea shared its experience and quarantine process in tackling the novel coronavirus pandemic with Latin American countries through an online seminar Wednesday.

SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- From beaches to banks, scenes at venues across the country are likely to change according to South Korea's updated quarantine guidelines.

SEJONG, May 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will maintain its aggressive fiscal spending as it is set to unveil the third extra budget early next month to minimize the economic pain from the coronavirus

SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean first lady Kim Jung-sook and Queen Mathilde of Belgium held telephone talks on Wednesday and discussed ways to boost cooperation in tackling the new coronavir

SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade minister said Wednesday the country will continue to promote open trade amid growing protectionism in the aftermath of the new coronavirus pandemic, ca

SEJONG, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will set up a guarantee fund of 500 billion won (US$405 million) to provide more loans to auto parts firms that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Fin

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and 10 other countries launched a group at the U.N.

SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- More than 2 million additional South Korean students will return to school Wednesday as parents worry about a recent rise in local transmissions of the new coronavirus fro