SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in offered a virtual tour of his office for kids Tuesday, as a replacement for an annual Children's Day event on the Cheong Wa Dae lawn, due to the coron

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday announced plans to reopen schools starting next week, more than two months after schools were closed in a precautionary measure against the new corona

SEJONG, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister on Monday raised the possibility of temporarily softening regulations for companies to boost investment as the nation seeks to minimize the

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in expressed hope Monday that the government's unprecedented "emergency disaster relief payments" for all households in South Korea will serve as a catal

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha spoke by phone with her Sri Lankan counterpart Monday and discussed cooperation in coping with the coronavirus pandemic, her office said.

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- After successfully flattening the coronavirus curve, South Korea is transiting this week to a quarantine scheme that allows citizens to return to their daily routines under

SEOUL, May 1 (Yonhap) -- Eight more bone pieces, believed to be from soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, have been discovered inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on the border with North Kor

SEOUL, May 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Friday it has agreed with a number of countries to ease cross-border travel regulations for essential business officials and maintain the global supply cha

SEOUL, May 1 (Yonhap) -- Many theaters remain closed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, but Koreans can watch popular dance, musical shows and theater plays for free at home as the local perfor

SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to start giving cash payouts to around 2.8 million virus-hit households starting this week, the interior ministry said Sunday.