SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- More elementary school students in South Korea were set to start the spring semester with online classes Monday amid concerns that cluster infections with the new corona

SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and China agreed Friday to expand joint efforts to tackle the economic fallout from the new coronavirus pandemic and maintain the global supply chain.

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- Seoul's major landmarks will emit blue light until the middle of May to express gratitude to South Korean medical workers dedicated to preventing the spread of the new c

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans marked the sixth anniversary of a deadly ferry disaster Thursday, remembering the lesson from the incident to firm up their determination to defeat the cor

SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- The female foreign ministers of nine countries, including South Korea, Spain and Australia, have held a videoconference to discuss gender equality and women's roles in f

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean health authorities on Thursday unveiled blood collection guidelines for plasma therapy of the novel coronavirus patients.

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- The ruling party's overwhelming parliamentary election victory is expected to provide fresh momentum to President Moon Jae-in's policy drive during the remainder of his

SEJONG, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance ministry on Thursday unveiled a second extra budget of 7.6 trillion won (US$6.3 billion) to give shopping coupons and gift certificates to househo

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- This week's resounding election triumph for the ruling party is likely to set President Moon Jae-in's foreign policy agenda, including engagement with North Korea, on a

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The leaders of South Korea, China, Japan and ASEAN member states have agreed to push for a joint fund for medical supplies against pandemics like COVID-19, according to