SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will temporarily suspend visa waiver programs for countries imposing entry bans on Koreans over the new coronavirus as it seeks to stem imported infections, t

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in asked South Korea's major banks Monday to be aggressive in efforts to help the country's businesses hit by the coronavirus, saying the government wo

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will hold the April 15 parliamentary elections at 14,330 polling stations across the nation, the election watchdog said Monday.

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Monday it will expand the size of its free-trade zones to provide more leeway to businesses in line with efforts to boost slowing exports amid the global

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reported 47 new cases of the novel coronavirus Monday, down from 81 new cases a day earlier, bringing the nation's total infections to 10,284 and marking the

SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Vietnam said Friday that it is seeking to hold a video summit with South Korea, China, Japan and fellow Southeast Asian nations in early April to discuss the coronavirus

SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is expected to extend its strict social distancing drive amid a steady rise in mass infections and imported cases of the novel coronavirus.

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in has used telephone services for his recent summit diplomacy in response to the coronavirus.

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- Streets and villages famous for spring blossom festivals have been blocked or shut down for the coming weeks as part of a nationwide social distancing campaign in the mid

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Saturday decided to extend its social distancing campaign for another two weeks amid a slowing but still continuing spread of the new coronavirus.