SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- An Asiatic black bear, classified worldwide as a first-grade endangered animal, has been spotted inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas, governme

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- Productivity in South Korea's industrial sectors improved 3.6 percent last year from a year earlier largely due to the adoption of a shortened workweek, a state agency said

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- SK Innovation Co., a latecomer to the electric vehicle battery market, joined the ranks of the world's top 10 players in terms of sales during the first quarter of the year

SEOUL/WASHINGTON, May 8 (Yonhap) -- U.S.

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- The hypnotic video of K-pop girl band BLACKPINK's latest single, "Kill This Love," has garnered more than 300 million YouTube views in one month since its release last mont

(Editor's Note: This is the first installment in a series of Yonhap interviews with key officials on South Korea's major policies)
By Kim Kwang-tae

SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korean media on Monday put an emphasis on science and technology as a key driver for its economic "self-sustenance," in the wake of the latest test-firing of several

SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- Kim Sei-young, the latest LPGA winner from South Korea, has cracked the top 10 in the women's world rankings.

SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- Famed South Korean soprano Jo Su-mi has received an order of merit and knighthood from the Italian government for her contributions to fostering bilateral exchanges between

NADI, Fiji, May 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief economic policymaker said Thursday that the country's economy will likely recover in the second half of this year, but warned that this year's expo