SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea was elected as a member of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) for the fourth term in a row, giving it a say in the intergovernmental body's decision mak

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Friday met with a special envoy of his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo, who is said to be seeking to host the leaders of both South Korea and

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has decided to dispatch a disaster relief team to Laos this weekend and provide US$1 million worth of emergency assistance, as the country is reeling from fla

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A group of South Korean officials visited North Korea on Tuesday to inspect railway conditions in the western region as part of efforts to modernize and eventually connec

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in called for thorough implementation of public safety measures Tuesday.

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry said Tuesday that it is pushing for a plan to withdraw forces and their equipment from border guard posts "on a trial basis" in line with t

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Diplomats from East Asian and Latin American nations launched a Seoul-based association Thursday to promote the operation of an existing forum linking the two regions.

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South and North Korea plan to conduct joint inspections of railways this week as part of efforts to modernize and connect rail links over the inter-Korean border, the uni

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- In talks with the United States on Iran sanctions this week, South Korea accentuated two things: alliance spirit and the special situations it faces, Seoul's foreign mini

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean figure skaters on Friday mourned the death of Denis Ten, a Kazakh star of Korean descent, taking to social media to express their condolences.