WASHINGTON, March 14 (Yonhap) -- The State Department on Tuesday urged North Korea to free an American college student detained in the communist nation for more than a year.

SEJONG, March 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's jobless rate rose to an over seven-year high in February amid an increased youth unemployment rate, government data showed Wednesday.

SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., South Korea's top power equipment maker, said Tuesday that it has bagged a 300 billion-won (US$262 million) deal to upgra

SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential national security adviser will visit the United States this week for talks with his counterpart on North Korea, the presidential office here s

SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) -- Obesity sharply increases the risk of developing chronic kidney failure, a report said Thursday, urging obese people to undergo regular testing to prevent the disease.

WASHINGTON, March 9 (Yonhap) -- The free trade agreement between South Korea and the United States has brought about increases in overall U.S.

SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court will deliver its ruling on the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye Friday, a court official said.

WIESENT, Germany, March 8 (Yonhap) -- A statue of a girl symbolizing victims who were sexually enslaved by Japanese troops during its occupation of the Korean Peninsula (1910-45) was erected in Ger

SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea ranked as the world's 23rd best country, down four notches from the previous year, an annual U.S. media survey showed Wednesday.

SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- Reshoring may be just what South Korea needs to deal with its high unemployment rate, especially for the youth, a report said Wednesday, urging additional government effo