A fire broke out at an international conference hall in a building next to Jogye Temple in central Seoul on Tuesday. Fire authorities said the fire started at 10:22 a.m.

South Korea and Thailand will hold their sixth round of talks for a bilateral economic partnership agreement this week.The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said ...

The ruling Democratic Party has withdrawn its plans to hold a parliamentary plenary session on Thursday to pass controversial bills.Party floor spokesperson Noh Jong-myun ...

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia and North Korea plan to reactivate a direct passenger train route linking their capital cities next week. Russian ...

North Korea has reacted scornfully to the recent news that it is not on a list of countries whose citizens are banned from entering the United States.In a statement carried ...

President Lee Jae-myung has decided to accept recommendations from the general public for ministerial and other key government posts. The president ...

South Korea posted a current account surplus in April for the 24th consecutive month.  According to preliminary data from the Bank of Korea on Tuesday, the surplus stood ...

The ruling Democratic Party says the supplementary budget it is working on will be worth at least 20 trillion won, or about 14-point-seven billion U.S. dollars. Park Chan-dae, ...

President Lee Jae-myung has asked his Cabinet ministers to do their utmost in matters that affect the lives of 52 million people by making the most of every minute. The president made the request ...

The Seoul city government has launched an initiative to encourage people living alone to take an active part in their communities. In April, the Seoul Metropolitan Government ...

President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba spoke on the phone Monday for the first time, according to Japan’s Kyodo News. Kyodo cited a Japanese ...

Starting next year, manufacturers and importers of plastic toys will be required to collect and recycle their products.On Monday the environment ministry issued a 40-day ...