Of the total seniors, 51.7 percent received a pension, up 0.5 percentage point on-year. They received 860,000 won (US$619) ...

Lee's instruction came a day after the lawmaker left the ruling Democratic Party after a press photo captured him checking ...

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks pared earlier losses late Wednesday morning, led by gains in energy and bank ...

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., South Korea's leading shipbuilder, said Wednesday it has secured a ...

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Rose of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has secured eight nominations at this year's MTV Video Music ...

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Former first lady Kim Keon Hee apologized Wednesday for causing concern to the people as she ...

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) said Wednesday it has decided to expel Rep. Lee Choon-suak for ...

The average sales per book hit a record high of 1,271 copies. Among them, 45 books sold more than 5,000 copies each, with 24 ...

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Special Counsel Lee Myeong-hyeon's team raided the foreign ministry Wednesday over allegations that ...

Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol, who doubles as the deputy prime minister for economic affairs, speaks during a plenary ...

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants has extended his extra-base hit streak to five games. Lee ...