The exercise, which takes its name from key bilateral exercises the U.S. holds with the Asian neighbors -- Freedom Shield ...

1866 -- The U.S. commercial ship General Sherman is set alight in a clash with Koreans after it sailed into the Taedong River, which flows through Pyongyang, now the North Korean capital. The ship ...

The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ■ (3rd LD) BOK holds key rate ...

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- Foreign investors net purchased Korean stocks for a second straight month in June amid eased woes over U.S. trade policies, data showed Thursday.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gatherings, joined by South Korea, the United States, Japan, China and ...

In a widely expected decision, the Monetary Policy Board of the Bank of Korea (BOK) held its key rate steady at 2.5 percent ...

The number of foreigners coming to South Korea to get a job fell for the first time in four years in 2024 as labor demand fell in the country amid an economic slowdown, data showed Thursday. In 2024, ...

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol (C) exits the Seoul Central District Court in the capital city on July 9, 2025, after ...

Power authorities forecast the maximum electricity demand to reach 97.8 gigawatts (GW) this summer, which will mark a fresh ...

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- Rival political parties showed mixed responses Thursday as former President Yoon Suk Yeol was ...

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- A wooden boat carrying six North Koreans has safely docked at a North Korean port, a South Korean government official said Thursday, a day after they were repatriated across ...

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded nearly 1 percent higher late Thursday morning, driven by strong gains ...