CHEONGDO, South Korea, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- Two workers were killed and another four were seriously hurt Tuesday after being struck by a passenger train in the southeastern city of Cheongdo, officials ...

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok (L) speaks during a press conference with reporters covering his office at the government complex ...

Six railway workers were injured Tuesday after being struck by a passenger train in the southeastern city of Cheongdo in ...

Farmers plant seed potatoes in a field in the city of Seogwipo on South Korea's largest island of Jeju on Aug. 19, 2025.

Kim Byung-kee (R), floor leader of the ruling Democratic Party, and James Kim, head of the American Chamber of Commerce Korea ...

SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- An air-raid siren will be sounded on Wednesday, restricting people's outdoor movement as part of a ...

SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares extended losses late Tuesday morning as investors remained cautious ahead of major ...

SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung is set to hold a meeting on Tuesday with heads of major business ...

SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Marine Corps will take part in an annual major military exercise to be led by the ...

Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Tuesday the government will focus its budget on high-performing sectors to lay the ...

SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- A 32-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for killing a complete stranger in a ...

Known as "unconverted" long-term prisoners, they are former North Korean soldiers and spies who were arrested in the South ...