The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), which advises the U.N. secretary-general, released the report on Wednesday ahead of the U.N. Human Rights Council's upcoming session, ...

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- KT&G Corp., South Korea's dominant tobacco company, said Thursday its net profit nearly tripled in ...

The preliminary result of the drilling showed that the Blue Whale prospect has signs of gas but the hydrocarbon saturation ...

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- The national police chief and the former Seoul police chief accused of involvement in President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid denied charges of playing a key role in ...

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- A court of appeals on Thursday upheld a lower court's five-year prison term for Kim Yong, a close ...

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- A heavy snow advisory was issued for Seoul at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, the state weather agency said. The advisory is issued when 5 or more centimeters of snow is expected to ...

Kwak Jong-keun, former chief of the Army Special Warfare Command, answers a question from a lawmaker at the National Assembly ...

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 27.48 points, or 1.1 percent, to close at 2,536.75, extending ...

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- The ruling and main opposition parties are neck and neck in approval rating, a poll showed Thursday ...

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul called Thursday for close communication between South Korea and China on key shared issues, including the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic ...

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- The government will extend its fuel tax cut for two more months through April in a bid to alleviate the financial burden on consumers, the finance ministry said Thursday.

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry on Thursday placed four former senior military commanders on compulsory leave of absence following their indictment over their alleged roles in the short ...