SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's health ministry on Wednesday expressed regret over medical professors' decision to take a weekly day off starting next week and urged them to engage in dialogue rather than resort to collective action amid the

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul city government plans to develop floating office and hotel buildings and create water sports facilities on the Han River by 2030, officials said Wednesday, in the city's latest project to increase the potential of

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Duksung Women's University said Wednesday it will not assign new students to the German and French language departments starting next year, signaling its intent to abolish the two European language majors. The northern Se

By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have conducted joint space exercises to fend off North Korea's global positioning system (GPS) jamming attacks and other space-based threats, the Air Force said Wednesday.

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- One in 3 democracy experts viewed the promotion of democratic principles as South Korea's most expected role in advancing democracy across the globe, a poll showed Wednesday. According to the survey conducted by the Sejon

ROME, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Montenegrin lawyers of disgraced South Korean crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon are struggling to have him extradited to his home country, not the United States, according to local news reports. Kwon's legal representatives in M

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- More than 8 out of 10 people who filed for bankruptcy in Seoul last year were in their 50s and older, with many of them found to be male and people living alone, data showed Wednesday. Of the 1,361 valid applications file

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- An aerospace engineering professor of Seoul National University (SNU) will likely be named the inaugural chief of the Korea AeroSpace Administration, an official said Wednesday. Yoon Young-bin, professor of

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Wednesday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain (

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- An anti-corruption monitoring body from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has decided to dispatch an inspection team to South Korea over concerns that the country's recent prosecution reform co

Open up dialogue New chief of staff needs to speak up to president President Yoon Suk Yeol made a rare appearance alongside his new chief of staff, Rep. Chung Jin-suk of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), to announce the appointment on Monday. The a

Pension reform Rival parties must focus on pension reform, revise law by May to prevent further delay As South Korea rapidly ages, the national pension fund is expected to be drained by 2055 if no changes are made to its structure. The special parliam

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on April 24. Korean-language dailies -- Medical professors at SNU, University of Ulsan to take 1 day off per week (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Saving banks tur

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, April 23 (Yonhap) -- The United States can pursue opportunities for shipbuilding cooperation with South Korea and Japan to raise the production rates of American vessels, a top U.S. Navy official said Tuesday, praising the A

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, April 23 (Yonhap) -- The United States continues close consultation with South Korea and Japan to deter evolving North Korean threats, a Pentagon spokesperson said Tuesday, after Pyongyang said it carried out drills simulati

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES with new info in paras 1-6; CHANGES photo) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Medical professors at major hospitals in South Korea will resign later this week and have a day off next week as they have been thin

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; REWRITES with new info from paras 1-10; ADDS new photo) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Medical professors at some major hospitals in South Korea will have a weekly day off from next week as they have been thinly st

SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Parole of President Yoon Suk Yeol's mother-in-law, who has been serving a one-year prison term for forgery, was put on hold Tuesday three months ahead of the scheduled expiration of her term. During a monthly session, the

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. ----------------- ■ (LEAD) S. Korea warns N. Korea will face end of regime if it uses nuclear weapons SEOUL -- North Korea will face the end of its re

SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court held its first public hearing Tuesday on petitions filed by an adolescents' group and others against what they called the government's insufficient response to climate change. The widely watched