Busan to host 2019 East Asian Cup

SEOUL, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Busan, South Korea's second-largest city, will host the East Asian Cup 2019, East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) executive committee announced in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia o

Fire could require possible 'inter-Korea...

The Republic of Korea (ROK) will share information with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) about a devastating forest fire that engulfed the country's northeastern regions near the inte

S.Korea to review inviting DPRK leader t...

SEOUL, April 1 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's presidential Blue House said Monday that it will consider inviting Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), to the South K

S.Korea launches independent excavation ...

SEOUL, April 1 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's defense ministry said Monday that the military independently launched the excavation works for the remains of soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War in

S.Korea not considering interest rate cu...

SEOUL, April 1 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's top central banker said on Monday that he was not considering an interest rate cut currently, indicating no change in its rate normalization policy. "Currentl

Moon: DPRK, U.S. show determination to c...

President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Moon Jae-in said Monday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States have shown their determination to continue the dialogue fo

S.Korea unveils volume of FX market inte...

SEOUL, March 29 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's central bank and finance ministry on Friday unveiled the detailed volume of their intervention in the foreign exchange market for the first time in a bid to

S.Korea's industrial production records ...

SEOUL, March 29 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's industrial production recorded the biggest fall in nearly six years last month on weak export caused by the global economic slowdown, a government report sho

S.Korea says to push for DPRK leader's v...

SEOUL, March 29 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's unification ministry in charge of inter-Korean relations said Friday that it will push for the visit to Seoul by top leader of the Democratic People's Republ

S. Korea's childbirth posts lowest Janua...

SEOUL, March 27 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's childbirth posted the lowest January figure, maintaining worry about a so-called demographic cliff, a government report showed Wednesday. The number of newbo