SEOUL, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Tuesday the government will look at ways to allow more foreigners to work in the local food service industry.

Han made the remark during a meeting with reporters, saying rising labor costs have been a key fact…

SEOUL, South Korea’s state-run Korea National Oil Corp. (KNOC) signed a contract with Norway-based Seadrill Ltd., an offshore drilling company, last month before an announcement of the potential discovery of offshore gas and oil reserves off the nati…

WASHINGTON, June 3 (Yonhap) — South Korea officially began its rotating monthlong presidency of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) on Monday, unveiling a plan to hold an open meeting on North Korea’s human rights situation.

Seoul’s Ambassador to the …

SEOUL, South Korea’s consumer prices stayed below 3 percent for the second consecutive month in May, data showed Tuesday, amid the gradual easing of inflationary pressure.

Consumer prices, a key gauge of inflation, rose 2.7 percent on-year last mont…

SEOUL, The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Tuesday it will host a forum this week to explore opportunities for South Korean companies to invest and do business in Africa, as part of efforts by Seoul to advance economic ties with t…

SEOUL, China’s embassy in South Korea has expressed “strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition” to South Korea, the United States, and Japan for their recent remarks regarding the Taiwan issue, calling them “consecutive erroneous statements.”

On Fr…