Health authorities said Monday they have secured COVID-19 treatments for 177,000 patients, stepping up efforts for a stable supply of pills as the summer wave is expected to peak this week.

“Since Aug. 15, a total of 262,000 doses of COVID-19 treatm…

Jaehyun of K-pop supergroup NCT will make his debut as a solo artist with an album titled “J” on Monday, his agency said.

The first individual album from Jaehyun will feature eight tracks, including both Korean and English versions of the lead singl…

A senior South Korean diplomat has attended a multilateral meeting in Peru to discuss preparations for this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit slated for November, the foreign ministry said Monday.

Kim Hee-sang, deputy foreign mi…

Seoul experienced another tropical night overnight, just a day after the end of a record 34-day streak of overnight temperatures remaining above 25 C, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said Monday.

The lowest nighttime temperature overni…

The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) accused the Yoon Suk Yeol administration on Monday of engaging in “submissive” diplomacy with Japan by appointing pro-Japan figures to key positions and removing public installations depicting the easternmost…

President Yoon Suk Yeol will have a summit with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Seoul next week to discuss bilateral and regional issues, Yoon’s office said Monday.

Luxon will make an official visit to South Korea from Sept. 4-5, dur…

South Korean shares traded a tad lower late Monday morning as investors sought to cash in gains amid U.S. rate cut hopes.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 3.49 points, or 0.13 percent, to 2,698.20 as of 11:20 a.m.

The in…

The head of an association of community doctors said Monday he has launched an indefinite hunger strike, calling for the government and lawmakers to make efforts to end a disruption of public health services.

The hunger strike by Lim Hyun-taek, pres…