Eleven mpox cases have been reported so far this year in South Korea, but all detected cases were the less deadly Clade II variant, health authorities said Monday.

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said the latest case was repor…

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…

At the tender age of 18, Gangwon FC forward Yang Min-hyeok has set South Korean football on fire this year as a dynamic offensive talent with seemingly unlimited potential. While still in high school, Yang checked off yet another box on Monday. He was named to the senior national team for the first time, with South Korea scheduled to play

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 index had opened higher, tracking sharp increases on Wall Street. U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell hinted at

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the construction of more modern hospitals as part of ongoing efforts to develop underdeveloped regions outside of Pyongyang, state media reported Monday. The direction was issued during Kim’s visit to various regional factories currently under construction on Saturday and Sunday, where he “put forth a new policy to accelerate the implementation of the

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Premier League-bound teen sensation Yang Min-hyeok was named to the South Korean men’s national team for upcoming World Cup qualifying matches on Monday. Head coach Hong Myung-bo put Yang, the 18-year-old forward for Gangwon FC, on his 26-man squad for two World Cup qualifying matches scheduled for next month. To kick off Group B action in the third round of

The proportion of job positions taken by senior citizens reached an all-time high this year amid rapid aging, data showed Monday. The average number of the employed per month stood at 28.51 million during the January-July period, and those aged 60 and older accounted for 22.4 percent, or 6.39 million, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. This year’s