[Herald Interview] Assembly panel chief Song suggests Trump invite NK leader’s...

  Rep. Song Young-gil of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea speaks during an interview with The Korea Herald at his office at the...

Australia rejects Beijing’s South China Sea claims

SYDNEY: Australia has rejected Beijing's territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea in a formal declaration to the United Nations, aligning itself...

[Newsmaker] Heavy downpours pummel S. Korea, unleash flash floods, leave 4...

(Yonhap)Heavy downpours with strong winds have hit South Korea, causing flash floods that killed three people and left scores of people stranded in floodwater.The...

Brazil’s iconic chief Raoni to leave hospital Saturday

BRASíLIA - Brazil's best-known indigenous leader, chief Raoni Metuktire, is set to be released from hospital Saturday after a health scare, officials said."We can...

Health authorities mull adding Russia to list of risky countries

Senior health official Yoon Tae-ho speaks during a news briefing Friday morning. (Health Ministry)Korea confirmed 59 more cases of the novel coronavirus disease in...

Disney pushes back ‘Mulan,’ ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Avatar’ due to pandemic

NEW YORK - Disney announced on Thursday that the coronavirus pandemic had forced it to indefinitely postpone the release of big-budget film "Mulan," while...

Bombed and looted: Yemen battles to save its heritage

TAEZ (YEMEN) - The two facades of the National Museum in the Yemeni city of Taez bear testament to the ravages of a war...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez admonishes Republican lawmaker over sexist slur

WASHINGTON - Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a rising star of the Democratic Party, admonished a Republican congressman on Thursday who allegedly hurled a sexist slur...

Gyeonggi to pay higher wages to irregular workers

Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung (Yonhap)Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung said his regional government will pay irregular workers higher wages than full-time employees. The...

US House approves removing Confederate statues from Capitol

WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a measure removing from Capitol Hill statues of people who served in the Confederacy...