DAEJEON, South Korea, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- South Korean scientists have created synthetic lipids called pseudoceramides that can be used in treating diseases in which skin cells grow abnormally.

SEOUL, June 18 (UPI) -- South Korea is lending a helping hand to North Korea in a series of efforts toward full reconciliation. South Korea's health experts have traveled to the North to help the communist country curb an animal disease outbreak.

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- U.N. health officials are questioning why South Korea is including cats and dogs in its latest poultry cull against an avian flu outbreak.

SEOUL, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- South Korea is likely to resume U.S. beef imports as early as October, a senior Seoul official said Friday.

SEOUL, June 24 (UPI) -- South Korea has ordered its largest institutional food supplier to halt distribution after 1,700 students became sick.

SEOUL, March 17 (UPI) -- South Korea will delay U.S. beef imports until early May because of the latest case of mad cow disease in the United States, a government official said Friday.

SEOUL, March 3 (UPI) -- The South Korean government Friday urged striking railway workers to return to work immediately or face stern legal measures.

SEOUL, March 6 (UPI) -- South Korea, which banned U.S. and Canadian beef because of mad cow disease, says it will resume beef imports only after it's satisfied with safety.

SEOUL, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Louise Arbour urged South Korea Thursday to scrap its security law, saying it could lead to human rights abuses.