SEOUL: President of South Korea Lee Jae Myung has said that ICE raid on three hundred South Korean workers in Georgia would impact his country’s investment in US. It may be recalled that ICE had nabbed 475 employees (300 South Koreans) working illegally on visitors’ visas at Hyundai-LG battery plant Ellabell, on 5th September. Justifying the raid, […]
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GUMI (S. Korea): Olympic Gold Medallist javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem fetched the gold in the Asian Athletics Championship (AAC) here Saturday (31st May, 2025). His 86.40 meter throw was followed by Indian athlete Sachin Yadav who was awarded the silver for his 85.16m throw. Bronze was won by Japanese Javelin thrower Yuta Sakiyama whose javelin […]
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SEOUL: While South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday (4th Dec, 2024) has announced lifting of Martial Law, that he had declared six hours ago, lawmakers have commenced impeachment proceedings against him. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said he had declared emergency martial law on Tuesday (3rd Dec, 2024) to safeguard “liberal South Korea […]
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SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has declared emergency martial law here on Tuesday (3rd Dec, 2024) to safeguard “liberal South Korea from the threats posed by North Korea’s communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements”. While helicopters landed on the Parliament’s roof, a resolution requesting to lift martial law, voted by 190/300 lawmakers […]
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SEOUL: South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday (9th Jan, 2024) passed a bill banning breeding, slaughtering and selling dogs for their meat, a traditional practice that activists have called an embarrassment for the country. Dog meat has long been a part of South Korean cuisine, and at one point up to a million dogs were killed […]
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SEOUL: North Korea fired an artillery barrage near two South Korean border islands Friday, Seoul’s defence ministry said, prompting a live-fire drill by the South’s military. Residents of the two islands were ordered to evacuate to shelters and ferries were suspended amid one of the most serious military escalations on the peninsula since Pyongyang fired […]
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