S. Korea bans dog meat trade
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…
N. Korea fires artillery shells near S. Korean islands
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…
S. Korean Opp Leader stabbed in the neck
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was recovering in intensive care after he was stabbed in the neck on Tuesday (2nd Jan, 2024) by a man who pushed through a…
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US, S. Korea condemn N. Korean arms transfers to Russia
SEOUL: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday condemned North Korea for sending arms to help the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as he held meetings with top officials in…
President for enhancing ties with UK, South Korea, Malawi
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday (3rd of July, 2023) said that Pakistan wanted to enhance its relations with the UK, the Republic of Korea, and Malawi in the…
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N Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles
SEOUL: North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea's military said Thursday, shortly after Pyongyang warned of an "inevitable" response to ongoing US-South Korea joint military drills. South Korea…
N. Korea Fires Missile Before US/S. Korean Drills
PYONGYANG: North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Thursday, Seoul’s military said, Pyongyang’s latest show of force just days before South Korea and the United States kick off major…
N. Korea fires ICBM that lands in Japan’s EEZ
SEOUL: North Korea fired an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Saturday (18th of Feb, 2023) which landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone, Seoul and Tokyo said, after Pyongyang warned of a strong…
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US vows to defend S. Korea
ANKARA: The US remains committed to defending South Korea in case of any “aggression” from North Korea as Seoul falls under the extended deterrence umbrella, said Pentagon. During a press…
Floods: Pak Govt reaches out to friendly countries
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said considering the urgency of the challenge, the government had decided to reach out to friendly countries and donors as flash floods and…
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South Korea: New Kid on the Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Block
SEOUL: Missile test headlines on the Korean peninsula are almost invariably about the nuclear-armed North, but this week the South fired a Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) of its own as…
Blowing in the wind: Fishermen threaten South Korea carbon plans
GOCHANG (South Korea): Resource-poor South Korea wants to spend billions on wind power to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, but its plans are being delayed by fishermen who say the…
Iranian funds worth $9.5B frozen in S.Korea
ANKARA: South Korea has frozen over $9 billion an Iranian funds under US sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear program, local media reported on Tuesday. Around 3 trillion won ($2.7 billion) deposited…
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North Korea to redevelop flagship tourist resort
SEOUL: Pyongyang plans to redevelop its flagship Mount Kumgang tourist complex into an international resort, a year after leader Kim Jong Un ordered South Korean-built buildings there demolished, state media…
Biden reassures Asian allies on defense commitments
SYDNEY: US President-elect Joe Biden rang round allies in Seoul, Sydney and Tokyo Thursday, vowing to repair frayed partnerships and reaffirming mutual-defense pacts thrown in doubt by the current White…
Samsung tops U.S. smartphone market in Q3: report
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co. sold the largest number of smartphones in the United States in the third quarter of the year, beating its rival Apple Inc. for the first time…
Moon says S. Korea’s 2050 carbon-neutral goal is ‘heavy promise,’ urges calm preparations
SEOUL: President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday that South Korea is seriously committed to its stated aim of going carbon neutral by 2050 to support the global fight against climate change.…
‘Baby Shark’ becomes most-watched YouTube video
SEOUL: The wildly infectious and relentlessly repetitive children's song "Baby Shark" became the most-watched YouTube video on Monday, with more than seven billion plays. The bane of parents and teachers…
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Samsung Display wins U.S. approval for panel shipment to Huawei: sources
SEOUL: Samsung Display Co., a major display panel maker in South Korea, has received approval from the U.S. government to supply certain display products to Huawei Technologies Co., sources here…
Apple’s iPhone 12 to propel S. Korea’s 5G user growth
SEOUL: Apple Inc.'s new iPhone 12 is expected to boost South Korea's number of 5G users to over 10 million by the end of this year, local analysts said Thursday,…
S. Korea aims to develop 50 AI chips by 2030
SEOUL: South Korea targets to develop up to 50 types of artificial intelligence-focused system semiconductors by 2030, the ICT ministry said Monday, as the country strives to take a leading…
S.Korea reports 75 more COVID-19 cases, 24,239 in total
SEOUL: South Korea reported 75 more cases of the COVID-19 as of 0:00 a.m. Tuesday local time compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 24,239.…
Samsung to host annual AI forum online next month
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it will hold an artificial intelligence (AI) forum online next month to share experts' insights on future technologies related to human-like algorithms amid the…
S. Korea on track for 1st lunar mission in 2022
SEOUL: South Korea is on track for its first lunar mission, with its first launch of a lunar orbiter slated for the second half of 2022, the country's space research…