Tag: Korea
North Korea says proud of its human rights record
North Korea’s U.N. delegation declared on Friday that it was proud of Pyongyang’s social system and human rights record and rejected as baseless a...
Gwanghae reigns supreme at South Korea film awards
A costume drama about a stand-in monarch has swept South Korea’s domestic Oscars, winning 15 of the 23 awards up for grabs, including best...
Kang leads Korean Open after birdie blitz
South Korea's Kang Kyung-nam fired a three-under par 68 in the first round of the Korean Open on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead...
Korea for expanding ties with Pakistan
Korea is keenly looking forward to further cementing its relations with Pakistan. This was said by Consul General of the Republic of Korea in...
Cash-starved North Korea secretly sells gold
North Korea has been secretly selling gold to make up for shortages of hard currency after it spent millions of dollars on celebrating the...
Korea offers Pakistan knowledge sharing program
Republic of Korea through its national policy driving institutes is working on Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP) with Pakistan which is a demand-driven and performance-oriented...
Clinton urges Japan, S.Korea to ‘lower temperature’
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday urged South Korea and Japan to "lower the temperature" in a tense territorial row that saw...
Lee and Griffin share lead in South Korea
Home player Lee Jun-Seok and Australian Matthew Griffin were sharing a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Charity High1 Resort Open in...
N Korea, Iran look to boost cooperation
North Korea’s ceremonial head of state has vowed to strengthen ties with Iran and reaffirmed a shared hostility towards the United States during a...
Koreans keen to invest in water and power projects
Koreans have expressed their keen interest to invest in hydropower and water sector projects in Pakistan and mutual cooperation in various other projects of...
N Korea threatens war over US-South Korea drill
North Korea’s leader has warned of an “all-out” war against the South while denouncing its ongoing joint military drill with the United States, state...
S Korea’s Kia sees small drop in Q2 net profit
South Korea's second largest automaker Kia Motors said Friday its second-quarter net profit fell 2.8 percent from a year earlier due to losses on...
N. Korea’s Kim secure but not seeking reform: think-tank
North Korea's Kim Jong-Un faces no threat to his rule despite the sacking of his military chief, but also shows no sign of seeking...
Siemens wins 400-million-euro contract in South Korea
German engineering giant Siemens said Wednesday it had won a contract worth some 400 million euros ($485 million) to build three power plants in...
N. Korea army chief removed from all posts
North Korea's army chief has been relieved of all his posts due to illness, state media said Monday, in a surprise development that removes...
Mystery lady again seen with North Korea’s Kim
A smartly dressed woman seen with Kim Jong-Un at recent public events was Sunday again shown on state television accompanying the North Korean leader,...
Dictator’s daughter runs for S. Korea presidency
Park Geun-Hye, the daughter of an assassinated dictator, officially launched her bid Tuesday to become South Korea's first female president, with polls placing her...
