Tag: Korean
Huge hospital blaze kills 41 in South Korea: official sources
SEOUL: A huge fire tore through a South Korean hospital Friday killing at least 41 people and injured more than 70, the government said,...
Australian Open: Federer looks to solve Korean puzzle to reach final
MELBOURNE: Roger Federer is figuring out how he will play South Korean unknown quantity Chung Hyeon ahead of Friday's semi-final in one of the...
South Korean activists protests after North Korean warning
SEOUL: South Korean activists tore photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday, a day after the North warned such actions could derail...
Missing Japanese families to urge prosecution of North Korean
TOKYO: The families of Japanese abducted by North Korea, and those believed to have been taken, will urge the International Criminal Court to prosecute...
Hong Kong police arrest South Korean suspected of murdering wife, son
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police arrested a South Korean man on suspicion of murder on Sunday after his wife and seven-year-old son were found...
Japan refuses South Korean call for new steps to help ‘comfort...
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday rejected South Korea’s call for more steps to help “comfort women”, a euphemism for women forced...
Top North Korean leaders in rare visit to South
SEOUL: A trio of top-level North Korean officials, including the man seen as leader Kim Jong-Un's number two, flew to South Korea Saturday for...
Make way for the Korean premier
Prime Minister of Republic of Korea Chung Hongwon, at the invitation of Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif, will arrive here on April 13 on...
Meeting reviews projects under Korean assistance worth $ 300 million
A project portfolio meeting held in Economic Affairs Division reviewed the implementation of projects under Korean assistance worth around $ 300 million.
Government of Pakistan...
North Korea could have US within missile range: South
North Korea’s rocket launch this month showed it has likely developed technology, long suspected in the West, to fire a warhead more than 10,000...
Korean steel giant grants scholarships to 10 KU students
Karachi University (KU) and POSCO TJ Park Foundation signed an MOU to grant fellowships to outstanding students of KU. The MOU was signed...
FIFA suspends S. Korean player for two matches
FIFA has suspended a South Korean player for two international matches over a post-match political gesture at the London Olympics, the South's football body...
Korean Food Festival enthralls guests
A sumptuous Korean Food Festival was held at Defense Country and Golf Club on Tuesday. The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea hosted...
South Korean presidential hopeful, vows freer internet
A South Korean presidential candidate has promised to get rid of encryption technology that has tied South Korean Internet users to a single web...
S. Korea’s first lady to face land-deal probe
South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak's wife will be questioned in writing by special prosecutors probing alleged irregularities in the purchase of a retirement home...
Elephant in South Korean zoo imitates human speech
An elephant in a South Korean zoo is using his trunk to pick up not only food, but also human vocabulary.
An international team of...
Formula One: ‘Gangnam Style’ hits South Korean GP
Korean sensation Psy, whose hit song “Gangnam Style” has taken the pop world by storm, will wave the chequered flag at his home grand...
