Tag: Korean
S Korea director unchanged by Venice triumph
South Korean film director Kim Ki-Duk said he would stick to his maverick ways after winning the coveted Golden Lion prize at the Venice...
What happens to North Korean athletes when they fail to bring...
ABC reported on Thursday that the state offers a carrot-and-stick approach to the Olympic Games; athletes can look forward to refrigerators, cars, and televisions...
Brother of South Korean president detained
The elder brother of South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak was arrested and detained early Wednesday pending a corruption trial, in a setback for the...
North Korean rocket launch fails, draws condemnation
North Korea’s heralded long-range rocket test ended in failure Friday, disintegrating in mid-air soon after blastoff and plunging into the sea in a major...
Gunmen kidnap Christian staff of South Korean hospital
Gunmen on Wednesday abducted two Pakistani Christians working for a South Korean-run hospital in a violent slum area of the country’s largest city Karachi,...
2 staffers of Korean hospital kidnapped in Karachi
Gunmen abducted two Pakistani Christians working for a South Korean-run hospital in Karachi on Wednesday.
Four armed men stopped a car taking the employees to...
Two Koreans, Italian rescued from Italy cruise disaster
Two South Korean honeymooners and an Italian crewman were rescued Sunday from a cruise ship wreck on an Italian island as emergency services searched...
Instability of the Korean Peninsula brings China, Japan closer
As the Japanese Premier Yoshihiko Noda arrived in Beijing on Sunday it was clear what the hottest topic on the discussion table was going...
North Korean power-behind-throne emerges
North Korean television on Sunday showed power-behind-the-throne Jang Song-thaek in a general’s uniform in a sign of his sway after the death of Kim...
Cultural ties strengthened with Korean film festival
A loud round of applause sounded as the last Korean film ended at the Alhamra Arts Council. A Barefoot Dream by director Kim Tae-Kyun...
Korean nuclear talks see no breakthrough
The chief nuclear envoys for North and South Korea said Wednesday they had failed to reach agreement on reviving international nuclear disarmament talks at...
Two Korean firms to invest $ 200m in Pakistan
TwO Korean companies with combined turnover of $100 billion have entered Pakistan with the investment of at least $200 million. The Korean giants, Lotte...
Visit of Korean delegation secures POSCO investment
The South Korean delegation, on Monday, while visiting the Engineering Development Board (EDB) was given a detailed briefing about the current status of the...
North Korea seizes South Korean assets at joint resort
North Korea seized a resort jointly run with the South on Monday, state media reported, in a move likely to ramp up tensions even...
Director Barenboim to lead Korean border concert
Israeli-Argentine conductor Daniel Barenboim voiced hope for peace on the divided Korean peninsula and the chance to perform in a unified country one day,...
Ferrari dream comes true for Korean design students
Three design students from South Korea on Tuesday won a once-in-a-lifetime chance to help design the Ferrari of tomorrow.
The students from Hongik University in...
Korean Ryu wins US Women’s Open
South Korea’s Ryu So-yeon won her first major title by beating compatriot Seo Hee-kyung by three shots in a three-hole playoff for the weather-delayed...
