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Zelensky asks South Korea for military equipment support
Seoul: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday asked South Korea for military equipment support to help his country fight against the ongoing Russian invasion. Zelensky made the request in a virtual address…
- Sports
Jr Women’s World Cup: India subdue South Korea 3-0; storm into semis
Potchefstroom: India came up with a clinical performance to subdue South Korea 3-0 and storm into the semifinals of the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup 2021 at the North West University…
- Technology
South Korean regulator to rule on Google’s new billing policy
Seoul: South Korea’s telecommunications regulator on Friday said it was looking into whether Google’s new payment system violates the law that bans app store operators from forcing developers to use their in-app…
- Entertainment
BTS member Jungkook recovers from COVID, to perform at Grammys
New Delhi: BTS member Jungkook has recovered from COVID-19 and is set to perform at the 2022 Grammy Awards, the South Korean band’s management agency said on Sunday. The 24-year-old vocalist, who…
- World
Seoul on alert over North Korea’s additional provocations
Seoul: South Korea’s Unification Ministry on Monday expressed concerns about the possibility of an accidental clash with North Korea along the countries’ border, as Pyongyang is ratcheting up tensions with a series…
- Technology
Samsung rolls out new update to undo app performance throttling
Seoul: Samsung has started pushing out a new update to Solve the app throttling issue on Galaxy S22 series smartphones in South Korea. It is reported that several Galaxy S22 series phone…
- Technology
South Korea’s Cabinet approves revised enforcement decree on in-app payment law
Seoul: South Korea’s Cabinet has approved a revised bill that would ban app store operators from forcing developers to use their own in-app payment systems, the country’s telecommunications regulator said. The revision…
- World
S. Korean civic groups hold anti-Russia protests, call for peace in Ukraine
Seoul: Civic activists and ordinary citizens in South Korea held a rally in front of the Russian Embassy in central Seoul on Monday to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and to call…
- World
South Korean chipmakers brace for impact from sanctions against Russia
Seoul: South Korean chipmakers will be affected by export controls that Washington imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis, but the impact is not likely to be significant, experts said. The US…
- World
Seoul city to provide healthcare, education support to N.Korean defectors
Seoul: The Seoul city government will provide North Korean defectors with free health checkups, online tutoring services for students and other support measures to help them better settle in their new homeland,…
- World
Top S.Korean, US diplomats discuss ways to engage with Pyongyang
Seoul: South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Hawaii to discuss the best ways to engage with North Korea. Saturday’s meeting follows a recent series…
- Business
South Korean economy faces heightened external economic risks
Seoul: The South Korean economy is on a recovery track, but external economic uncertainty remains high amid soaring energy costs and monetary policy shifts by the US Federal Reserve, a state-run think…
- Business
Google sues S.Korean regulator to overturn $173 mn fine
Seoul: Google has filed a lawsuit against South Korea’s antitrust regulator to overturn the regulator’s decision to penalise the global technology giant for pressing smartphone makers into only using its Android mobile…
- World
Biden mulls visit to South Korea in May: Report
Seoul: US President Joe Biden is considering a visit to South Korea in late May after a new President takes office in the Asian country, according to a news report on Tuesday. Biden…
- World
South Korea’s Air Force completes deployment of F-35A fighters
Seoul: South Korea’s Air Force has completed the deployment of 40 F-35A radar-evading fighters, with four of them having arrived earlier this week, military sources informed on Thursday. On Tuesday, the four…
