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South Korean President suspends routine Q&As with reporters
Seoul: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will stop holding routine Q&As with the press starting Monday, after a reporter got into an argument with one of his aides during a session last…
- Middle East
Saudi Aramco announces largest investment in South Korea, worth $7 billion
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, the world’s largest oil company on Thursday announced its largest ever investment in South Korea for a project to develop a world-class integrated petrochemical steam…
- Technology
LG creates world’s 1st high-resolution display that stretches by 20%
Seoul: LG Display on Tuesday unveiled the world’s first 12-inch high-resolution display that can be stretched by 20 per cent, and is equipped with outstanding free-form technology that enables it to be…
- Entertainment
Singer Lee Jihan killed in South Korea’s deadly Halloween stampede
Seoul: Singer-actor Lee Jihan was among the more than 150 people who died on Saturday in a Halloween 2022 stampede in Seoul’s Itaewon district. He was 24. Jihan’s demise was confirmed by…
- World
S.Korea, US kick off combined air drills after 5 yrs
Seoul: South Korea and the US have kicked off their first large-scale joint air drills in nearly five years, with more than 240 aircraft mobilised, including their advanced stealth jets, as the…
- India
Seoul Halloween tragedy: Flag at Korean Embassy in Delhi flies at half-mast
New Delhi: The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Delhi has put its national flag at half-mast over the horrific incident in Seoul’s Itaewon on Saturday night during Halloween celebrations. Atleast…
- World
S.Korea: Prez Yoon announces national mourning over Halloween stampede
Seoul: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday announced a period of national mourning and ordered the lowering of flags after a deadly stampede killed at least 151 people, including 19 foreigners,…
- World
Halloween Horror: 149 dead, 76 injured in stampede in South Korea
Seoul: As many as 149 people have been killed while 76 others were injured in a deadly stampede in Seoul’s Itaewon district, as huge crowds of partygoers stampeded at late-night Halloween celebrations,…
- World
About 50 people suffer cardiac arrest in stampede at Halloween parties in Seoul
Seoul: About 50 people are receiving CPR after suffering cardiac arrest in Seoul’s Itaewon district, as huge crowds of people stampeded at Halloween parties, according to fire authorities. Emergency officials received at…
- World
S.Korea, US, Japan hold talks amid speculation on N.Korea nuke test
Seoul: Senior diplomats of South Korea, the US and Japan held high-level talks on Wednesday on regional and global security issues amid concerns over the possibility of a North Korean nuclear test.…
- Middle East
South Korea, Arab nations to hold new round of FTA talks next week
Seoul: South Korea and a group of Arab countries will hold another round of negotiations for their free trade deal next week, Seoul’s trade ministry here said Sunday. South Korea and the…
- Middle East
Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi apologizes for competing without hijab on Instagram
Tehran: Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi, who competed in South Korea on Sunday without wearing a headscarf , has offered an apology, saying that she had competed without a hijab accidentally. Early Tuesday, a…
- Middle East
After competing without hijab, Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi goes ‘missing’
Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi who left South Korea on October 18 went missing after competing in an event without wearing a headscarf. Following her missing report, media reported that Iran officials might…