Talent, toil and pleasing Kim bring N Korea women's football glory
Talent, discipline and a desire to please leader Kim Jong Un have helped propel North Korea's youth footballers to two Women's World Cup crowns in a matter of weeks, experts say.
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S Korea fines Meta for illegal collection of user data
US tech giant Meta illegally harvested sensitive data including on sexual orientation from nearly a million South Korean Facebook users and shared it with advertisers, Seoul鈥檚 data watchdog said Tuesday.
Bangladeshi artworks in Int鈥檒 Art Festival in South Korea
Eleven Bangladeshi renowned artists鈥� artworks were selected for the 10th edition of the Geoje International Art Festival at the Haegeumgang Theme Museum in Busan in South Korea, said a press release.
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim govt chief seeks more South Korean investment
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday urged South Korea to invest more in Bangladesh and recruit more Bangladeshi workers, especially in their...
Asia football chief hails North Korea 'pipeline of future stars'
North Korea boasts a 鈥榙ynamic pipeline of future stars鈥�, Asia's football chief said Monday, after they won a second Women's World Cup in a matter of weeks.
Korean investors point out challenges in Bangladesh
Korean investors in Bangladesh on Sunday pointed at the challenges in Bangladesh鈥檚 business environment, citing tax policies, labour regulations and customs procedures as primary obstacles for foreign investors.
US bomber joins air drill with S Korea, Japan
South Korea, Japan, and the United States on Sunday conducted a joint air drill involving a heavy bomber, Seoul鈥檚 military said, in response to North Korea鈥檚 latest long-range missile test.
N Korea says will stand by Russia until 鈥榲ictory鈥� in Ukraine
North Korea will stand by Russia until its 鈥榲ictory鈥� in Ukraine, Pyongyang鈥檚 foreign minister said in Moscow amid growing fears the reclusive country will enter the Ukraine conflict.
UGC holds exchange of views with KOICA delegation
Bangladesh University Grants Commission on Thursday held an exchange of views with a seven-member delegation of the Korea International Cooperation Agency at the commission in Dhaka...
North Korea fires ICBM as US, Seoul slam Russia deployment
North Korea said Thursday it had test-fired one of its newest and most powerful missiles to boost its nuclear deterrent, Kim Jong Un鈥檚 first weapons test since being accused of sending soldiers to Russia.
Deployment of N.Korean troops a sign of Putin鈥檚 鈥榙esperation鈥�
NATO chief Mark Rutte on Monday decried the deployment of North Korean troops to bolster Russia鈥檚 war effort in Ukraine as a dangerous expansion of the conflict that signalled president Vladimir Putin鈥檚 鈥榞rowing desperation鈥�...
Seoul slams Russian move to ratify defence treaty with N Korea
South Korea鈥檚 foreign ministry voiced 鈥榞rave concern鈥� Friday after Russia moved to ratify its defence treaty with North Korea, calling again on Moscow to stop its 鈥榠llegal cooperation鈥� with Pyongyang.
North Korean trash balloon lands in Seoul鈥檚 presidential compound
A North Korean balloon carrying trash landed on Seoul鈥檚 presidential compound Thursday, authorities said, with local media reporting it contained propaganda leaflets ridiculing president...
Seoul says N Korea sent more troops to Russia, Kyiv urges their surrender
Ukraine on Wednesday called on any North Korean troops fighting for Russia to surrender, after South Korea said over a thousand more had been deployed by Pyongyang.
Seoul demands 鈥榠mmediate withdrawal鈥� of North Korean troops in Russia
South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador on Monday to criticise Pyongyang鈥檚 decision to send thousands of soldiers to support Moscow鈥檚 war in Ukraine, the foreign ministry...
North Korea calls new sanctions monitoring team 鈥榰nlawful鈥�
North Korea鈥檚 top diplomat on Sunday criticised a new sanctions monitoring team led by the United States as 鈥榰nlawful and illegitimate鈥�, warning countries involved in the entity...
North Korea sending 鈥榣arge-scale鈥� troop deployment to Russia: Seoul
North Korea has decided to send a 鈥榣arge-scale鈥� troop deployment to support Moscow鈥檚 war in Ukraine, with 1,500 special forces already in Russia鈥檚 Far East and...
North Korea claims a million people joined army this week
North Korea claimed Wednesday that more than a million young people had signed up for or rejoined the army this week after Pyongyang accused Seoul鈥檚 military of sending...
Sakhawat seeks S Korean investment in jute, textile sectors
Jute and textile adviser Brigadier General (retired) M Sakhawat Hussain on Wednesday urged South Korea to come up with investments in jute and textile sectors, as its...
N Korea blows up roads connecting it to South
North Korea blew up sections of the deeply symbolic roads and railways connecting it to the South on Tuesday, Seoul鈥檚 military said, adding it had conducted a...
Golden Goose through critical lens
In the 1960s, a war-torn nation struggled to recover from the devastating effects of conflict, scaled-down to leftovers of its former self. It began its development journey focusing on labour-intensive manufacturing such as textiles, which eventually opened the door to more advanced industries. Fast forward to 2024 and this country is now one of the world鈥檚...
Han Kang bags Nobel in literature as first South Korean
Author Han Kang on Thursday became the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for work characterised by the correspondence between mental and physical torment...
North Korea leader Kim threatens to use nukes if attacked
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said that his country would use nuclear weapons 鈥榳ithout hesitation鈥� if attacked by the South and ally the United States, state media reported Friday.
Employment project launched for underprivileged youths
Educo Bangladesh, in partnership with ChildFund Korea and co-implementer Eco-Social Development Organisation, on Sunday launched an employment project for employment of underprivileged youths through technical education and vocational training....
Korea eyes long standing partnership with Bangladesh: envoy
South Korean ambassador to Bangladesh Park Young-sik on Saturday reiterated his country鈥檚 commitment to continuing its long-standing cooperation with Bangladesh.
South Korea surges in UN innovation index
South Korea made the biggest jump among the world's 10 most innovative economies in the UN's annual rankings published Thursday, alongside a gloomy global outlook for innovation investment.
Fakhrul, Korean envoy discuss economic cooperation
South Korean ambassador in Dhaka Park Young-sik met with Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general on Tuesday and discussed the scope for enhancing economic cooperation and...
South Korea warns of 鈥榙ecisive鈥� action against trash balloons
South Korea said on Monday it would take 鈥榙ecisive military action鈥� if anyone is killed by the wave of trash-carrying balloons being launched across the border by North Korea.
N Korea tests ballistic missile
North Korea claimed on Thursday that its latest weapons test had been of a tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying a 鈥榮uper-large鈥� warhead, and a strategic cruise missile, state media reported.
North Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles
North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early Wednesday, Seoul鈥檚 military said, Pyongyang鈥檚 second such weapons test in a week...