South Korean sniffer dog searches for post-Olympic bedbugs
South Korea said on Tuesday it had deployed its first sniffer dog trained to detect bedbugs to prevent a possible infestation as athletes return from the Paris Olympics.
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S Korea union pickets outside Samsung chair鈥檚 house
Leaders of a South Korean union representing tens of thousands of workers at Samsung Electronics staged a protest Thursday outside the house of the company鈥檚 chairman and heir, after fresh negotiations failed...
North-South Korea podium selfie goes viral
Images of Olympic table tennis players from North Korea and South Korea taking a selfie together on the medal podium in Paris went viral in South Korea Wednesday, hailed as a rare show of cross-border unity.
IOC apologises for South Korea gaffe in Olympics opening ceremony
The International Olympic Committee apologised Saturday for a gaffe during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in which South Korean athletes were incorrectly introduced as North Korean.
N Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South
A high-ranking North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba defected to South Korea last November鈥攋ust months before Seoul and Havana established diplomatic...
S Korea to deploy StarWars lasers against North
South Korea will begin deploying drone-melting laser weapons designed to shoot down North Korean UAVs this year, the country鈥檚 arms procurement agency said...
Samsung workers begin three-day general strike over pay
Workers at South Korean tech giant Samsung began a three-day general strike over pay and benefits on Monday, the head of a union representing tens of thousands of employees told AFP, warning the action could impact memory chip production....
North Koran leader Kim鈥檚 sister slams S Korea live-fire border drills
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un slammed Seoul Monday for recent military drills near the border, saying the South must be 鈥榮uicidal鈥� and warning of a 鈥榯errible disaster鈥�...
South Korean patients urge doctors to end walkout
Hundreds of South Korean patient rights advocates gathered on Thursday to urge physicians to halt a prolonged strike that has affected public health services.
Samsung union says will strike after talks breakdown
A union representing tens of thousands of workers at South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics told AFP on Tuesday it would hold a three-day strike later this month after negotiations failed...
N Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles, one fails
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles but one launch failed, South Korea鈥檚 military said on Monday, a day after Pyongyang warned of...
18 Chinese among 22 killed in S Korea battery plant fire
Twenty-two people were killed in a massive fire at a South Korean lithium battery plant on Monday, most of them Chinese nationals, in one of the...
Hyundai files for India unit IPO: report
South Korean automaker Hyundai has filed for an initial public offering for its India unit in what may be among the country's biggest stock market debuts...
Jin ends military service
K-pop megastar Jin from BTS ended more than 500 days of South Korean military service on Wednesday, crying tears of joy, with bandmates embracing him and one belting out a group hit on the saxophone to celebrate...
S Korean start-up launches helicopter taxi service
A South Korean aviation start-up has launched a helicopter taxi service, offering a route from Seoul's Gangnam district to the airport that it says cuts travel time from nearly two hours to 20 minutes.....
South Korea fires warning shots after N Korea soldiers briefly cross border
Seoul鈥檚 military said on Tuesday that it had fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border this week, with tensions high over Pyongyang鈥檚 trash-carrying balloons and Seoul鈥檚 loudspeaker propaganda campaigns....
North Korea sends more balloons as Kim鈥檚 sister warns of 鈥榥ew counteraction鈥�
North Korea sent hundreds more trash-carrying balloons over the border, Seoul鈥檚 military said on Monday, after Kim Jong Un鈥檚 powerful sister warned of further responses if the South keeps up its 鈥榩sychological warfare鈥�.....
Seoul resumes loudspeaker propaganda against North
South Korea on Sunday resumed a loudspeaker propaganda campaign against the North after Pyongyang sent a fresh barrage of trash-filled balloons...
Samsung workers in South Korea stage first strike
Workers at tech giant Samsung Electronics in South Korea staged the first strike at the company on Friday, the head of a major union representing tens of thousands of people said...
Seoul to host Africa summit eyeing minerals
South Korea will aim to secure critical mineral imports and boost trade ties with Africa as President Yoon Suk Yeol hosts dozens of heads of state from the...
Samsung Electronics workers鈥� union announces first strike
A major union representing tens of thousands of people at South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said Wednesday that workers will go on strike for the first time, potentially threatening key global semiconductor supply chains...
S Korea, China, Japan vow to ramp up cooperation
Leaders from South Korea, China and Japan reaffirmed their goal of a denuclearised Korean peninsula on Monday, during a rare summit at which they also agreed to deepen trade ties...
Bangladesh make flying start
Bangladesh got off to a flying start in the Bangabandhu Cup 2024 International Kabaddi Tournament as they crushed South Korea by 67-22 points with five lonas in their Pool A match at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday...
China, Japan PMs arrive in Seoul for summit
South Korean and Chinese leaders agreed on Sunday to start diplomatic and security dialogue and push a trade deal, when they met in Seoul ahead of a key trilateral summit with Japan...
Japan and S Korea announce sanctions over Russia, N Korea arms deals
Japan and South Korea on Friday announced separate sanctions packages targeting companies, vessels, or individuals allegedly involved in supplying North Korean weapons to Russia for use in Ukraine, in violation of UN resolutions....
S Korea announces record $19b plan to boost chip industry
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday announced a record $19-billion-dollar support plan for the country鈥檚 crucial semiconductor industry...
S Korea, Britain host AI summit with safety top of agenda
South Korea and Britain kick off a major international summit on artificial intelligence in Seoul this week, where governments plan to press tech firms on AI safety...
South Korea keen to invest in jute, leather sectors
South Korean ambassador Park Young-sik has聽expressed his country鈥檚 keen interest to invest in the jute and leather聽sectors of Bangladesh for mutual benefits of both the countries...
S Korea to set up $7-b aid package for chip industry
South Korea will set up an aid package worth more than $7 billion to support its chip industry, the finance ministry said Sunday, as part of its drive to boost its critical semiconductor sector...
N Korea hackers steal data from S Korea court computers
North Korean hackers stole sensitive data, including individuals鈥� financial records, from a South Korean court computer network over two years...
