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Book Review | A Nobel Laureate’s Sense of Snow

Book Review | A Nobel Laureate’s Sense of Snow

A message from a close friend and professional partner, a photographer, Inseon, wakes Kyungha from this existence....

19 April 2025 7:32 PM IST

Yours, faithfully

You cannot have your cake and eat it too, is an old adage. In India, however, we have a breed of civil servants who...

13 March 2013 10:48 PM IST

The dinner, at the Blue House compound next to a former royal palace, includes a beef rib dish accompanied by a gravy. (Photo: AFP)

Special sauce and tricky prawn on Trump's South Korea menu

The dinner, at the Blue House compound next to a former royal palace, includes a beef rib dish accompanied by a gravy.

7 Nov 2017 1:54 PM IST

Survivors were brought out wrapped in blankets, and firefighters picked their way through the blackened shell of the building after the blaze was extinguished. (Photo: AP)

33 killed, over 70 injured in South Korean hospital fire

Around 200 people were in the Sejong Hospital building when the fire broke out, police said.

26 Jan 2018 9:27 AM IST

Changdeokgung Palace

Soulful Seoul sojourn

Cherry blossoms and old trees, sparkling streams and tea ceremonies, temples and arty hubs Seoul is bewitchingly...

8 April 2018 4:02 AM IST

Two protesters have been charged with violating Hong Kongs new ban that criminalised the wearing of masks at rallies. (Photo: File)

Pro-government protesters rally in Seoul to support minister

They expressed anger over what they saw as an excessive probe by state prosecutors aimed at intimidating the minister,...

12 Oct 2019 7:37 PM IST

US President Donald Trump heads for the Demilitarised Zone dividing the two Koreas on Sunday and a possible impromptu summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in what would be a remarkable diplomatic spectacle. (Photo: AFP)

'We have chemistry' and other 'surreal' quotes from historic Trump-Kim...

It was a historic first as Donald Trump stepped over a small concrete block onto North Korean soil.

30 Jun 2019 9:32 PM IST

The missiles fired by the North last week were described as a new type of tactical guided short-range weapon. (Photo: AFP)

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles: South

The two devices were fired from the Wonsan area on the east coast at dawn and flew around 250 kilometres (155 miles)...

31 July 2019 5:18 PM IST

The missiles fired by the North last week were described as a new type of tactical guided short-range weapon. (Photo: AFP)

North Korea fires 2 'unidentified projectiles' into sea of Japan:...

South Korea's presidential Blue House said it will hold a National Security Council meeting following the North's latest...

24 Aug 2019 10:16 AM IST

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday stated that India has never been an aggressor in history but would not hesitate in using its strength to defend itself. (Photo: Twitter/ Rajnath Singh)

India has never been aggressor but will not hesitate in using its...

Singh is also expected to hold talks with counterpart Jeong Kyeong-Doo, the Minister of National Defence.

5 Sept 2019 10:22 AM IST

Christians on the screen attend an online Christmas service for social distancing and a precaution against the coronavirus at the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, December. 25, 2020. (AP/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea reports record virus surge on Christmas Day

The nation has been held up as a model of how to combat the virus, but Friday saw a record 1,241 new infections

25 Dec 2020 1:11 PM IST

Workers wearing protective gears prepare to spray disinfectant near notices about precautions against new coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea. AP Photo

South Korea reports 74 new cases, toll crosses 8,000

As many as 303 more patients have been released after a full recovery, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and...

16 March 2020 1:34 PM IST