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South Korea reported eight new cases, raising its total to 10,661 with 234 deaths. (AFP Photo)

Governments across globe under pressure to control covid19 economic...

Governments face pressure to reopen factories, shops, travel and public activities

19 April 2020 12:42 PM IST

Wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus, South Korean president Moon Jae-in (left) and his wife Kim Jung-sook pose as they cast their votes in the election at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea on April 10, 2020. (AP)

Moon wins as Koreans back his strategy to tackle Covid-19

South Korea's coronavirus strategy has been widely praised by experts as well as WHO for being prompt, nationwide, clear...

18 April 2020 8:08 PM IST

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

Coronavirus crisis gives South Korea chance to mend ties with North...

The North has said there hasn't been a single virus case, but the claim is questioned.

28 April 2020 3:12 PM IST

South Koreas ruling People Power Partys leader Han Dong-hoon speaks during a press conference on the parliamentary election at the partys headquarters in Seoul on April 11, 2024. The leader of South Koreas ruling party resigned on April 11 after the party was trounced by the opposition in parliamentary elections, leaving President Yoon Suk Yeol a lame duck for the remainder of his term. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

Skand Tayal | Amid tensions in Korea, Opposition win in Parliament...

Opposition gains ground as President Yoon faces domestic discontent and foreign policy complexities

17 April 2024 12:31 AM IST

Govt to bring bill to amend RTI

Govt to bring bill to amend RTI

The UPA government is likely to move a bill in the forthcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament seeking amendments to the...

20 July 2013 2:13 PM IST

Freiburg frustrate Bayern

Freiburg frustrate Bayern

European champions Bayern Munich dropped their first points of the Bundesliga season in a 1-1 draw at Freiburg on...

28 Aug 2013 11:01 PM IST

At present, there is a 10 per cent import duty on gold. (Photo: PTI)

Gold imports from S Korea to touch 25 tonnes in July-Aug

The 10 per cent import duty on gold does not apply to countries that have signed FTA with India.

14 Aug 2017 4:28 PM IST

This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea and US President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29. (Photo: AP)

China should be 'neutral' if North Korea strikes US: Chinese media

The nationalistic Global Times tabloid said in an editorial that Washington and Pyongyang were playing a 'reckless...

11 Aug 2017 2:05 PM IST

Leaked image of Galaxy Note 8 (Photo: Evan Blass/Twitter)

Galaxy Note 8 possible colour variants leaked

Samsung is expected to launch its Galaxy Note 8 smartphone on 23rd August at its Unpacked' event.

10 Aug 2017 12:11 PM IST

Lee Jae-Yong, the son of the Samsung group chairman Lee Kun-Hee. (Photo: AP)

Samsung chief faces long day as South Korean court weighs arrest...

The prosecutor's office has accused Lee, 48, of paying bribes totalling 43 billion won to organisations linked to Choi...

17 Jan 2017 5:17 PM IST

Supporters of South Koreas impeached ex-President Park Geun-Hye wave national flags during a rally demanding a repeal of the impeachment in Seoul on March 18. (Photo: AFP)

Park's exit leads to a Seoul power vacuum

This simmering anti-establishment sentiment is waiting to be tapped by a credible outsider.

20 March 2017 2:36 AM IST

The US Transportation Department and other agencies in October ordered Galaxy Note 7 owners from carrying the devices or stowing them in checked baggage during flights following reports of fires in replacement Note 7 devices.

Refurbished Note 7 to launch on July 7

Samsung said in a statement it will offer 400,000 phones, dubbed the Galaxy Note 7 Fan Edition, in its home country...

2 July 2017 9:09 AM IST