South Korea

For This Exam, Flights Were Suspended, Planes Asked To Maintain Altitude

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 15, 2018

South Korea dialled down the volume on Thursday as hundreds of thousands of students sat a crucial national university entrance exam, with authorities taking extraordinary measures to minimise possible distractions.

"India Was Such A Poor Place": Lewis Hamilton Questions New F1 Races

Tanya Rudra | Thursday November 15, 2018

Lewis Hamilton is not in favour of F1 races in countries with no racing tradition.

South Korea Gifts Tangerines To Pyongyang In Return For Mushrooms

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday November 12, 2018

South Korea has sent 200 tonnes of tangerines to the North in return for mushrooms Pyongyang gave earlier, Seoul said Monday, in the latest reconciliatory gesture between the neighbours.

Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+, Galaxy Note 9 to Get Android Pie-Based One UI in January

Jagmeet Singh | Thursday November 8, 2018

Samsung will kick off an open beta programme for the One UI in the US, Germany, and South Korea later this month,followed by other countries in Europe and Asia.

South Korea First Lady Praises Taj Mahal's Beauty, Architechture On Visit

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday November 7, 2018

South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook on Wednesday visited the Taj Mahal in Agra.

South Korea Apologises For "Sex Torture" In 1980 By Martial Law Troops

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 7, 2018

South Korea's defence ministry on Wednesday broke decades of silence to apologise for martial law troops raping women including teenagers when they crushed a pro-democracy uprising in 1980.

South Korea First Lady Celebrates Diwali In Ayodhya, Attends "Deepotsav"

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 7, 2018

South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook celebrated Diwali in Ayodhya on Tuesday, where she was treated to a dazzling display of over three lakh earthen lamps on the ghats of the Sarayu river, besides a spectacular sound-and-light show.

PUBG PS4 Release Could Happen as Early as December, Reports Suggest

Akhil Arora | Tuesday November 6, 2018

PUBG release date of December could happen at the end of a supposed one-year exclusivity period for Microsoft's Xbox.

South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-Sook To Attend Ayodhya "Deepotsav" Today

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 6, 2018

The First Lady of South Korea, Kim Jung-sook, arrived at the Amausi Airport in Lucknow to a rousing reception Monday evening.

Ram Statue Details Expected To Be Centrepiece Of Diwali In Ayodhya

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Tuesday November 6, 2018

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and South Korea's first lady Kim Jung-Sook will be in Ayodhya today as the state government and the ruling BJP places the spotlight on the temple town again this Diwali. The big announcement is expected to be the details of a statue of Lord Ram the government is planning to build here.

US Grants Temporary Iran Oil Waivers To India, Seven Other Countries

Business | Thomson Reuters | Monday November 5, 2018

Some of the eight countries - China, India, Greece, Italy, Taiwan, Japan, Turkey and South Korea - include OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) member Iran's top customers.

US Agrees To India, 7 Nations Buying Iran Oil Despite Sanctions: Report

India News | Nick Wadhams, Bloomberg | Friday November 2, 2018

The U.S. has agreed to let eight countries -- including Japan, India and South Korea -- keep buying Iranian oil after it reimposes sanctions on the OPEC producer on Nov. 5, a senior administration official said. While the Trump administration's goal remains to choke off revenue to Iran's economy, waivers are being granted in exchange for continued ...

Kim Jong Un To Visit Seoul Soon, Says South Korea President

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 1, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Seoul "soon", the South's President Moon Jae-in said Thursday, amid a rapid diplomatic thaw on the peninsula despite stalled nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington.

North Korea Readies Nuclear Sites For International Inspectors: Report

World News | Reuters | Thursday November 1, 2018

South Korea's spy agency has observed preparations by North Korea for international inspections at several of its nuclear and missile test sites, the Yonhap news agency said on Wednesday, citing a South Korean lawmaker.

Modi Vest Or Nehru Jacket? Gift To Korean President Stirs Twitter Debate

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday October 31, 2018

Korean President Moon Jae-in's tweet thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a tailormade "Modi Vest" stirred a huge debate on Twitter today. Before 2014, it was a Nehru jacket, argued many on Twitter.