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As Ronaldo appears in the lobby of the hotel, Kwak shouts in English, "Why didn't you play in Korea?" only to be ignored. (Photo: AFP)

Cristiano Ronaldo’s fan flies to Sweden, questions him on South Korea no show: watch

In an 11-minute clip posted on his Youtube channel, Kwak Ji-hyuk approaches the Portuguese striker at a hotel in Stockholm.

16 Aug 2019 10:57 AM

Lee said that this move could ‘jeopardize’ bilateral relations between South Korea and Japan. (Photo: ANI)

Japan 'crossed line' by removing S Korea from 'white list': PM Lee

‘The decision is the second retaliation after the country imposed export restrictions on key chip materials,’ PM Lee said.

03 Aug 2019 3:37 PM

The football body accused Juventus of a breach of contract by not playing Ronaldo, rejecting its explanation that he was rested on medical advice. (Photo: AFP)

K-League blasts Juventus 'deception' over Ronaldo no-show

More than 2,000 fans plan to sue the sports agency that organised the game.

02 Aug 2019 12:51 PM

With frustration mounting some even chanted the name of his great Argentine rival Lionel Messi. (Photo: AFP)

South Korean soccer fans to sue over Cristiano Ronaldo's benching

Ronaldo did not play a single second of the match against a K-league all-star team, ignoring appeals from the sell-out 65,000 crowd.

29 Jul 2019 5:21 PM

More than 30,000 North Korean civilians have fled their homeland but it is very rare for them to cross the closely guarded inter-Korean land border, which is fortified with minefields and barbed wire. (Photo: File | AP)

North Korean boat with 3 crewmen crosses into South Korean waters: Report

The wooden vessel crossed the Northern Limit Line in the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, at about 11:20 pm Saturday.

28 Jul 2019 1:13 PM

Russian coast guards frequently detain North Korean fishermen in the Far East, many of whom use rudimentary wooden boats. Some of them are sentenced to prison. (Photo: File | representational)

North Korea releases Russian fishing boat with 17 crew on board: Moscow

The vessel, named Xiang Hai Lin 8, left the North Korean port of Wonsan late Saturday, the embassy said in a Facebook post.

28 Jul 2019 1:04 PM

Japan last month unveiled tough restrictions on exports crucial to South Korean tech titans like Samsung Electronics. (Photo: AFP)

South Korean man dies after self-immolation in front of Japanese Embassy

The incident comes as relations between Seoul and Tokyo feel the strain over the labour issue.

19 Jul 2019 6:37 PM

OPEC said the world would need 29.27 million bpd of crude from its 14 members in 2020, down 1.34 million bpd this year.

Oil near six-week highs amid Gulf of Mexico storm, Middle East tensions

Oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico had cut more than 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of output.

12 Jul 2019 10:01 AM

LG said its Wi-fi enabled ceiling fan is equipped with the latest technologies with Amazon's Alexa and Google Assistant compatibility, along with its IoT platform LG SmartThinQ allowing users to control remotely via mobile phones. (Photo: AP | Representational)

LG forays into ceiling fan segment in India

The ceiling fans would be manufactured at LG India's plant at Greater Noida.

03 Jul 2019 1:55 PM

The two sides reportedly failed to resolve their differences over sanction waiver. (Photo: ANI)

Meeting at demilitarised zone ends hostility between USA and North Korea: Trump

This was the third time this year that the two leaders are coming face to face, the last meeting being in May at Hanoi.

02 Jul 2019 6:00 PM

Samsung makes 5G solutions, equipment for telecom operators and smartphones.

Hope to work closely with Indian telcos when they roll out 5G: Samsung

Samsung is already working with carriers in South Korea, the US and parts of Europe, said Samsung's Junehee Lee.

01 Jul 2019 2:50 PM

'What’s going to happen is over the next two or three weeks, the teams are going to start working to see whether or not they can do something. Very big stuff. Pretty complicated, but not as complicated as people think,' Trump said. (Photo: File I AFP)

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

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

30 Jun 2019 9:32 PM

A source at the scene said, Stephanie Grisham got in ‘an all-out brawl’ with North Korean officials. (Photo: ANI)

White House press secretary left bruised after brawl with North Korea officials

Trump met Kim in the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea, making him first sitting US president to set foot in the territory.

30 Jun 2019 8:09 PM

'I have asked the lawyers if they can delay the Census, no matter how long, until the United States Supreme Court is given additional information from which it can make a final and decisive decision on this very critical matter,' Trump said. (Photo: File)

Trump again attacks Census 2020 for not having question on citizenship

Trump's remark comes days after US Supreme Court had blocked the administration from putting a question on 2020 census.

30 Jun 2019 2:40 PM

Trump is telling reporters as he meets with Kim Jong Un in a building named The Freedom House on the South Korean side that "the world is watching." (Photo: AP)

Press, North Korean guards scuffle; Press Secretary faces bruises

North Korean guards tried to physically prevent members of the U.S. press pool from entering the room, pushing and shoving.

30 Jun 2019 1:56 PM

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)

Trump invites Kim to ‘say hello’; heads for demilitarised zone

Kim 'very much wants' to meet, Trump said after he invited Kim to third diplomatic date after their encounters in Singapore and Hanoi.

30 Jun 2019 9:24 AM

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down 40 cents, or 0.7 per cent, at USD 59.03 a barrel.

Oil prices fall as market awaits G20, OPEC meeting

OPEC+ members agreed to curb oil output by 1.2 million barrels per day from January 1.

28 Jun 2019 11:17 AM

The North's Foreign Ministry said it will not hesitate to pull a muscle-flexing trigger in order to defend themselves if anyone dares to trample over its sovereignty. (Photo: File)

US trying to bring us to our knees, won't surrender: Kim Jong UN

The statement is yet another reminder that North Korea keeps mistrust of US

26 Jun 2019 5:03 PM

African swine fever has decimated pig herds in China and other Asian countries. It’s harmless to people but is fatal to pigs and has no known cure. (Photo: File)

North Korea says it's fighting swine fever with quarantine

There’s concern in South Korea that the outbreak in North could spread across the border.

12 Jun 2019 11:37 AM

South Korea's trade surplus plunged to $5.67 billion from $9.62 billion a year earlier with the US and China at loggerheads over commerce. Beijing is Seoul's largest trading partner, absorbing a quarter of its exports. (Photo: File)

South Korea records first current account deficit in 7 years

The world's 11th largest economy posted a current account deficit of $660 million in April, figures from the central Bank of Korea showed.

05 Jun 2019 2:49 PM

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