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eople take a selfie during the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon Beach in Boryeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Revellers party in South Korea's capital of mud

The festival is a major boost to the local economy.

24 July 2017 2:47 PM IST

Leaked image of Note 8s case maker by Olixar.

Samsung may unveil Galaxy Note 8 on 23 August

The company has started sending out press invites for a device-launch on 23rd August, assumed to be the Galaxy Note 8...

21 July 2017 10:48 AM IST

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Japan PM urges Seoul to end statue stalemate

South Korea is expected to have a new administration following the impeachment of Park but Mr Abe demanded the accord be...

9 Jan 2017 1:34 AM IST

Kim Jong-Un, North Korean leader

North Korea warns of 'actual war' after firing ballistic missiles, US...

Robert Wood, U.S. Disarmament Ambassador, condemned North Korea's tests as its latest violation of U.N. Security Council...

7 March 2017 6:27 PM IST

The fact is that a cache of cyber weapons was said to have been stolen from the NSA by the same collective behind the WannaCry ransomware that created the biggest-ever extortion racket to hit the Internet.

North Korea's Unit 180, the cyber warfare cell that worries the West

North Korea has been blamed in recent years for a series of online attacks, mostly on financial networks, over a dozen...

21 May 2017 10:08 AM IST

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned that US investments in China would bear the brunt of any trade war. (Photo: AP)

North Korea threat looms over US envoy Tillerson's Asia trip

Tillerson arrived in Tokyo late Wednesday at the start of his four-day, three-nation tour.

15 March 2017 8:34 PM IST

The likely winner -- by a distance -- is the liberal former Democratic Party leader Moon Jae-In who enjoys 36 percent of popular support. (Photo: AP)

S Korea's Moon Jae-In vows new history' after Park's impeachment

A presidential election is to be held within 60 days of the ruling, with local media suggesting May 9 as the most likely...

13 March 2017 10:31 AM IST

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye. (Photo: AFP)

South Korea's long-time 'princess' dethroned in disgrace

She leaves them in disgrace, crippled by a corruption scandal that made her the country's first head of state to be...

10 March 2017 11:06 AM IST

North and South Korea women face off in Pyongyang football match

South Korea's flag flew and its anthem sounded in Pyongyang as its women's football team played out a 1-1 draw with...

7 April 2017 6:04 PM IST

Schizophrenia is known to be associated with a reduced life expectancy of up to 30 years. (Photo: Pixabay)

We will soon live beyond 90: Study

US life expectancy is already lower than most other high-income countries.

22 Feb 2017 3:11 AM IST

The Norths official Korean Central News Agency took the oft-repeated stance as it reviewed the countrys major nuclear weapons and missile tests in 2017. (Photo: AFP)

Won't give up nukes till US continue their 'blackmail': N Korea

The North Korea lashes out at the annual military drills between the US and South Korea, which the allies describe as...

30 Dec 2017 8:27 PM IST

Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphone

Testing time: Can the Galaxy S8 be unlocked with a photo?

The smartphone's facial technology was unsuccessful at recognising the right face.

2 April 2017 12:24 PM IST