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A currency trader talks on the phone at the foreign exchange trading room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. AP photo

South Korea sees two-thirds increase in COVID-19 cases in one day

Those infected including a cluster of at least 16 centred on the southern city of Daegu

19 Feb 2020 3:37 PM IST

Samsungs overall turnover is equivalent to a fifth of the GDP of South Korea, which is the 12th largest economy in the world.

Samsung's transformation from ridiculed phone maker to Apple rival...

Samsung has had ties with Apple since 1983 when Steve Jobs sought parts to build a tablet computer27 years before...

22 March 2020 7:11 PM IST

LG Chem begins transportation of Styrene Monomer inventory to South Korea. (PTI Photo)

Vizag gas leak: LG Chem transport Styrene Monomer inventory to South...

The company would continue to work with government agencies to ensure all possible support for bereaved families and...

14 May 2020 3:52 PM IST

Firefighters walk with oxygen cylinders outside LG Polymers plant, the site of a chemical gas leak, in Vishakhapatnam. (AP)

South Korea sends delegation to probe Vizag gas tragedy

LG Polymers, where the gas leak occurred, is a unit of South Korea's biggest petrochemical maker, LG Chem

13 May 2020 12:48 PM IST

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South Korea raises age of sexual consent from 13 to 16

Previously, teenagers aged 13 or older were held to be legally capable of consenting to sex, resulting in controversial...

13 May 2020 11:54 AM IST

Budweiser brewer hit by pandemic to invest more in e-commerce. (PTI Photo)

Budweiser to invest more in e-commerce as virus hits offline demand

The company said it would keep up efforts to market its premium and super-premium beers

7 May 2020 3:24 PM IST

Samsung Electronics vice-chairman Lee Jae-yong said he would not allow his children to succeed him at the firm. I will make sure that there will be no more controversy over the succession of management, Lee said during a news conference at the companys office building in Seoul, South Korea, May 6, 2020. He added: I will never take any actions that go against the law. (Photo | AP)

Samsung heir Lee apologises for scandal over his succession and case...

S Korean president Park Guen-hye was ousted for allegedly accepting bribes to ensure a smooth transition for Lee to...

6 May 2020 2:59 PM IST

A security guard checks the temperature of a shopper before allowing entry into a shopping mall. (AFP)

As lockdown curbs ease, South Korea throws open malls

The term bobok sobi - revenge shopping - trends on the nation's social media as people rush to make purchases delayed...

4 May 2020 11:53 AM IST

South Korean nurses wearing protective gear arrive for their shift to care for patients infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus at Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital in Daegu. (AFP)

South Korea is an example world should follow on COVID-19 fight: UN

UN Secretary-General Guterres said recovery from the pandemic needs to go hand-in-hand with climate action, just as...

1 May 2020 8:49 AM IST

Residents wearing masks to curb the spread of the coronavirus past by lanterns and neon lights promoting a restaurant in Beijing. (AP)

China, South Korea report new cases in double digits

A recent report said testing found only a few cases without a link to Beijing market and the steps taken mean the risk...

27 Jun 2020 10:35 AM IST

North Korean government shows North Koreans prepare anti-South Korea propaganda leaflets in North Korea. South Korea on Monday, June 22, 2020 urged North Korea to scrap a plan to launch propaganda leaflets across the border. (Korea News Service via AP, File)

South Korea urges North not to send leaflets amid high tensions

Earlier Monday, North Korea said it had manufactured 12 million propaganda leaflets to be floated toward South Korea

22 Jun 2020 2:39 PM IST

Workers in protective suits take the temperatures of people at a COVID-19 testing site for those who were potentially exposed to the coronavirus outbreak at a wholesale food market in Beijing. (AP Photo)

Coronavirus cases surge in US, but slow in China, South Korea

World Health Organization reported largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases, at more than 183,000 new cases in...

22 Jun 2020 1:27 PM IST