Iran ready to expand ties with North Korea
August 28th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 27 (IANS) Iran is ready to increase its ties with North Korea in all fields, the Islamic country's foreign minister has said.Speaking while meeting his North Korean ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka, South Korea eye increase in trade
April 23rd, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 23 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa left for South Korea Monday on a four-day official visit that will focus on increasing trade ties between the two countries.The ... Read more...
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Russian, South Korean leaders meet in Seoul
March 26th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak Monday during the ongoing Seoul Nuclear Security Summit.Medvedev said their seventh meeting is "evidence ... Read more...
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Obama wants North Korea to drop rocket launch (Lead)
March 25th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 25 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Sunday pressed North Korea to drop its plan for a rocket launch, saying the move could scuttle a food aid deal ... Read more...
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Obama visits Korean demilitarised zone
March 25th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 25 (IANS) Amid rising tensions over North Korea's planned rocket launch, US President Barack Obama Sunday undertook his first visit to the demilitarised zone (DMZ) that divides ... Read more...
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‘India-South Korea defence relations won’t impact China ties’
March 25th, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 25 (IANS) India said Sunday its growing military ties with South Korea will not impact on its ties with China."Our relations with one country are not predicated ... Read more...
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North Korea to get $100 mn for Russian gas transit
November 17th, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Khabarovsk (Russia), Nov 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korea will get $100 million annually if it becomes a transit country for Russian gas supplies to South Korea, an official said Thursday.In ... Read more...
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India signs civil nuclear deal with South Korea (Lead)
July 25th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 25 (IANS) Expanding bilateral economic and strategic ties, India Monday inked a civil nuclear cooperation accord with South Korea that will provide a framework for Korean companies ... Read more...
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India, South Korea sign n-deal
July 25th, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 25 (IANS) India and South Korea Monday signed an accord on nuclear cooperation, a statement said.The agreement was signed after a summit in Seoul between visiting Indian ... Read more...
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Tagore’s bronze bust unveiled in South Korea
May 19th, 2011 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, May 19 (IANS) A four-foot bronze bust of India's Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore was unveiled here Wednesday by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and her South Korean counterpart ... Read more...
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UAE, South Korea seek close trade ties
April 9th, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 9 (IANS/WAM) UAE Foreign Trade Minister Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi held a series of meetings with South Korean officials during her visit to that country to boost ... Read more...
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US, South Korea to hold war games Sunday amid tension
November 25th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing/Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) Chinese experts have warned that tensions could escalate on the Korean peninsula if a joint US-South Korea military drill in the Yellow Sea, announced a day after ... Read more...
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UK fears N. Korean attack on Seoul G20 summit
November 12th, 2010 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 12 (ANI): British delegates travelling with Prime Minister David Cameron are taking very seriously the potential threat that North Korea might try to wreck the G20 summit of world ... Read more...
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Antony meets South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in Seoul
September 4th, 2010 - 11:36 am ICT by ANI
Seoul (South Korea), Sep 4 (ANI): Defence Minister AK Antony, who is currently on an official visit to South Korea, called on President Lee Myung-bak in Seoul.The duo discussed all issues relating ... Read more...
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India lives in a troubled neighbourhood: Antony
September 3rd, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) India lives in a "troubled neighbourhood" and has to "maintain balance and restraint even in the face of grave challenges to our security", Defence Minister A.K. Antony ... Read more...
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U.S.-Korean joint military drill announced during Antony’s Seoul visit
September 3rd, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul (South Korea), Sep 3 (ANI): South Korean Defence Minister Kim Tae-young on Friday, after his meeting with Defence Minister A K Antony, announced the U.S.-South Korean joint military drill that would ... Read more...
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India, South Korea ink two MOUs to boost defence cooperation
September 3rd, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul (South Korea), Sep 3 (ANI): India and South Korea on Friday inked two landmark Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs) to give a huge boost to strategic defence cooperation between the two nations.The ... Read more...
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Tagore bust to be installed in Seoul next year
June 17th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, June 17 (IANS) Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore is headed for a global journey as South Korea joins other countries in honouring the poet by installing his bust in Seoul on ... Read more...
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India, South Korea to discuss nuclear deal, trade Friday (Lead)
June 16th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) India and South Korea will discuss the contours of a bilateral civilian nuclear deal and map out steps to achieve a $30 billion trade when the foreign ... Read more...
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Government puts onus on Orissa to push POSCO project
June 16th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Ahead of External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna's visit to Seoul, the government Wednesday said it has given all requisite clearances to the $12 billion POSCO steel project ... Read more...
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India, South Korea to discuss nuclear deal Friday
June 16th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) India and South Korea will explore prospects of a bilateral civilian nuclear deal and give a push to their business ties when their foreign ministers hold talks ... Read more...
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Israel calls for more action against Iran
June 10th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, June 10 (DPA) Israel's leadership Thursday called for more action against Iran, including more extensive boycotts by individual countries.
Meeting his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung Bak in Jerusalem, Israeli President ... Read more...
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Clinton urges global response to Pyongyang ‘provocation’ (Lead)
May 26th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, May 26 (DPA) US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Wednesday urged concerted international reaction to North Korea over the sinking of a South Korean warship.
Pyongyang's destruction of the corvette Cheonan ... Read more...
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Clinton to address North-South tensions during Seoul visit
May 26th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, May 26 (DPA) US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Seoul Wednesday for a half-day visit to discuss rising tensions on the Korean peninsula after the sinking of ... Read more...
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Mugabe’s ‘Noah’s Ark’ gift to North Korea
May 19th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 19 (ANI): Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has given a "Noah's Ark" gift to his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-Il.In a bizarre experiment involving pairs of African animals, including elephants, ... Read more...
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President Patil explains Maharashtra tableau to South Korean counterpart
January 26th, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Maharashtra's "dabbawalas" (tiffin carriers) caught the immediate attention of President Pratibha Patil as the state's tableau rolled down Rajpath during the Republic Day parade Tuesday and ... Read more...
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US, South Korea urge Pyongyang to return to nuclear talks (Second Lead)
November 19th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Nov 19 (DPA) US President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung Bak Thursday urged North Korea to return to nuclear talks, suggesting a "grand bargain" solution to ... Read more...
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Obama to send envoy to North Korea Dec 8 (Lead)
November 19th, 2009 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Nov 19 (DPA) US President Barack Obama said Thursday he planned to send his special envoy to North Korea Dec 8 in a bid to restart stalled multinational talks to ... Read more...
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Obama meets South Korean president
November 19th, 2009 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, Nov 19 (DPA) US President Barack Obama met his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung Bak in Seoul Thursday on the final leg of his Asian tour.
At the top of the ... Read more...
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US president arrives in South Korea
November 18th, 2009 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Nov 18 (IANS) US President Barack Obama arrived in South Korea Wednesday as part of his four-nation Asia tour.
Obama has visited Japan, Singapore and China. Seoul is the last stop ... Read more...
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US, North Korea to hold talks in December
November 9th, 2009 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Nov 9 (IANS) The US and North Korea will hold talks in December, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Monday citing a senior official here.
"The bilateral meeting appears most ... Read more...
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North Korean threat growing with missile, n-programmes: Gates
October 21st, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Oct 21 (DPA) The danger posed by North Korea has grown as it develops its nuclear and missile programmes and engages in proliferation, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday on ... Read more...
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Cuban minister concludes North Korea visit
September 6th, 2009 - 3:56 am ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla has concluded his three-day official visit to North Korea Saturday.
Parrilla's visit to Pyongyang has helped to continue the high-level political dialogue ... Read more...
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North Korea threatens nuclear retaliation on Korean War anniversary
June 25th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, June 25 (DPA) North Korea ratcheted up tension on the Korean Peninsula Thursday, threatening nuclear retaliation and insisting it would never give up its atomic weapons.
In an opinion piece ... Read more...
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North Korea threatens US with military strikes
June 17th, 2009 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, June 17 (DPA) North Korea Wednesday renewed its threats of military strikes against the US and its allies in case the Stalinist state felt provoked.
"If the US and its followers ... Read more...
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