Olympic boxing champion Spinks dies at 74
April 28th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 28 (IANS) Britain's Olympic boxing champion Terry Spinks has died after a long illness at 74.Spinks, who won an Olympic boxing gold medal at the 1956 Melbourne Games ... Read more...
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Shuttler Kashyap qualifies for London Olympics
April 28th, 2012 - 1:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) India's Parupalli Kashyap Friday qualified for the London Olympics with third-seeded Chinese Chen Jin pulling out of the quarterfinal match, citing a wrist injury, in ... Read more...
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Hyundai Motor posts $2 bn operating profit in Q1
April 26th, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, April 26 (IANS) Hyundai Motor, South Korea's No.1 automaker, posted 2.28 trillion won ($2 billion) in operating profit for the first quarter, a regulatory filing showed Thursday.Consolidated operating profit, ... Read more...
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South Korea’s GDP grew 0.9 percent in Q1
April 26th, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, April 26 (IANS) South Korea's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.9 percent in the first quarter from three months earlier, the central bank said Thursday.Real GDP, the broadest measure ... Read more...
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Team Britain given tough football draw in Olympics
April 25th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 25 (IANS) The British men's football team has been handed out a tough draw in the 2012 London Games.Britain have been clubbed with African giants Senegal, reigning Copa ... Read more...
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Gastric cancer cases rise in China
April 23rd, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 23 (IANS) Deaths from gastric cancer are expected to steadily rise over the next two decades in China as the disease proliferates, said a Chinese cancer expert.It is ... Read more...
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North Korea threatens South Korean president
April 23rd, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang , April 23 (IANS) North Korea has threatened to launch "special operations" against South Korea's president, the official KCNA news agency said Monday.A special mission team of the 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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North Korea vows to continue satellite launches
April 21st, 2012 - 6:41 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korea will continue satellite launches for peaceful purposes, an official said a week after a failed launch."The DPRK's (North Korea) satellites for peaceful purposes ... Read more...
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POSCO’s operating profit drops in Q1
April 20th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, April 20 (IANS) South Korea's top steelmaker Posco said Friday that its operating profit dropped in the first quarter due to weak demand and high feedstock costs.Consolidated operating profit, ... Read more...
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North Korea threatens to ‘blow up’ Seoul
April 20th, 2012 - 3:12 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korea has reportedly threatened military action against South Korea unless Seoul apologises for "insulting" the centenary celebrations of Pyongyang's late founding leader Kim Il-sung.Pyongyang ... Read more...
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South Korea puts new cruise missile into service
April 19th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 19 (IANS /RIA Novosti) South Korea has put into service a new long-range cruise missile, capable of striking missile sites or nuclear installations in any part of neighbouring North ... Read more...
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South Korea aims 10 gold medals at London Olympics
April 19th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, April 19 (IANS) South Korea aims to capture more than 10 gold medals for a top-10 finish in the London Olympics, with hopes running high after the country's superlative ... Read more...
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South Korea’s corporate defaults fall
April 19th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, April 19 (IANS) South Korea's corporate bankruptcies fell to an all-time low last month, the central bank said Thursday.The number of companies that went belly-up stood at 90 in ... Read more...
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FIH announces team entries for final Olympic qualifier
April 18th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 18 (IANS) With 100 days to go to the 2012 London Games, the world governing body of hockey FIH announced the team entries for the third and final ... Read more...
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Government downplays report on Chinese construction in disputed area
April 17th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Indian government has downplayed reports about a proposed construction of an observatory by China in Aksai Chin, a remote part of Jammu and Kashmir's ... Read more...
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Hyundai enhances supply of its diesel powered i20 and Verna
April 16th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Automobile manufacturer Hyundai Monday said it is enhancing the supply of its hatchback i20 diesel and sedan Verna diesel models."Increased supply will ease the waiting ... Read more...
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South Korea, China, Japan sign food security pact
April 16th, 2012 - 7:02 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, April 16 (IANS) South Korea, China and Japan have agreed to work together to ensure food security and enhance their trade in agricultural products.The three neighbouring northeast Asian countries ... Read more...
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China eyes free trade deal with South Korea
April 15th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 15 (IANS) China will push for a bilateral free trade agreement with South Korea when both sides meet at an investment forum in Seoul April 17-18.A Chinese delegation, ... Read more...
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‘North Korea wastes millions on rockets while people starve’
April 14th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama criticised the North Korean leadership Saturday for spending millions of dollars on rockets "that don't work", while the country's ... Read more...
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Russia opposes new sanctions against North Korea
April 13th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Friday opposed new sanctions against North Korea after the country's much-hyped rocket launch failed."We do not believe in new sanctions, ... Read more...
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Kim Jong-un elected chairman of National Defence Commission
April 13th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, April 13 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was Friday elected the first chairman of the National Defence Commission, on the same day a satellite launched by the country ... Read more...
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South Korea’s economic growth to slow in 2012: ADB
April 13th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, April 13 (IANS) South Korea's economic growth was expected to slow to 3.4 percent this year as economic downturn in advanced nations may hamper the country's exports, which account ... Read more...
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South Korea’s central bank freezes key interest rate
April 13th, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, April 13 (IANS) South Korea's central bank Friday said it froze the benchmark interest rate at 3.25 percent for April, leaving the 7-day repo rate unchanged for 10 straight ... Read more...
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North Korea launches rocket: US
April 13th, 2012 - 6:39 am ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, April 13 (IANS) North Korea launched a long-range rocket into orbit Friday in defiance of warnings from the international community, reported CNN citing two US officials.International ... Read more...
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G-8 urges North Korea to cancel rocket launch
April 13th, 2012 - 4:46 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The G-8 foreign ministers have urged North Korea to honour its commitments and cancel the launch of its rocket later this week, the US Secretary ... Read more...
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Japan resolution against North Korea’s rocket launch
April 12th, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, April 12 (IANS) The lower house of Japan's parliament Thursday approved a resolution against the planned satellite launch by North Korea this month.The resolution said moves that will damage ... Read more...
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South Korea’s jobless rate drops
April 12th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, April 12 (IANS) South Korea's jobless rate dropped to 3.7 percent last month from a year earlier as job creation kept its solid growth trend in the service industry, ... Read more...
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North Korea all set to launch satellite: Official (Lead)
April 11th, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, April 11 (IANS) North Korea is ready to launch a satellite, an official said Wednesday.On Wednesday morning, the North Korean government invited a group of journalists to visit the ... Read more...
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`South Korean exports to grow’
April 10th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, April 10 (IANS) South Korea's exports were estimated to grow 3 percent in the second quarter due to expected solid demand from advanced economies, a state-run trade bank said ... Read more...
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President’s last foreign trip: 12 days in Africa
April 9th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil is undertaking what could possibly be her last foreign trip before she ends her five-year tenure in July - a 12-day ... Read more...
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South Korean carmakers’ exports hit record high
April 9th, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, April 9 (IANS) South Korean carmakers marked their record monthly exports last month due to robust overseas demand for small-sized cars and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) manufactured domestically, a ... Read more...
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Gaga’s gifts boyfriend stray cat
April 8th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 8 (IANS) Singer Lady Gaga has presented boyfriend Taylor Kinney a stray cat before going on her world tour.She thinks it will remind him of her when she ... Read more...
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Emirates Korean Film Festival begins
April 7th, 2012 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 6 (IANS/WAM) The second Emirates Korean Film Festival got underway in Abu Dhabi Thursday.The festival is being organised by Sultan Bin Zayed Centre in association with the ... Read more...
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Pentagon urges North Korea to give up missile launch (Lead)
April 6th, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US Department of Defense has urged North Korea not to go ahead with its plans to launch a satellite."The North Koreans will be violating ... Read more...
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