Taliban warns Seoul against sending more troops
December 9th, 2009 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 9 (DPA) The Taliban Wednesday warned the South Korean government against sending 500 soldiers to Afghanistan to take part in the fight against insurgents, saying Seoul must be prepared ... Read more...
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Kim Jong Il has a network of 007-style emergency escape tunnels, reveals defector
December 9th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang, Dec. 9 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has a network of underground tunnels - containing railway lines, a water supply and even vegetation - to help him escape Pyongyang ... Read more...
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Business leaders, green activists to meet at Seoul
December 7th, 2009 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) People from across different sectors will meet at the annual Business for Environment Global Summit (B4E) in Seoul next year to discuss the strategy for advancing a ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh to be honoured by South Korean government
October 15th, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 15 (IANS) The South Korean embassy will Thursday confer two special honours on Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan here.
"The Korean government has decided to confer an honorary belt in ... Read more...
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North and South Korea restart talks
August 22nd, 2009 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Aug 22 (DPA) North and South Korea held their first high-level talks in almost two years Saturday amid indications of an easing of tensions on the Korean peninsula.
South Korea's Minister of ... Read more...
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North Korea agrees to reopen border for tourists, families (Lead)
August 17th, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Aug 17 (DPA) North Korea said Monday that it would reopen its border to South Korean tourists and would allow reunions of divided families after months of rising tensions between the ... Read more...
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Hopes of easing tensions as Pyongyang frees South Korean
August 14th, 2009 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Aug 14 (DPA) The release by North Korea of a South Korean worker is expected to remove one of the irritants that has kept tensions high between the two Koreas.
Pyongyang Thursday ... Read more...
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Over 1700 swine flu cases reported in South Korea
August 9th, 2009 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Aug 9 (IANS) South Korean government Sunday reported over 1700 cases of influenza A(H1N1), also known as swine flu, in the country.
The country's ministry for health, welfare and family affairs ... Read more...
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South Korean military staff to be vaccinated against swine flu
August 3rd, 2009 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Aug 3 (IANS) The South Korean government plans to vaccinate its entire 655,000-strong military personnel against the influenza A (H1N1) virus, also called swine flu, WAM news agency reported Monday.
The anti-flu ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Enter the new dans of Nepali politics
July 20th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 20 (IANS) Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav and Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal are amongst the top leaders with a new martial feather in their caps. They all have been ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
South Korean virus set to destroys thousands of Windows PCs
July 10th, 2009 - 4:34 am ICT by John Le Fevre
The South Korean government has warned that tens of thousands of personal computers are set to self destruct starting on Friday.The warning comes after a third consecutive day of cyber attacks against ... Read more...
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Tens of thousands of South Korean computers set to self-destruct on Friday
July 10th, 2009 - 2:21 am ICT by admin
SEOUL (BNO NEWS) -- Ten of thousands of virus-contaminated personal computers in South Korea are programmed to "self-destruct" on Friday, government officials warn.The warning comes after a third consecutive day of cyber ... Read more...
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N.Korea suspected of being behind cyber attacks on S. Korea, US
July 9th, 2009 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): North Korea is suspected of launching an unprecedented large cyber-attack this past weekend against South Korea and a smaller number of US government web sites.The Internet attacks ... Read more...
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US suspects North Korea was behind cyber attacks
July 9th, 2009 - 4:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 9 (DPA) The US believes North Korea was responsible for a massive cyber attack on government and other websites during the past week, Fox News reported Wednesday.
An unnamed US defence ... Read more...
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New York Stock Exchange website experiences cyber attack
July 9th, 2009 - 1:44 am ICT by admin
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) -- The website of the New York Stock Exchange has been the subject of a cyber attack, a spokesman said on Wednesday."NYSE Euronext has been informed by ... Read more...
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Hackers Target Key US Government Computer Systems
July 9th, 2009 - 1:26 am ICT by John Le Fevre
Information technology experts in the US are still attempting to repair damage caused to key government computer systems, including the Pentagon and the National Security Agency, by internet hackers on July 4.The ... Read more...
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India hoping for speedy return of its sailors
May 31st, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, May 31 (IANS) India is hoping that two Indian sailors will be allowed to leave South Korea "very quickly" after being held in the southeast Asian country for ... Read more...
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North Korea’s nuclear test triggers outrage
May 25th, 2009 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, May 25 (IANS) The underground nuclear test conducted by North Korea Monday received fierce criticism from its neighbours Japan and South Korea, who called for an emergency session of the UN ... Read more...
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North Korea tests Nuke
May 25th, 2009 - 2:50 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
The South Korean government has called an emergency meeting of its cabinet in response to a nuclear weapons test by neighboring North Korea.The Japanese government has also established a crisis task ... Read more...
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After nuclear test, North Korea test-fires missile (Third Lead)
May 25th, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, May 25 (Xinhua) North Korea appeared to have test-fired a short-range missile Monday after it conducted a nuclear test, a media report said. The 130 km-range missile was fired from its ... Read more...
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North Korea tests a second nuclear weapon
May 25th, 2009 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Pyong Yang (North Korea), May 25 (ANI): The North Korean Government on Monday formally announced that it had conducted a second nuclear test, an event that is likely to invite strong criticism ... Read more...
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North Korea conducts second nuclear test (Lead)
May 25th, 2009 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, May 25 (DPA) North Korea said Monday it "successfully" conducted a nuclear test, following up on earlier threats issued after the UN Security Council criticised a rocket launch by the Stalinist ... Read more...
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South Korea agrees for talks with North Korea
April 19th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, April 19 (Xinhua) The South Korean government Sunday said that it has decided to accept Pyongyang's offer for holding inter-Korean talks next week.
It will be the first governmental talks between South ... Read more...
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S Korea officially admits North Korea rocket followed satellite trajectory
April 14th, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Apr.14 (ANI): The South Korean government has for first time officially admitted that the rocket fired by the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) last week followed the trajectory of a ... Read more...
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N. Korea may use detained US journalists as bargaining chips
March 26th, 2009 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar.26 (ANI): The North Korean Government is likely to use the two American journalists it has detained as bargaining chips in its feuds with the outside world, analysts and politicians in ... Read more...
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South Korean convoy in Yemen escapes suicide bomber
March 18th, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Sana'a (Yemen), March 18 (DPA) A group of South Korean government officials and relatives of victims of a suicide bombing in Yemen narrowly escaped an attack themselves Wednesday in the Middle Eastern ... Read more...
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South Korea to produce wood pellet fuel in Indonesia
March 8th, 2009 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 8 (IANS) South Korea has signed an agreement with Indonesia to produce wood pellets that are cheaper and cleaner to burn than fossil fuels, WAM reported.
Korea forest service and Indonesian ... Read more...
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North Korea scraps all accords with South Korea
January 30th, 2009 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, Jan 30 (Xinhua) North Korea has scrapped all political and military agreements with South Korea, the official KCNA news agency reported Friday. It denounced the South Korean government for pushing the ... Read more...
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Ex-prostitutes accuse South Korea, US military of indulging in sex trade
January 8th, 2009 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 8 (ANI): A group of former prostitutes in South Korea have accused some of their countrys former leaders of encouraging them to have sex with American soldiers who ... Read more...
Posted in World |
North Korea restricts movement across border with south
December 1st, 2008 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 1 (RIA Novosti) North Korea Monday enforced restrictions on cross-border movement with South Korea and suspended rail link in protest against Seoul's "hostile policies".The measures were announced a week ... Read more...
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South Korea expresses regret over North Korea restricting inter-Korean programs
November 24th, 2008 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Nov.24 (ANI): South Korea on Monday expressed "serious regret" over North Korea''s decision to restrict inter-Korean economic cooperation programs.
North Korea announced early in the day that it will suspend ... Read more...
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South Korea doubts North’s claim on Kim’s health
November 3rd, 2008 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 3 (RIA Novosti) The South Korean government said Monday that the latest photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il released by Pyongyang do not prove he is in good health. ... Read more...
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North Korea threatens pre-emptive strike against Seoul
October 28th, 2008 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Oct 28 (DPA) North Korea's military Tuesday threatened the destruction of its southern neighbour, accusing South Korea of planning a military strike against the Pyongyang regime, a media report said.At the ... Read more...
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North Korea dismisses media reports over leader’s health
October 23rd, 2008 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 23 (RIA Novosti) North Korea Thursday denied reports in two Japanese newspapers that Pyongyang was about to release an "important announcement" relating to the country's leader Kim Jong-il's health. "North ... Read more...
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Seoul approves $130-bn package for financial sector
October 19th, 2008 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Oct 19 (DPA) The South Korean government agreed Sunday on a package of over $130 billion to stabilize the country's financial sector.The package offers a combination of credit guarantees and the ... Read more...
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