Новости по теме South Korea

LG unveils curved-screen smartphone LG Electronics unveiled Monday a curved-screen smartphone, taking on rival Samsung in a niche market seen as a first step on the road to fully flexible products.

29 October 2013

Kazakhstan to host 2014 Global Forum on Electronic Government The 2014 Global Forum on Electronic Government will be held Kazakhstan

28 October 2013

High-security isolation for South Korea's exam-setters Every October, hundreds of South Korean teachers and professors are sequestered -- like jurors in a mafia trial -- in a secret, guarded compound: prisoners of their country's obsession with education.

28 October 2013

S. Korea tobacco firm to pull chimp ad for 'Africa' brand South Korea's top tobacco firm said Wednesday it would pull ads for its new "This Africa" brand of cigarettes after complaints the use of images of apes dressed as humans was racist.

24 October 2013

S. Korea election meddling scandal threatens Park A simmering row over alleged election meddling by South Korea's domestic spy service is threatening to boil over into a full-blown scandal that could seriously scald President Park Geun-Hye's administration.

23 October 2013

S. Korea introduces 'Gangnam Style' tourist police South Korea unveiled its new "tourist police" force Wednesday, with snappy uniforms from rapper Psy's costume designer and a "Gangnam Style" launch in central Seoul.

16 October 2013

Two takes on love clinch Busan film prize Two wildly diverse takes on modern love and obsession have taken the top prize Asia's largest film festival, which draws to a close Saturday.

12 October 2013

Samsung's first 'curved' smartphone hits S. Korea market Samsung's first smartphone with a curved display screen enters the South Korean market on Thursday, as the electronics giant seeks to maintain its lead in the increasingly saturated market.

10 October 2013

US, S. Korea, Japan hold naval drill despite N. Korea threat The United States launched a joint naval drill Thursday with South Korea and Japan despite dire warnings of a "horrible disaster" from North Korea.

10 October 2013

Japan asks WTO to intervene on S.Korean atomic fish ban Japan has asked the World Trade Organisation to step into a row over Seoul's import ban on fish caught in waters near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, officials said Tuesday.

08 October 2013

N. Korea warns 'imbecile' Park of confrontation North Korea's top military body lashed out Friday at South Korean President Park Geun-Hye, warning that she was leading the Korean peninsula back into confrontation.

04 October 2013

Hyundai cars to ditch cigarette lighter socket Hyundai Motor said Thursday it would stop putting cigarette lighter sockets in cars made for the domestic market in favour of a USB power point.

03 October 2013

US, Japan and S. Korea to hold joint naval drills The United States, South Korea and Japan will hold joint naval exercises next week in waters around the Korean peninsula

03 October 2013

S. Korea-US sign plan to deter N. Korea nuclear strike S. Korea and the United States signed a new strategic pact that provides a "tailored" deterrence against the specific threat of a nuclear attack from N. Korea.

02 October 2013

Busan festival looks to unearth gems of Asian film A Bhutanese film directed by a monk opens Asia's largest cinema festival in South Korea on Thursday.

02 October 2013

S. Korea stages largest military parade for a decade South Korea staged its largest military display for a decade on Tuesday, as President Park Geun-Hye warned of the "very grave" threat posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons programme.

01 October 2013

Researchers warn of 'hit and run' cyber attackers Security researchers said Wednesday they uncovered a "cyber mercenary" team which specializes in attacks on targets in Japan and South Korea, and warned of more operations of that nature.

27 September 2013

Samsung says to unveil smartphone with curved display Samsung said Wednesday it would unveil a smartphone with a curved display in October -- a technological innovation aimed at maintaining its lead in a lucrative but increasingly saturated market.

26 September 2013

Samsung, LG end patent dispute on display technology South Korean electronic giants Samsung and LG have agreed to end a year-long battle over display technology patents that spawned a series of lawsuits.

24 September 2013

S. Korea urges N. Korea to resume family reunions South Korea on Monday urged North Korea to review its decision to postpone a reunion for families separated by the Korean War, saying it had "deeply wounded" those chosen to participate.

23 September 2013

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