Новости по теме South Korea

Apple losses bid for US ban on Samsung smartphones A judge late Monday denied Apple's request to ban a set of Samsung smartphones from the US market after a jury found the South Korean electronics titan guilty of patent infringement.

18 December 2012

Psy, Samsung push 'brand Korea' in 2012 A breakthrough year for "brand Korea" -- led by the rapper Psy and electronics giant Samsung -- has boosted efforts to promote a country that still feels overshadowed, under-appreciated and misunderstood.

11 December 2012

S. Korea urges North to spend on debt, not missiles South Korea on Friday urged North Korea to repay millions of dollars in debt related to past food aid, and slammed the regime in Pyongyang for squandering scant resources on long-range missile tests.

08 December 2012

Kazakhstan is not on Top Education System list International experts have studied and compared results of international examinations to rank the education systems.

06 December 2012

No-hoper steals S. Korean presidential debate A far-left candidate polling at around one percent in South Korea's presidential candidate stole the campaign's first TV debate with a scathing attack on conservative front-runner Park Geun-Hye.

05 December 2012

Software mogul slams S. Korean presidential politics South Korean software mogul Ahn Cheol-Soo formally ended his popular independent presidential campaign Monday with a withering criticism of the country's entrenched left-right political divide.

05 December 2012

S. Korea postpones rocket launch to 2013: official South Korea has postponed its third bid to put a satellite in orbit until next year, after a technical problem forced the cancellation of last week's scheduled launch.

03 December 2012

Amnesty slams S. Korea for 'abuse' of security law Amnesty International on Thursday accused South Korea of systematically abusing a 65-year-old security law in order to stifle debate and silence political opposition in Asia's fourth-largest economy.

29 November 2012

S. Korea readies new bid to join global space club South Korea held a final dress rehearsal Wednesday for its third attempt to send a satellite into orbit and join an elite space club that includes Asian powers China, Japan and India.

29 November 2012

Seoul's working population to fall 1 mn by 2032 South Korea's capital stands to lose one million people of working age over the next 20 years -- a fallout from the country's status as one of the world's most rapidly ageing societies.

29 November 2012

S. Korea sacks Jill Kelley over Petraeus scandal South Korea said Tuesday it was dismissing Jill Kelley, the Florida socialite at the heart of the scandal that brought down CIA chief David Petraeus, from her post as an "honorary consul".

28 November 2012

S. Korea vows 'aggressive' defence against Lone Star claim South Korea said it would "aggressively" defend itself Thursday after a US private equity firm initiated arbitration of a damages claim arising from the sale of its stake in a Korean bank.

24 November 2012

S. Korea rocket launch set for Nov 29 South Korea plans to go ahead with a delayed rocket launch on Thursday next week in its third bid in four years to put a satellite into orbit.

23 November 2012

S. Korean bus drivers set for nationwide strike Millions of South Koreans face commuter chaos Thursday with bus drivers set to launch a national strike to protest against a bill recognising taxis as public transport.

22 November 2012

Fury over S. Korea presidential hopeful satire South Korea's ruling party has threatened to sue an artist who painted its presidential candidate giving birth to her father, former dictator Park Chung-Hee, likening the work to Nazi propaganda.

21 November 2012

S. Korea readies for delayed rocket launch Korea is set to go ahead next week with a delayed rocket launch as it aims to join the elite club of nations capable of putting a satellite into orbit.

20 November 2012

Commodities turnover between Kazakhstan and South Korea to double by end of 2012 Commodities turnover between Kazakhstan and South Korea will double are reach $2 billion by the end of 2012 Ambassador.

20 November 2012

Samsung plans no settlement with Apple: executive Samsung has no plans to follow Taiwanese firm HTC in seeking a settlement over its patent disputes with Apple.

14 November 2012

S. Korea president's son to face tax probe South Korean prosecutors said Wednesday they would refer President Lee Myung-Bak's only son to the tax authorities as they handed down indictments over a land deal for Lee's retirement home.

14 November 2012

S. Korea to triple budget in Japan island dispute A South Korean parliamentary committee has agreed to nearly triple a special budget for promoting Seoul's sovereignty over an isolated set of islands also claimed by Japan.

12 November 2012

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