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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
Photo by Yaroslav Radlovskiy© 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 Galaxy Note II 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
Photo courtesy of sowise.org 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
©REUTERS 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
South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak and his wife Kim Yoon-ok. ©REUTERS S. Korea's first lady to face land-deal probe South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak's wife will be questioned in writing by special prosecutors probing alleged irregularities in the purchase of a retirement home for her husband.
12 November 2012
S. Korea decorates Psy for 'Gangnam Style' success South Korea has awarded one of its highest cultural honours to the rapper Psy for taking the world by storm with his "Gangnam Style" hit.
06 November 2012
S. Korea presidential favourite open to summit with North South Korea's presidential front-runner, Park Geun-Hye, promised Monday a new policy of engagement with Pyongyang and said she would be willing to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.
05 November 2012
©REUTERS S. Korea shuts nuclear reactors, warns of power shortages South Korea was forced to shut down two nuclear reactors Monday to replace components provided with fake quality certificates.
05 November 2012
Samsung sells 3 mn Galaxy Note II smartphones since debut Samsung Electronics said Friday that global sales of its large Galaxy Note II smartphone had topped three million since its debut in late September, as archrival Apple's iPad mini hit stores.
02 November 2012
Photo courtesy of everithinglbh.com "Gwanghae" reigns supreme at S. Korea film awards A costume drama about a stand-in monarch has swept South Korea's domestic Oscars, winning 15 of the 23 awards up for grabs, including best film.
31 October 2012
S. Korea activists release anti-North leaflets South Korean activists floated anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border with North Korea on Monday, a week after the North threatened military action over a similar propaganda exercise.
29 October 2012
Ban's 'Gangnam-style' day with rapper, daredevil UN leader Ban Ki-moon had to admit Tuesday that he is no longer the world's most famous South Korean as he came face-to-face with "Gangnam Style" rap phenomenon Psy.
24 October 2012
A set of remote islands called Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese. ©REUTERS S. Korean MPs to visit islands disputed with Japan A group of South Korean lawmakers were set Tuesday to visit an isolated set of islands at the heart of a territorial dispute with Japan -- a move likely to stoke tensions with Tokyo still more.
24 October 2012
S. Korea irked by Japan indifference to 'Gangnam Style' While South Korean rapper Psy's "Gangnam Style" has taken the world by storm, it has largely fallen flat in Japan -- an anomaly viewed with grave suspicion by some in the singer's home country.
24 October 2012
S. Korea stops anti-North event after military threats South Korean troops and riot police on Monday prevented activists from sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border after North Korea threatened a "merciless" military response.
22 October 2012
Gangnam fever 'just the beginning' for new Korean wave The phenomenal success of "Gangnam Style" is just the start of a new surge of attention for Korean entertainment, according to the man responsible for some of South Korea's biggest films.
20 October 2012
South Korea angered by Japan war shrine visit South Korea reacted angrily Thursday to a visit by Japanese opposition leader Shinzo Abe to a Tokyo war shrine, saying Japan should "have the courage" to face up to its brutal wartime aggression.
18 October 2012
Photo courtresy of capsulecomputers.com.au S. Korea to crack down on sexy performance by minors South Korea authorities said Wednesday they were taking steps to curb over-sexualised performances by teenaged stars of the country's thriving K-pop scene.
18 October 2012
Lee Kwang-Bum. Photo courtesy of koreatimes.co.kr Travel ban sought against S. Korea president's son A South Korean special prosecutor has asked for President Lee Myung-Bak's son to be banned from leaving the country while he probes alleged irregularities in a project to build Lee's retirement home.
17 October 2012
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