site.news_by_theme South Korea

Taekwondo athletes from South Korea and Turkey may soon join Kazakhstan's taekwondo national team.

• 03 сентября 2014, 17:25

A Myanmar beauty queen dethroned for alleged misconduct said she would only return her crown if South Korean pageant organisers apologised

• 02 сентября 2014, 21:07

South Korea's Samsung and LG unveiled new smartwatches with upgraded functions and design.

• 28 августа 2014, 13:50

South Korean carmaker Kia Motors on Wednesday announced plans to build its first auto assembly plant in Mexico.

• 28 августа 2014, 11:40

Five people have been killed and five others are missing after heavy rains pummelled the southern part of South Korea.

• 26 августа 2014, 12:59

Women who eat instant noodles at least two times a week face a greater risk of high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar and high cholesterol.

• 22 августа 2014, 11:12

Kazakhstani figure skater Denis Ten will be working with All That Sports company created by Ice-Skating Queen Kim Yuna and her mother Park Mee-hee.

• 21 августа 2014, 17:20

Pope Francis urged the divided Koreas to reject suspicion and confrontation and unite as "one family, one people".

• 18 августа 2014, 11:41

Pope Francis beatified 124 early Korean martyrs at a mass in Seoul and challenged the crowd to ask what values they might be willing to die for.

• 16 августа 2014, 15:43

A film depicting a famous 16th century naval victory against Japanese invaders has set records at the South Korean box office.

• 16 августа 2014, 14:30

Samsung said it had reached a deal to buy a US home automation startup SmartThings.

• 15 августа 2014, 14:27

More than 20,000 followers of the Unification Church gathered in South Korea for the second anniversary of the death of their "messiah" .

• 12 августа 2014, 11:54

The visit of the Pope Francis will recognise the vicious persecution of early Korean Catholics.

• 11 августа 2014, 14:32

Nomad SUVs manufactured in Kazakhstan will be exported to the Russian market through SsangYong Motor Company.

• 11 августа 2014, 01:25

China has confirmed its decision to block popular foreign messaging services as an anti-terrorist measure.

• 07 августа 2014, 14:04

South Korea's military confirmed the apparent suicides of two army privates, raising fresh questions over the deployment of young conscripts in frontline units after a deadly shooting spree last month.

• 29 июля 2014, 11:42

Teenaged student survivors of South Korea's ferry disaster began giving video testimony under tight security Monday in the murder trial of the vessel's captain and crew.

• 28 июля 2014, 11:14

South Korea's police force was pilloried as doltish and incompetent Wednesday after announcing that a body found six weeks ago was that of a fugitive tycoon at the heart of a months-long manhunt.

• 23 июля 2014, 22:46

South Korean police said Tuesday they had found the body of the fugitive business tycoon who headed the family operating the Sewol ferry which sank in April with the loss of around 300 lives.

• 22 июля 2014, 11:23

Grand K-pop Festival 2014 was held in Almaty. Mad Man band won the Grand Prix and will go to South Korea.

• 19 июля 2014, 15:42