South Korea

Seoul: South Korea's first lunar orbiter has entered its planned trajectory towards the moon, the country's Science Ministry said Friday, in a historic first step towards space exploration. The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter -- also…

Seoul:  South Korea plans to launch its homegrown space rocket next week, after aerospace engineers replaced a malfunctioning part in the oxidiser tank sensor, which forced the country to call off the rocket launch this week. The Korea…

Seoul: A fire broke out at an office building in the South Korean city of Daegu on Thursday, leaving seven dead and injuring 46 others, officials said. The fire broke out at the seven-storey building in the city, 302 km south of Seoul,…

Seoul: South Korea's Vice Defence Minister Shin Beom-chul has attended a virtual session of a US-led forum on support for war-torn Ukraine, his Ministry said. Hosted by US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, Monday's session of the…

Seoul:The anti-corruption investigation agency on Wednesday announced its decision to clear President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol of alleged charges of attempting to meddle in the 2020 parliamentary elections while he was serving as Prosecutor…

Seoul: Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-biggest carrier, announced on Monday it will reopen the route to India this week as eased Covid-19 restrictions unleash pent-up demand. Asiana will offer one flight a week on the…

Seoul: South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 100,000 on Sunday amid the continuing slowdown in infections, with the country set to lift major social distancing rules this week to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. The country…

Seoul: South Korea's top diplomat had one-on-one talks on bilateral ties, the Russia-Ukraine war and Korean Peninsula affairs, with his Swedish and Finnish counterparts in Brussels, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Thursday. Foreign…

Seoul: South Korea's new daily Covid-19 cases remained below 300,000 for the second consecutive day on Saturday as the Omicron variant was spreading at a slower pace after peaking out in March. The country reported 264,171 new Covid-19…

New Delhi:  India and South Korean delegates held discussions here on Thursday over disarmament and non-proliferation relating to nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs said that India-Republic…