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South Korea Begins Hydrogen-Powered K3 Main Battle Tank Development
Home/Asia Pacific/South Korea Begins Hydrogen-Powered K3 Main Battle Tank Development South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem has kicked off development of the K3 main battle tank, a next-generation platform powered by hydrogen fuel cells and is set to...
Hà Nội police probe alleged assault by South Korean women

Senate committee seeks safeguard against US troop reductions in South Korea
U.S. soldiers participate in an Eighth Army run at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, June 9, 2025. (Michelle Lessard-Terry/U.S. Army) A version of next year’s defense spending bill forwarded recently by the Senate Armed Services Committee would bar the...

South Korea vs Japan, EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2025 Live Streaming Online in India: How To Watch East Asian Cup Football Match Live Telecast on TV & Football Score Updates in IST?
Japan national football team are currently locking horns with hosts South Korea national football team in the EAFF East Asian Cup E-1 Football Championship 2025. The South Korea vs Japan EAFF E-1 Football Championship match is being played at the...

South Korea’s ticking age time bomb
Think of South Korea, and K-pop, Korean cuisine, films and perhaps even skincare products spring to mind. The fact that anything preceded by a “K” immediately invokes something Korean is testament to the success of South Korea’s global soft power....

South Koreans slam Trump extortion amid higher tariffs, defense share
Frank Smith Press TV, Seoul South Koreans roundly reject US President Donald Trump's attempt to extort even more money as he plans to raise tariffs for exports to the United States. Trump also said Seoul should pay almost ten times more toward the...

South Korean Actress Kang Seo Ha Passes Away At 31
South Korean actress Kang Seo Ha, beloved for her role in First Love Again, has died at 31 after reportedly battling stomach cancer, leaving fans and family mourning her loss. New Delhi: South Korean actress Kang Seo Ha, best known for her role in...

South Korea Aims To Regain Wartime Command From US Within Lee's Term: Defence Minister Nominee
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 15 (IANS) South Korea's Defence Minister nominee Ahn Gyu-back said on Tuesday the Lee Jae Myung government aims to take back the wartime command of the country's troops from the United States within Lee's five-year...

South Korean Defence Minister Nominee Vows To Militarily Support Gov Efforts To Establish Peace
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 15 (IANS) South Korean Defence Minister nominee Ahn Gyu-back pledged Tuesday to militarily support the government's push to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula and mend strained ties with North Korea. "(If I take...

South Korean Nominee Denies US Troop Withdrawal
(MENAFN) South Korea’s nominee for foreign minister, Cho Hyun, clarified that there have been no talks regarding a reduction or pullout of American troops stationed in the country. In a written statement submitted to the parliamentary Foreign...

South Korea to order airlines to check Boeing fuel switches, Air India inspects fleet
By Lisa Barrington and Abhijith Ganapavaram SEOUL/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -South Korea is preparing to order all airlines in the country that operate Boeing jets to examine the fuel switches at the centre of an investigation into a deadly Air India...

South Korea: Special Counsel Fails At 2Nd Attempt To Bring In Yoon For Questioning
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 15 (IANS) South Korea's special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team failed Tuesday at its second attempt to bring in former President Yoon Suk Yeol from his detention cell for questioning over his martial law bid.The team had...

South Korea to Dispatch Researchers to Study Kenyan Youths
The government has revealed that a team of researchers from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), from South Korea, is expected to be dispatched to Kenya to conduct a survey involving the youth. In a statement on Monday, July 14, the...

Democratic lawmaker says 7 drones were sent into Pyongyang by South Korea last year
In October of 2024, North Korea released images of a drone it said had crashed in Pyongyang, claiming that it was of the same model used by the South Korean military. (KCNA/Yonhap) Democratic lawmaker and retired four-star general Kim Byung-joo...

T'way Air makes inaugural flight between Vancouver and South Korea
Korean budget airline T’way makes its North America debut at YVR. Travellers can now fly between South Korea and Vancouver with a new low-cost airline that officially launched this weekend. South Korean airline T'way Air made its inaugural flight...

Taihan completes export cable installation at 364.8 MW South Korean offshore wind farm
Taihan Cable & Solution has completed the installation of export cables for the 364.8 MW Yeonggwang Nakwol offshore wind project in South Korea. Source: Taihan Cable & Solution The export cable installation, covering two 28-kilometer lines and...

Theft of exam papers puts focus on South Korea’s high-pressure education system
A teacher and a student’s parent have been arrested in South Korea after allegedly breaking into a high school in the wee hours to steal final exam papers in a case that has renewed concerns over a decline in academic integrity and illegal...

BHU professor represents India at the 28th International Political Science Conference in South Korea
Professor Amarnath Paswan from Banaras Hindu University will represent India at a global political science conference. The event will occur in Seoul, South Korea, from July 12 to 16. He will present research on political inequality in India....

Anson Resources Advances Green River Lithium Project with South Korea Shipment
Highlights,Brine sample from Green River shipped to POSCO in South Korea,Innovative iron-free process developed by Anson,Demonstration plant to simulate future full-scale operations,Anson Resources (ASX:ASN) has taken a key step forward in its...

Toward a new resilient India–South Korea strategic partnership
As the Lee Jae-myung administration sends its first cohort of special envoys abroad, the selection of India as one of the four priority destinations signals an important recalibration in South Korea’s foreign policy. This initiative, aimed at...