Tag Archives: South Korea

Monday, 4 September 2017 :  South Korea’s military said on Monday its air forces and the army carried out a missile drill early in the day in response to North Korea’s sixth nuclear test on Sunday, adding the drills targeted the area where the test had been carried out. The …

Friday, 25 August 2017 :  Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers have flown over the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea, prompting Japan and South Korea to scramble jets to escort them, Russia said on Thursday. Russia’s Defence Ministry said in a statement the …

Monday, 21 August 2017 :  South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday joint military exercises starting with U.S. forces on Monday are purely of a defensive nature and do not aim to raise tensions on the Korean peninsula. South Korean and U.S. forces will conduct military exercises from Monday …

Friday, 11 August 2017 :  Her husky yet warm voice used to dig deep into torn young hearts pining for past loves. Fully charged with overpowering emotions, South Korean singer-songwriter Ali crooned lines like, “If only I can remove you with an eraser, I want to erase you a hundred …

Monday, 7 August 2017 :  Kim took a six-shot lead into the final round but a course record-equalling 64 from England’s Jodi Ewart Shadoff took her to within two shots of the lead. But Kim, 29, maintained her form to post a 71 and win by two shots. Another Englishwoman, …

Tuesday, 1 August 2017 WASHINGTON: The United States is ready to deploy the remaining parts of an advanced missile defence system to South Korea, the Pentagon said Monday with tensions rising over North Korea’s latest missile test, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported. The remark by Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt …

Thursday, 27 July 2017   SYDNEY: Stocks, bonds and commodities were all on a roll in Asia on Thursday as bulls scented a softening in the Federal Reserve’s confidence on inflation that promised to keep U.S. interest rates low for longer. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan climbed …

Wednesday, 12 July 2017 BANGKOK: Thailand’s Cabinet approved the US$258 million purchase of 8 T-50 advanced jets from South Korea, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said, the latest defence acquisition by a military government that took power following a 2014 coup. The military government has increased the defence budget every year …

Tuesday, 20 June 2017 Seoul: South Korea’s new President Moon Jae-in vowed to scrap all plans to build new nuclear reactors as he seeks to steer Asia’s fourth-largest economy clear of atomic power. Moon, who swept to power with a landslide election win last month, campaigned on promises to phase …

Thursday, 8 June 2017 New Delhi — The MoU between Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) and Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) will be signed between the 2 banks during the forthcoming visit of Indian finance minister Arun Jaitley to Korean capital Seoul on 14-15 June 2017 for the Annual Financial Bilateral Dialogue. The $9 billion credit to be extended …