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South Korea's homegrown space rocket Nuri blasts off from the Naro Space Centre in the southern coastal village of Goheung on 21 June, 2022

South Korea space rocket launch puts satellites in orbit

South Korea said Tuesday it had successfully launched its homegrown space rocket and placed a payload into orbit in a "giant leap" for the country's quest to become an advanced space-faring nation

South Korean firm to collect toll from Dhaka-Mawa expressway for 5 years

South Korean firm to collect toll from Dhaka-Mawa expressway for 5 years

The South Korean firm Korea Expressway Corporation (KEC) will collect the toll from Dhaka-Mawa Expressway which was named "Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Highway"

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, South Korea Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup and others chat before the ministerial working lunch during the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore 11 June, 2022.

South Korea says to boost defence capacity to counter North Korean threat

South Korean defence Minister Lee Jong-sup said the situation on the Korean peninsula posed a global threat and urged North Korea to immediately end its nuclear weapon and missile programmes.

This file picture taken on March 24, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 25 March, 2022 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) walking near what a state media report says was a new type inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) before its test launch at an undisclosed location in North Korea

North Korea's missile tests cost up to $650 million: report

North Korea has spent up to $650 million on missile tests this year -- enough money to pay for a Covid-19 vaccination for the impoverished country's entire population, a government-affiliated think ...

This handout picture taken on 7 June, 2022 and provided by the South Korean Defence Ministry in Seoul shows South Korean warplanes, including F-35 stealth fighters

US, South Korea fly warplanes after North's missile tests

South Korea and the United States flew warplanes including stealth fighter jets over waters around the Korean peninsula Tuesday in a fresh show of force following recent missile tests by the North, ...

This handout photo taken on 6 June, 2022 and released by South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff via Yonhap news agency in Seoul shows the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) firing a missile from an undisclosed location on South Korea's east coast during a South Korea-US joint live-fire exercise aimed to counter North Korea’s missile test

South Korea, US fire ballistic missiles in response to North Korea

South Korea and the United States fired eight ballistic missiles on Monday in response to North Korean weapons tests the previous day, Seoul's military said

In this picture taken on 27 May, 2022, South Korean singer and producer Psy poses during an interview with AFP, in a dance studio at his record label and entertainment agency P NATION, in the Gangnam district of Seoul.

10 years after ‘Gangnam Style’, Psy is happier than ever

Ten years after “Gangnam Style” became a global phenomenon, South Korean rapper Psy is living his best life—proud of his “greatest trophy” and free from the pressure of repeating that unprecedented ...

Two-goal Neymar closes on Pele record in big Brazil win

Two-goal Neymar closes on Pele record in big Brazil win

Neymar scored two calmly taken penalties as Brazil fired a World Cup warning with a 5-1 thrashing of South Korea in Seoul on Thursday

Bangladesh lose the opener of the Asia Cup Hockey

Asia Cup Hockey Bangladesh thrashed 1-6 by South Korea in opener

Conceding an early goal woke up four time champions South Korea. The Korean players retaliated and made sure their team ended the second quarter with a 3-1 lead.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (L) and US president Joe Biden arrive for a state dinner at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul on 21 May, 2022

Biden, Yoon signal expanded military drills due to North Korea 'threat'

US president Joe Biden and South Korea's new president Yoon Suk-yeol signalled Saturday an expanded military presence in response to the "threat" from North Korea, while also offering to help the ...

US president Joe Biden

Biden begins Asia trip in S Korea, under North nuclear shadow

US President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea Friday, his first Asia trip as US leader, aiming to cement ties with regional security allies despite growing fears of a North Korean nuclear test

US President Joe Biden speaks to an audience at United Performance Metals on 6 May 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio

Joe Biden set for first Asia trip

The administration wants not so much to confront China on the trip as to use Biden’s diplomacy to show that the West and its Asian partners will not be divided and weakened, said Sullivan

This file picture taken on March 24, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 25 March, 2022 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) walking near what a state media report says was a new type inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) before its test launch at an undisclosed location in North Korea

North Korea completes preparation for nuclear weapon test: Seoul lawmaker

North Korea has completed preparations for a nuclear test and is seeking the best moment to carry it out, a South Korean lawmaker said Thursday, a day before US president Joe Biden is due to arrive ...

This picture taken on May 16, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 17 May shows officers of the military medical field of the Korean People's Army going to supply medicines to resolve the epidemic prevention crisis

North Korean military ramps up Covid response as outbreak grows

North Korean military medics ramped up the distribution of medicines to fight a growing coronavirus outbreak, state media said on Tuesday, with the number of reported cases of "fever" nearing 1.5 ...

Dhaka, Seoul to work together for prosperity

Dhaka, Seoul to work together for prosperity

Bangladesh and South Korea on Thursday vowed to work together for a better and promising future making the best use of the opportunities that the two countries offer

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