Japanese Mayor`s meeting with 2 former sex slaves cancelled

Last Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013, 13:45

Two South Korean women who were forced to serve as wartime sex slaves cancelled a scheduled meeting on Friday with Toru Hashimoto, Mayor of Osaka, a Japanese city, saying it is "worthless”.

South Korean national molested in Kolkata

Last Updated: Monday, March 25, 2013, 16:36

A South Korean national was allegedly molested while boarding a bus in the city`s Thakurpukur area Monday morning.

Asian Cycling: South Korea offers to train Deborah, Manorama

Last Updated: Sunday, March 17, 2013, 10:46

India`s best showing in the Hero Asian Cycling Championship is sending all the right signals, as the Korean Cycling Federation for the Indian riders practice alongside their cyclists in the run-up to the 2014 Junior Track World Championship to be held in Seoul, followed by the Asian Games at Incheon in the same year.

South Korea's auto exports fall

Last Updated: Monday, March 11, 2013, 13:00

South Korea's automobile exports posted a double-digit fall last month due to less business days arising from the Lunar New Year's holiday and weak demand for locally-made cars, a government report showed Monday.

South Korea's industrial output falls

Last Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013, 12:20

South Korea's industrial output fell for the first time in three months as inventory correction in mobile phone industry reduced demand for chips and display panels, statistical office data showed Thursday.

Assailants kill 3 South Korean doctors in Nigeria

Last Updated: Sunday, February 10, 2013, 19:01

In a pre-dawn attack, unknown assailants killed three South Korean doctors in Nigeria`s northern state of Robe, police said on Sunday.

South Korean tourist alleges rape at Bandhavgarh

Last Updated: Friday, February 1, 2013, 13:13

Police took into custody a resort manager in connection with alleged rape of a South Korean woman at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.

South Korean central bank hints at policy rate cut

Last Updated: Monday, January 28, 2013, 13:25

"The recession trend will last for the time being," Ha Sung-keun, Bank of Korea (BOK)'s monetary policy board member, told reporters Monday.

Foreigners among 7 dead in Philippine hotel fire

Last Updated: Friday, January 11, 2013, 13:41

A fire swept through a hotel in a Philippine resort city early on Friday, killing seven people.

China greets S Korean President-elect Park

Last Updated: Thursday, December 20, 2012, 18:30

The incoming president Park Geun-Hye, elected as South Korea`s first female leader, promised to stand tough on national security despite seeking engagement with North Korea.

Park Geun-hye becomes South Korean President

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 22:16

Park Geun-hye of the Saenuri party becomes the first women President of South Korea by defeating Moon Jae-in of the Democratic United Party.

Over 100 injured in South Korean train collision

Last Updated: Thursday, November 22, 2012, 23:33

The accident occurred around 8 pm after a train coming to help passengers of another train, which had halted in a tunnel due to some fault in the engine, collided with the stationary train.