Tehran: The talks between Iran and South Korea for release of the South Korean tanker, hijacked from the Persian Gulf, have failed. Iran has demanded that South Korea should not politicise the issue and release the $7 billion, lying in the frozen bank accounts in South Korea. Meanwhile, the South Korean destroyer despatched to secure […]
Seoul: A reaction has emerged from South Korea after the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) seized its tanker in the Persian Gulf. The South Korean defence ministry announced sending an anti-piracy unit to the Persian Gulf. However, reports revealed that the unit included a South Korean destroyer and soldiers from the board’s special forces. On Monday, the IRGC […]
Dubai: – Iranian Revolutionary Guards seized a South Korean ship from the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. It is claimed that Iranian action comes against the background of the trade dispute with South Korea. The South Korean ship, Hankuk Chemi, which left from the Al-Jubail port in Saudi Arabia, was seized by the Iranian Revolutionary […]
Seoul: – Indian Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane is on a three-day visit to South Korea. Before this, General Naravane had visited Myanmar, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. The South Korean visit of the Army Chief, after these, becomes significant. Confidence is being expressed that the defence cooperation between […]
Lucknow: The South Korean company Edison Motors, from the electric vehicles manufacturing sector, has expressed willingness to invest Rs 50 billion in India. The company has shown interest in setting up its project in the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) in India. YK Lee, the Managing Director of the company, along with his delegation, met […]
Seoul: South Korea has announced a ‘Defence Plan’ worth $250 billion including an indigenously built aircraft carrier, against the background of nuclear capabilities of North Korea and the increasing Chinese marine ambitions. In this plan prepared for the period 2021 to 2025, it is recommended to increase the defence expenditure by 6% every year. A […]
New Delhi: Indian Foreign Minister s Jaishankar held talks with Foreign Ministers of the United States, Israel, Australia, Brazil, and South Korea. It is being said that these talks were pertaining to increasing cooperation to counter the Coronavirus pandemic. But the importance of these collective talks between the Foreign Ministers of six countries, after a […]
London: The British government has proposed a D10 Alliance against Chinese 5G, given the consistent pressure from the United States and the ever-increasing ire against China, because of the Coronavirus crisis and Hong Kong. India, Australia and South Korea are proposed to be included in the D10 Alliance, along with the G7 countries. As per […]
Beijing/Seoul: More than 4,000 deaths were caused by Coronavirus in the world on Saturday, taking the total number of deaths to 280,702. In the last 24 hours, nearly 89,000 new cases have been reported from around the world. There is a dreaded possibility that these cases are a part of the second wave hitting China […]
Seoul: – 116 patients from South Korea, who had been completely cured of the Coronavirus infection, have had a relapse. The polling for the parliamentary elections will be held as per schedule, despite this second wave being detected in South Korea. Although the demand for postponing the election is gaining ground, the South Korean government […]