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Saturday, May 4, 2024
TopicSouth korea

Topic: south korea

‘Thought it was a war,’ say residents after South Korea missile crash

Intended as a demonstration to deter North Korea, South Korea said it was conducting a nighttime drill with short-range ballistic missiles when one failed and hit the ground.

North Korea fires fourth missile in a week hours before South Korean military show

Pyongyang's fourth launch in a week comes amid a flurry of military muscle-flexing by countries in the region.

Nuclear fusion reactor reaches 100 Million C for 30 secs. Here’s what it means for the future

The study achieved simultaneous sustainability of heat & plasma stability for 30 seconds of the reaction. This promises a viable fusion reactor that can be scaled up in the future.

K-dramas can teach Bollywood a much-needed lesson on romance

From 'Crash Landing on You' to 'Run on,' five reasons why Bollywood simply can't beat progressive Korean Dramas.

W88KRA – The leading sports website for Korean fans

W88.city with its team of leading experts and editors in sports and football, knows exactly what the audience cares about and responds with the information the audience needs.

Quad’s expansion in tech, trade is good. But it must not forget security, economy are linked

China's economy is its most potent weapon. The Quad countries cannot divorce defence security from regional growth.

Rocket-launch club just got bigger as South Korea places satellite in orbit, all on its own

3-stage Nuri rocket lifted off from Naro Space Centre Tuesday and placed a working satellite & dummy satellite in orbit. Country had launched a rocket built with Russian aid in 2013.

Kim Jong Un’s sister threatens South Korea with ‘miserable fate’ of nuclear strike if it attacks

This was the second warning issued by the younger Kim in about 48 hours, after she earlier denounced South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook as a 'senseless and scum-like guy'.

North Korea doing construction work at main nuclear weapons test site for 1st time in 4 years

The country often links its provocations to political events, such as the ongoing presidential election in South Korea and global uproar over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

‘Wish India joined RCEP, would like to see it back’, says South Korea trade minister Yeo Han-koo

Yeo was speaking at an ORF webinar, a day after discussing upgrade of India and South Korea’s CEPA with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal.

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.