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Thursday, July 24, 2025
TopicSouth korea

Topic: south korea

South Korea challenging Apple, Google mobile dominance could set precedent for India & world

Korea looks to pass law giving users a choice of app payment providers, striking at role played not only by Google & Apple, but Amazon & Facebook too as gatekeepers of digital economy.

Covid pandemic — Seoul to impose stricter curbs, first Delta Plus case found in Israel

ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

Hand-washing, wearing masks cut cases of Kawasaki disease in kids, South Korea study says

Kawasaki usually occurs before age 5 and is more common in India & other South Asian countries. South Korea has second-highest incidence of the disease in world, after Japan.

Joe Biden appoints special envoy for North Korea after talks with South Korean president

South Korean President Moon Jae-in welcomed Biden's appointment of Ambassador Sung Kim, a career diplomat with deep policy expertise, as a Special Representative for DPRK policy.

North Korea to soon launch its 1st ballistic missile submarine –– Reports

South Korean and US intelligence suspect that North Korea has completed the assembly of a 3,000-tonne submarine and is ready to launch it when the time is right.

Rajnath Singh, South Korean Defence Minister inaugurate Indo-Korean bilateral friendship park

The park has been built to commemorate the contribution of Indian peacekeeping force during the Korean war of 1950-53, officials said.

US plans to hold NSA-level trilateral talks with Japan, South Korea on North Korea next week

The US is convening the trilateral meet at this level for the first time to discuss its North Korea policy review, which is in its final stages, say officials.

India, China, S.Korea are taking unusual steps to tackle their container shortages

Indian Railways is discussing if its current 25% discount for moving empty containers inland along some routes needs to be extended beyond March.

Singapore app ‘spreads’ distrust, South Korean priest’s ‘cure’ & other global Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

South Korea tests pets for virus, California has most deaths in US & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

On Camera

Defence, tech, education—Modi’s visit will boost India-UK ties

Given the immediate challenges on India’s borders, cooperation in the defence sector with partners such as the UK has achieved greater importance.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.