South Korea not considering military logistics support pact with Japan: Defence ministry
Seoul, May 8 (IANS) South Korea is not considering signing a bilateral military logistics support agreement with Japan, a South Korean defence ministry official said Friday, following a report suggesting Tokyo seeks to push for such a deal. Japan aims to make progress in future talks with South Korea for an acquisition and cross-servicing agreement […]
ITTF World Team Table Tennis Finals: China avenges S. Korea to reach men’s semis
London, May 8 (IANS) China avenged their group stage loss with a 3-0 victory over South Korea in the men’s quarterfinals at the 2026 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals on Friday. World No. 1 Wang Chuqin gave China the lead with a five-game victory over Oh Jun-sung, who had scored two points in […]
S. Korea: Nearly 900 Air Force pilots left for civilian airlines over past decade
Seoul, May 3 (IANS) Almost 900 Air Force pilots have left the armed forces for better-paying jobs with civilian airlines over the past decade, data showed on Sunday. According to a report submitted by the Air Force to People Power Party Rep. Kang Dae-sik, a member of the parliamentary subcommittee on national defense, 896 “skilled” […]
Progressive civic group holds protest rally outside US Embassy in South Korea
Seoul, May 2 (IANS) A progressive civic group held a protest rally outside the US Embassy in Seoul on Saturday, chanting slogans accusing the United States of interfering in South Korea’s domestic affairs. An estimated 500 protesters, according to police, gathered outside the US Embassy compound in central Gwanghwamun, holding placards condemning the US for […]
South Korea, US discuss North Korea, cooperation on disarmament, non-proliferation
Seoul, April 29 (IANS) Senior officials of South Korea and the United States discussed the situation on the Korean Peninsula, and challenges facing the global disarmament and non-proliferation regime, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. Jeong Yeon-doo, South Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister for Diplomatic Strategy and Intelligence, met with Christopher Yeaw, US Assistant Secretary for the […]
India, S. Korea discuss resuming CEPA upgrade talks, boosting cooperation in green energy: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) India and South Korea have discussed ways to resume and revamp negotiations for upgrading their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), while also exploring deeper cooperation in industrial sectors, green energy and digital trade, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday. Sharing details of his meeting with South Korea’s Trade […]
Top admirals of South Korea, US, Japan discuss trilateral cooperation in Seoul
Seoul, April 15 (IANS) Top naval commanders of South Korea, the United States and Japan gathered in Seoul on Wednesday to hold a series of talks aimed at strengthening their trilateral maritime security cooperation, the South’s Navy said. The gathering brought together Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Kim Kyunryul, US Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Stephen […]
Saudi Arabia agrees to prioritise oil shipments to S. Korea: Minister
Seoul, April 12 (IANS) Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said on Sunday that Saudi Arabia has promised to prioritise oil shipments to South Korea as Seoul seeks an alternative route through the Red Sea. Authorities in Seoul are pushing to dispatch five Korean-flagged vessels to the Saudi port city of Yanbu on the Red Sea coast […]
France, South Korea agree to cooperate on safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
Seoul, April 3 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Friday he and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to work together to secure the safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and mitigate the broad impact from the war in the Middle East. Lee addressed concerns over uncertainties in global energy supply chains following […]
India, South Korea ink pact to boost shipbuilding skills, maritime capacity
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) In a move aimed at strengthening India’s maritime capabilities, the government said on Friday it has signed an agreement with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) for a skill development project in the shipbuilding sector. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) said that the government signed a ‘Plan […]
