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  South Korean president delays US visit amid MERS crisis

  World | June 10, 2015 11:10 IST

  Seoul: South Korean President Park Geun-hye has delayed her visit to the US due to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) crisis, a presidential office statement said on Wednesday.Park decided to postpone next week's trip

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  South Korea considering visa on arrival for Indians: Envoy

  India | June 01, 2015 7:41 IST

  New Delhi: South Korea is considering visa on arrival for Indian tourists after its nationals were extended a fast-track electronic travel permit by New Delhi earlier this year. South Koreans account for a fifth of

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  Seoul, Japan, US to discuss North Korea next week

  World | May 22, 2015 10:44 IST

  Seoul: Chief nuclear envoys of South Korea, US and Japan will convene here next week on ways to dissuade North Korea from developing nuclear weapons, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Friday.seoul,In the two-day session starting

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  Modi to visit Hyundai shipyard

  World | May 19, 2015 13:29 IST

  Seoul/Ulsan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday left for Ulsan, in South Korea's southeast, where he will tour the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard, one of the biggest ship construction companies in the world.Earlier, Modi

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  PM Modi takes tour of Cheonggyecheon Stream urban renewal project

  World | May 19, 2015 11:08 IST

  Seoul: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took a tour of the Cheonggyecheon Stream urban renewal project and praised the vision that converted the once-dirty stream into a modern public recreation space in downtown Seoul."What

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  PM Modi concludes 3-nation tour, leaves for India

  May 19, 2015 23:45 IST

  PM Narendra Modi returns home after three-nation tourPrime Minister Narendra Modi returned home late tonight after wrapping up his six-day tour that took him to China, Mongolia and South Korea where he held bilateral talks and signed several

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  The future I dream for India is the future I seek for our neighbours: PM Modi

  World | May 19, 2015 8:57 IST

  Seoul: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sought unity among Asian countries and said they must work as Asians to shape the world and reform the global institutions of governance, including the United Nations.“If Asia must

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  World's perception of India has changed: PM Modi in Seoul

  World | May 18, 2015 13:01 IST

  Seoul: The world's perception of India has changed in the past one year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his address to the Indian community in Seoul."In the last one year the world's perception about

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  South Korea offers $10-bn fund for PM Modi's projects: Korean envoy

  May 18, 2015 11:30 IST

  New Delhi: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi commenced his two-day visit to Seoul Monday, South Korea has offered to set up a $10-billion fund to support several of his ambitious projects, from bullet trains to

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  Wonderful being in Seoul, says PM Modi to enthusiastic welcome

  World | May 18, 2015 10:50 IST

  Seoul: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said it was "wonderful being in Seoul" as he arrived to an enthusiastic welcome from the Indian community."Wonderful being in Seoul. My gratitude to the Indian community here

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  PM Modi visits Seoul National Cemetery

  World | May 18, 2015 9:37 IST

  Seoul: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday visited the Seoul National Cemetery here.He arrived earlier in the day from Mongolia on a two-day visit.At the cemetery, he joined a wreath-laying ceremony. From here, he is

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  Sheeran criticised by fan for his looks

  Hollywood | March 10, 2015 6:57 IST

  London: Singer Ed Sheeran has shared a fan letter in which the latter called the singer "ugly".No stranger to being flooded with fan mails, Sheeran shared a letter from a fan who attended his concert

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  Knifed US envoy to Seoul in pain as officials investigate

  World | March 06, 2015 7:56 IST

  Seoul: The U.S. ambassador to South Korea struggled with pain as he recovered Friday from a knife attack, while police searched the offices of the anti-U.S. activist who they say slashed the envoy while screaming

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  US Ambassador to South Korea assaulted in Seoul: US

  World | March 05, 2015 9:47 IST

  Washington: US Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was assaulted in Seoul this morning while giving a speech, the State Department has said.  “We can confirm that US Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Mark

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  Four killed in South Korea shooting rampage

  World | February 27, 2015 8:42 IST

  Seoul: Four people were killed and one was injured in an air rifle shooting rampage in Gyeonggy Province of South Korea, Xinhua news agency reported Friday.Police received an official report at about 9.30 a.m. that

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  Yellow dust hits South Korea, warnings issued

  World | February 23, 2015 14:49 IST

  Seoul: South Korea was Monday hit by the heaviest yellow dust in five years with meteorological authorities issuing warnings and advisories.The dust warnings were issued in Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi province and parts of Gangwon province,

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  Old habits at Samsung,LG embarrass them abroad

  April 03, 2014 16:03 IST

  Seoul: When Samsung unveiled a new smartphone at the storied Radio City Music Hall, the Broadway-style spectacle was memorable not for technology but for a cast of giggling female characters who fantasized about marrying a

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  Defiant North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles: Seoul

  World | March 26, 2014 14:04 IST

  Seoul: North Korea on Wednesday test-fired two medium-range ballistic missiles, South Korea said — a defiant challenge to a meeting by the leaders of rivals South Korea, Japan and the United States that focused on

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  Neymar to play friendly against South Korea

  Football | October 11, 2013 20:59 IST

  Seoul: Barcelona striker, Neymar recovered from a hip injury and was declared  fit to play Brazil's friendly against South Korea on Saturday in Seoul.Neymar left the field in pain when he was hurt in training

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  North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un 'executes' ex-girlfriend over porn scandal

  World | August 30, 2013 14:44 IST

  Seoul:  North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's former singer girlfriend Hyon Song-wol has been reportedly shot by a firing squad over alleged involvement in a porn scandal.She was shot in front of her family just three