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  Samsung spent $13.6 billion on taxes globally in 2017

  Business | June 18, 2018 11:16 IST

  The tech giant posted 239.6 trillion won in sales in 2017, up 18.6 per cent on-year. Its operating profit shot up 83.6 per cent over the cited period to 53.6 trillion won.

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  South Korean actor found dead after sexual assault allegations

  Hollywood | March 10, 2018 7:44 IST

  Jo Min-ki mainly appeared in several TV shows and films.

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  Samsung shares rise after Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus launch

  March 30, 2017 15:56 IST

  Shares of South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics on Thursday recorded sharp gains on the Seoul stock exchange following the launch of its new high-range Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones,. Shares of the South Korean

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  South Korean court rejects arrest warrant For Samsung heir

  January 19, 2017 7:15 IST

  A South Korean court on Thursday rejected a request from prosecutors to detain the Samsung Group heir apparent, despite alleged charges of bribery, perjury and embezzlement.

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  Facing protests and investigation, South Korean President allows Parliament to choose her Prime Minister

  World | November 08, 2016 14:30 IST

  South Korea’s president said Tuesday that she will allow the Parliament to choose her Prime Minister, a major political concession to growing anger as she scrambles to defuse an escalating influence-peddling scandal.

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  Seoul: N. Korea to release detained South Korean student

  World | October 05, 2015 11:35 IST

  SEOUL, South Korea : South Korea said Monday North Korea will release a detained South Korean student from New York University.Won Moon Joo, 21, who has permanent resident status in the United States, was arrested

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  Will oppose land bill in parliament, raise Posco issue: BJD

  National | July 19, 2015 18:08 IST

  Bhubaneswar:  The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha on Sunday said it would oppose the land acquisition bill proposed by the Centre during the monsoon session of parliament beginning from Tuesday.The party said it

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  Swimmer Park hires foreign attorney ahead of hearing

  Other Sports | January 29, 2015 11:07 IST

  Seoul: South Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan Thursday hired a foreign attorney in preparation for his international doping hearing.Park's hearing will be held Feb 27 in Lausanne. A Korea Swimming Federation (KSF) official said that

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  Swimmer Park faces hearing after positive dope test

  Other Sports | January 27, 2015 13:52 IST

  Seoul: South Korean Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan is facing a hearing by FINA, the sport's world governing body, over his positive doping test.The news of Park's positive test emerged Monday, and his Seoul-based agency

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  South Korean to drop Sony film in North by balloon

  World | December 31, 2014 11:18 IST

  South Korea: A South Korean activist said Wednesday that he will launch balloons carrying DVDs of Sony's “The Interview” toward North Korea to try to break down a personality cult built around dictator Kim Jong

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  S. Korean ferry captain gets 36 years in prison

  World | November 11, 2014 11:30 IST

  Seoul, South Korea: A South Korean court on Tuesday handed a 36-year prison sentence to the captain of a sunken ferry, saying he was professionally negligent and abandoned his passengers during the disaster in April

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  South Korean activists vow to continue leafleting

  World | October 16, 2014 10:51 IST

  Seoul: South Korean activists say they will continue to launch balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border into North Korea, days after their campaign triggered gunfire between the rival Koreas.Activist Choi Woo-won said on Thursday

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  South Korean ferry toll reaches 104

  World | April 22, 2014 10:13 IST

  Jindo (South Korea): As 17 bodies were pulled out Tuesday morning out of the submerged vessel following overnight search operations, the toll in the accident reached 104.Divers began conducting underwater search operations from around 6.30

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  South Korean president says ferry crew action 'murderous'

  World | April 21, 2014 11:32 IST

  Seoul: South Korean President Park Geun-hye says the captain and some crew members of the sunken ferry committed 'unforgivable, murderous acts' in the disaster, which left more than 300 people dead or missing. She made

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  First bodies found within cabins of South Korean sunken ferry

  World | April 19, 2014 7:32 IST

  Seoul: Three days after the 6,825-tonne passenger ferry capsized and sank off the Jindo Island near the southwestern tip of South Korea, first bodies were found Saturday morning within the passenger cabins of the ferry,

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  Sochi Olympics: South Korean Lee win gold in women's 500 meters

  Other Sports | February 11, 2014 22:59 IST

  Sochi: South Korea's Lee Sang-hwa lived up to her favorite's role in women's 500-meter speedskating, turning in the two fastest runs to win Olympic gold Tuesday.   Lee dominated the World Cup circuit this season, winning

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  Doctors find hundreds of gold needles in South Korean woman's knees

  World | January 16, 2014 12:51 IST

  New Delhi: Doctors have found hundreds of gold needles nested in a 65-year-old South Korean woman's knees. The woman suffers from osteoarthritis, so she visited an acupuncturist to relieve her pain. The acupuncturist thought it

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  Watch in pics the firepower of South Korean Armed Forces

  World | October 02, 2013 6:13 IST

  New Delhi: Today South Korea displayed its longest-range missile capable of striking at all of North Korea and other sophisticated weapons at a massive military ceremony at Seoul military airport in Seongnam, South Korea. About

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  South Korean abducted by North Korea escapes after 41 years

  World | September 13, 2013 18:02 IST

  Seoul: A South Korean man abducted by North Korea has escaped and returned home after 41 years, government officials and activists said on Friday.Jeon Wook-pyo, 68, was one of 25 crewmen on board two boats

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  South Korean men's team qualify for 2014 Hockey World Cup

  Hockey | August 18, 2013 18:35 IST

  New Delhi: South Korea become the eighth men's team to qualify for the Rabobank Hockey World Cup, with four more places up for grabs at the upcoming continental championships in Europe, Asia, Oceania and Africa,