Korean Air completes Asiana takeover, integrating it as subsidiary
Seoul, Dec 13 (IANS) Korean Air, South Korea’s biggest airline, has successfully integrated local rival Asiana Airlines as a subsidiary, wrapping up a years-long acquisition...
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Asiana Airlines set to officially become a Korean Air subsidiary
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Seoul, Dec 11 (IANS) A full-scale integration between Korean Air and Asiana Airlines is expected to proceed in earnest, according to industry observers on Wednesday,...
The President, Droupadi Murmu accepted credentials from Lee Seong Ho, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea
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The President, Droupadi Murmu accepted credentials from Lee Seong Ho, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on Nov 25,...
World’s first 6th gen DRAM chip developed in South Korea
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Seoul, Aug 29 (IANS) SK hynix, the world’s second-largest memory chip maker, said on Thursday it has developed the world’s first 16 gigabyte DDR5 chip...
Global conference on space research kicks off in South Korea
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Busan, July 16 (IANS) A global conference on space research kicked off in South Korea’s Busan city on Monday to foster international scientific research in...
India, S.Korea, US, Japan, EU launch biopharmaceutical alliance
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Seoul, June 6 (IANS) India, South Korea, the US, Japan, and the European Union (EU) on Thursday launched an alliance to put joint efforts to...
Cybersecurity, a priority for S. Korea during UNSC presidency: Envoy
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United Nations, June 4 (IANS) Cybersecurity is a priority for South Korea as it takes over the presidency of the UN Security Council amid the...
‘Korea-Africa Summit’ kicks off to boost economic ties
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Seoul, June 4 (IANS) The inaugural summit between South Korea and African nations kicked off on Tuesday to discuss expanding economic ties and cooperation in...
South Korea, Denmark agree to raise age threshold for working holiday applicants
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Seoul, May 28 (IANS) South Korea and Denmark have agreed to raise the age threshold for working holiday applicants in an effort to facilitate people-to-people...
S. Korea, Japan, China to hold 1st summit since 2019 to discuss cooperation
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Seoul, May 27 (IANS) Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan are set to meet on Sunday and Monday in Seoul for summit meetings, resuming...
Kia unveils revamped EV6 electric vehicle
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Seoul, May 14 (IANS) Kia, South Korea’s second-largest automaker, on Tuesday announced the release of a redesigned and upgraded version of its EV6 electric vehicle,...
South Korea to infuse over $7.2 billion in domestic chip industry
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Seoul, May 13 (IANS) South Korea will push to set up a package worth over 10 trillion won ($7.28 billion) to support the chip industry...
South Korea, US could explore possible 3-way energy cooperation with Japan
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Seoul, May 3 (IANS) South Korea and the US could explore expanding bilateral energy cooperation dialogue to a trilateral format involving Japan in the future,...
India-Korea Joint Commission Meeting: Jaishankar calls for new areas of cooperation
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New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday called for expanding cooperation in areas of critical and emerging technology to a...
S.Korean trade delegation explores investment opportunities in India’s display industry
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New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) A high-profile trade delegation from South Korea recently visited India to explore investment and partnership opportunities in the high-tech display...
Ahead of G20 Summit, S.Korea launches advertising campaign to highlight ‘friendship’
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New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) South Korea’s Office of the Overseas Public Relations Secretary has organized an ambient advertising campaign titled ’50 years of friendship...
200 evacuate following bomb threat targeting gaming festival in Seoul
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Seoul, July 22 (IANS) About 200 people were evacuated on Saturday after a message threatening to detonate a bomb at a gaming festival in Seoul...
Kia exceeds 1 mn vehicle production at India plant
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New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Kia, South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker by sales, said on Friday its accumulated vehicle production in India has exceeded 1 million...
Rolls-Royce unveils its 1st all electric car at $486K
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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars on Friday unveiled the brand’s first all-electric model, named Spectre, in South Korea as it sees further room to grow in Asia’s...
Samsung plans to develop chips for XR devices
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Seoul, May 30 (IANS) Samsung is reportedly planning to develop chips for XR (Extended Reality) devices as the company is expected to unveil a new XR...
Digital technologies key factor in future trade: WTO chief
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Seoul, May 23 (IANS) The chief of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said on Tuesday that digital technologies will serve as a key factor that affects...