South korea

Korean leaders aim for end of war, 'complete denuclearization' after historic summit

The leaders of North and South Korea embraced on Friday and pledged to work for the “complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula” on a day of smiles and handshakes at the first inter-Korean summit in more than a decade.

5 years, 4 months ago

South Korea's new leader willing to visit the North

New South Korean President Moon Jae-in said as he took office Wednesday that he is open to visiting rival North Korea under the right conditions to talk about its aggressive pursuit of nuclear-tipped missiles.

6 years, 4 months ago

Samsung Group chief charged with bribery, corporate nerve center dismantled

South Korean prosecutors charged Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee with bribery and embezzlement on Tuesday as the top conglomerate announced the dismantling of its corporate strategy office, the latest developments in a graft scandal that has rocked the country.

6 years, 6 months ago

Samsung chief Lee arrested as South Korean corruption probe deepens

Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee was arrested on Friday over his alleged role in a corruption scandal rocking the highest levels of power in South Korea, dealing a fresh blow to the technology giant and standard-bearer for Asia's fourth-largest economy.

6 years, 7 months ago

Samsung Heir Faces Arrest In Presidential Corruption Scandal

The vice chairman and billionaire heir apparent of Samsung, Jay Y. Lee, is the latest high-profile figure to be implicated in the presidential corruption scandal that has rocked South Korea.

6 years, 8 months ago

North Korean diplomat serving in London defects to the South

The most senior diplomat ever to defect from North Korea has arrived in Seoul after serving in London for the last ten years, the South Korean government confirmed on Wednesday.

7 years, 1 month ago

Des Opportunités pour les Entrepreneurs en Corée du Sud

Tenant en compte la crise dans la zone euro, Enterprise Mauritius, qui vient de me-ner une étude sur la Corée du Sud sur la diversification des marchés d’exportations, estime que des opportunités existent pour les manufacturiers locaux dans ce pays.

8 years, 5 months ago

South Africa Goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa Killed in Home Invasion

JOHANNESBURG – The captain of South Africa's national soccer team was fatally shot when armed men broke into the house where he was staying, police said.

8 years, 11 months ago

Fans at South Korean Pop Concert Plunge into Ventilation Shaft, 16 Dead

Sixteen people were killed at an open-air pop concert in South Korea on Friday when the cover of a ventilation shaft they were standing on gave way, officials and media said.

8 years, 11 months ago

Prosecutor: Mate Was Steering Ferry Route for 1st Time

The captain of the ferry that sank off South Korea, leaving more than 300 missing or dead, was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people in need — three of whom were seen lifeless in the drowned vessel by a diver who was unable to get them out.

9 years, 5 months ago

Hundreds Still Missing in Deadly Korea Ferry Accident

Rescuers were hammering on the upturned hull of a capsized South Korea ferry on Thursday hoping for a response from hundreds of people, mostly teenage schoolchildren, believed trapped after the vessel started sinking more than 24 hours previously.

9 years, 5 months ago

2 Dead After Ferry Sinks off South Korea's Coast

At least two people have died after a ferry carrying 447 passengers, many of them students, sank off South Korea’s southern coast Wednesday.

9 years, 5 months ago

North and South Korea Exchange Fire Across Disputed Sea Border

North Korea conducted extensive live-fire military drills off its southern coast on Monday, some of its artillery shells falling south of the disputed sea border with South Korea, in a military provocation that came a day after the North threatened to conduct more nuclear tests.

9 years, 5 months ago

Seoul's Bridge of Life Curbs Suicide Attempts with Happy Thoughts

South Korea has the highest suicide rate among the 20 countries that make up the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and it's carried that unfortunate statistic on its back for the past eight years.

10 years, 2 months ago

Tourism: Operators Conquer the South Korean Market

Mauritian tourism operators were out in force this week at Hana Tour International Travel Show, held in Seoul, South Korea. MTPA and Air Mauritius, also present at the tourism fair, took the opportunity to organize a workshop for the tour operators and travel agents Korean Monday, May 27 and which was attended by thirty operators, including FIT Club, Hana Tour, Sport Tourism, Lotte tower, GB Ocean.

10 years, 3 months ago