South Korea concrete delivery halt threatens Samsung, SK Hynix chip plant work: ReportThe National Ready-Mixed Concrete Transport Workers' Union suspended deliveries in the Seoul metropolitan area starting on Monday, a work...
12 Jun, 2026, 09.49 AM IST
Former South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol gets 30 years over North Korea drone incidentFormer South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol received a 30-year prison sentence. This conviction stems from sending military drones into Nor...
12 Jun, 2026, 09.44 AM IST
Iran postpones former supreme leader Ali Khamenei's state funeral to late June or early JulyTehran's mayor announced that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's state funeral, initially planned for early June, has been postponed until late ...
12 Jun, 2026, 08.15 AM IST
Kospi jumps over 8% on Iran peace deal hopes; world's best-performing market up 94% YTDSouth Korean stocks surged on Friday, with the KOSPI jumping as much as 8.5%, driven by optimism that Middle East tensions could ease after...
12 Jun, 2026, 08.12 AM IST
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz, warns it will shoot vessels; strikes US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain againTensions between the United States and Iran have surged. Iran struck American military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait. The Strait of Hormuz wa...
11 Jun, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
North Korea, China claim wins from Xi visit, but limits remainChinese President Xi Jinping visited North Korea, with both nations claiming significant gains. The trip boosted North Korean leader Kim Jo...
11 Jun, 2026, 11.59 AM IST
Trump says Iran called to stop bombing; Tehran denies: ReportUS President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that Iranian leaders telephoned him directly and asked him to stop a bombing wave that was...
11 Jun, 2026, 07.52 AM IST
Kuwait restricts domestic worker recruitment to 10 countries, bans 27 othersKuwait has restricted domestic worker recruitment to 10 approved countries, prohibiting hiring from 27 others under new Interior Ministry r...
10 Jun, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
Kospi selloff resumes, tanks nearly 4% as AI unwinding continues; Iran war uncertainty dents moodSouth Korean stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, with the benchmark KOSPI dropping up to 3.6%, as semiconductor shares resumed their decline ...
10 Jun, 2026, 08.51 AM IST
China's Xi says he reached important consensus with Kim in North Korea visit, KCNA reportsChinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have agreed to safeguard regional and global peace. Their recent visit to ...
10 Jun, 2026, 07.31 AM IST
Korean proverb of the day: 'Love is like water, its shape changes depending on the vessel' - A timeless lesson on how love finds new ways to thrive in every season of lifeLove evolves, much like water adapting to its container. This Korean proverb talks about how relationships must change with life's stages a...
09 Jun, 2026, 08.05 PM IST
Amidst Iran, Ukraine conflicts, China President Xi Jinping, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un sends message to Donald Trump, Vladimir PutinChinese president's first trip to North Korea since 2019 and also his first foreign visit this year.
08 Jun, 2026, 07.33 PM IST
China's Xi hails 'new start' in North Korea ties ahead of summitChinese President Xi Jinping is visiting North Korea to strengthen ties. This visit occurs as North Korea increases trade and military coop...
08 Jun, 2026, 10.31 AM IST
UAE nuclear plant attack 'serious compromise of nuclear safety': IAEAThe head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has declared a recent drone attack on the Barakah nuclear plant in the UAE a serious com...
05 Jun, 2026, 07.24 PM IST
Russia, US and nuclear: What to expect from Xi-Kim summitChina's President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea on Monday as he seeks to cement Beijing's influence in its own backyard, following summ...
05 Jun, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
Amid US-Iran war, North Korea flaunts new nuclear fuel facility, Kim Jong Un calls it "amazing, beyond rhetorical description"North Korea has revealed a new facility for nuclear bomb fuel production, with Kim Jong Un vowing to exponentially expand the nation's nucl...
04 Jun, 2026, 03.07 PM IST
North Korea unveils a new plant to produce fuel for nuclear weaponsNorth Korea has revealed a new facility for producing nuclear bomb fuels. Leader Kim Jong Un announced plans to significantly increase the ...
04 Jun, 2026, 06.18 AM IST