Seoul: South Korea will chemically castrate a serial rapist who preyed on young girls, the first time it has employed the punishment under legislation passed in 2010, Korean media reported on Wednesday. The 45-year-old offender, identified only as Park, was convicted of four rapes or attempted rapes on children under the age of 13 between 1984 and 2002, the Joongang Daily reported. The legislation is intended for use against people...
01:22 PM, May 23, 2012
Malacca (Malaysia): Captain Akashdeep Singh came to his side's rescue with a golden goal as India defeated South Korea 2-1 to bag a consolation bronze medal at the Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament in Malacca on Sunday. After a barren first half, You Seungji put the Koreans ahead in the 47th minute with a immaculate penalty corner conversion. But India replied back seven minutes later through a field effort from...
06:13 PM, May 13, 2012
Seoul: South Korea has seized thousands of smuggled drug capsules filled with powdered flesh from dead babies, which some people believe can cure disease, officials said on Monday. The capsules were made in north-eastern China from babies whose bodies were chopped into small pieces and dried on stoves before being turned into powder, the Korea Customs Service said. Customs officials refused to say where the dead babies came from or...
09:43 AM, May 08, 2012
Seoul: Jeev Milkha Singh played a flawless three-under 69 and finished tied 25th as Austria's Bernd Wiesberger (68) left his rivals trailing to win the Ballantine's Championship in Seoul on Sunday. The 26-year-old Austrian signed off with a four-day total of 18-under-par 270 to lift his maiden Tour title. While Jeev totalled five-under 283, Anirban Lahiri (73) was tied 49th at even par 288 and Digvijay Singh (73) was tied...
11:14 PM, Apr 29, 2012
Seoul: Jeev Milkha Singh turned in a strong finish with two birdies in the last three holes to card a four-under 68 that saw him move up from 49th to 29th place at the end of the third round of the Ballantine's Championships on Saturday. However, the other two Indians who made the cut, Anirban Lahiri (71) and Digvijay Singh (78), slipped down. Jeev, after a par-par start, birdied three...
06:35 PM, Apr 28, 2012
Pyongyang: North Korea is armed with "powerful modern weapons" capable of defeating the United States, a top military chief in Pyongyang said Wednesday amid increased speculation abroad about the nation's missile arsenal and nuclear ambitions. Vice Marshal Ri Yong Ho emphasised the importance of strengthening the military to defend North Korea against threats it sees from the United States and South Korea. He called his nation a nuclear and military...
01:37 PM, Apr 25, 2012
Pyongyang: North Korea has threatened to launch "special operations" against South Korea's president, the official KCNA news agency said on Monday. A special mission team of the Korean People's Army (KPA) said that "special operations" aimed at Lee Myung-bak and his followers are designed to begin soon "in the unique way of the DPRK", reported Xinhua citing the KCNA. It said that Lee, together with his conservative media group who...
02:25 PM, Apr 23, 2012
Pyongyang: North Korea's much-anticipated rocket launch ended quickly in an embarrassing failure early on Friday, splintering into pieces over the Yellow Sea soon after takeoff. Within minutes of the early morning launch, the US and South Korea declared it a failure. North Korea acknowledged that hours later in an announcement broadcast on state TV, saying the satellite had failed to enter into orbit. World leaders were swift to denounce the...
11:00 AM, Apr 13, 2012
Seoul: North Korea's much hyped long-range rocket apparently crashed into the sea a few minutes after launch on Friday, South Korean and other officials said, dealing a blow to the prestige of the reclusive and impoverished state. Pyongyang had defied international pressure from the United States and others to push ahead with the launch, which even its close ally China had warned against. According to Japanese broadcaster NHK, citing a...
06:07 AM, Apr 13, 2012
Seoul: Recent satellite images show North Korea is digging a new underground tunnel in what appears to be preparation for a third nuclear test, according to South Korean intelligence officials. The excavation at North Korea's northeast Punggye-ri site, where nuclear tests were conducted in 2006 and 2009, is in its final stages, according to a report by intelligence officials that was shared Monday with The Associated Press. Its release comes...
04:34 PM, Apr 09, 2012
Seoul: India on Tuesday made a strong pitch for membership of four exclusive nuclear clubs contending that it would help strengthen its export control systems and maintain highest international standards of its nuclear programme. "India has never been a source of proliferation of sensitive technologies and we are determined to further strengthen our export control systems to keep them on par with the highest international standards," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...
07:40 AM, Mar 27, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to make a statement at the ongoing Nuclear Security Summit at Seoul in South Korea on Tuesday. He is also likely to meet his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the summit. Bilateral talks with Canada, Spain and Turkey have also been lined up. Singh is expected to return to India by Tuesday evening. India is expected to stress...
07:18 AM, Mar 27, 2012
Seoul: Amid global concerns over Pakistan's track record on nuclear non-proliferation, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday said his country had no links with North Korea's atomic programme. "There had been some disinformation and allegations during the past, but now it is a closed chapter that we have already denied," said Gilani, who is in Seoul to attend second Nuclear Security Summit. His comments to South Korea's Yonhap news...
04:40 PM, Mar 26, 2012
The Prime Minister said that India will take proactive steps to improve the business climate in the country. ...
02:10 PM, Mar 26, 2012
Seoul: Chinese President Hu Jintao met South Korean President Lee Myung-bak Monday in Seoul to discuss bilateral ties. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit slated Monday and Tuesday in Seoul, reported Xinhua. Over the past 20 years, bilateral economic and trade cooperation have been continuously expanded, people-to-people exchanges and cooperation in other areas have flourished and the two sides have also coordinated closely on...
11:35 AM, Mar 26, 2012
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