19-05-2014 08:26
South Korean automaker Hyundai is recalling 140,000 vehicles in the United States and Puerto Rico because of an air bag problem, according to documents filed with US auto safety regulators.
19-05-2014 08:20
In a tearful televised address, South Korean president Park Geun-hye on Monday said she would dismantle the coastguard over their poor response to the ferry disaster that left more than 300 dead or missing.
18-05-2014 08:43
Seoul, May 17 (VNA) – Sharing the world public’s condemnation of China’s illegal placement of an oil rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in the East Sea, an expert from the Republic of Korea (RoK) has affirmed that China’s act violates the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
29-04-2014 09:33
Sojitz Corporation, a large Japanese business, intends to open three to four industrial parks (IPs) in Viet Nam, confirmed President & CEO for Asia & Oceania Managing Director Hideaki Kato.
27-04-2014 19:17
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has carried out a rash of visits to military installations and chaired a meeting of senior figures in the armed forces, state media said Sunday, amid global unease over a possible nuclear test.
27-04-2014 19:13
Concerns are growing among anguished families that the bodies of those who died in the sinking of a South Korean ferry may never be found, as search teams suspended work Saturday because of bad weather.
26-04-2014 08:43
Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun has decided to donate 300 million won to Danwon High School. About 325 students from the school were aboard the ferry Sewol when it sank on April 16.
25-04-2014 10:10
Keangnam Vina, the Korean-backed developer of Vietnam’s tallest skyscraper - Landmark Tower – in Hanoi, was listed last week among a group of companies which have violated tax regulations.
24-04-2014 16:08
The senior engineer on the South Korean ferry that sank last week said Thursday he was unaware of any problems with the ship's engine or ballast when it ran into trouble.
22-04-2014 16:04
Murky waters and strong currents are hampering divers' rescue operations for the sunken ferry Sewol. Professional divers say this could possibly be the most difficult underwater operation yet.
22-04-2014 08:23
The captain and crew of a South Korean ferry that capsized last week with hundreds of children on board acted in a way "tantamount to murder," President Park Guen-hye said Monday, as four more crew members were arrested.
20-04-2014 19:26
Divers retrieved 16 bodies on Sunday from inside the submerged South Korean ferry that capsized four days ago with hundreds of children on board, opening a grim new chapter in the search and recovery process.
19-04-2014 10:24
Investigators on Saturday arrested the captain of the South Korean ferry that capsized three days ago with 476 people on board, as divers finally accessed the submerged vessel and spotted what they believed to be bodies.
18-04-2014 09:22
South Korean divers renewed efforts Friday to access a capsized ferry in which hundreds of schoolchildren are feared trapped, as the grief and frustration of anguished parents gave way to anger and recrimination.
17-04-2014 17:01
Nine people were on Thursday confirmed dead, after a South Korean vessel capsized and sank off the southern coast.