Yunus congratulates new South Korean president
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunon Wednesady congratulated Lee Jae-myung on his election as the new South Korean president.
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South Korea’s new leader vows to ‘heal wounds’ with North
SOUTH Korea’s president Lee Jae-myung vowed to reach out to the nuclear-armed North and heal wounds’ as he took office Wednesday, after winning a snap election triggered by his predecessor’s disastrous martial law declaration...
South Korea’s Lee on course to win presidency by landslide
Centre-left Lee Jae-myung was set Tuesday to win South Korea’s presidential election by a landslide, capping months of political chaos in a vote which drew the highest turnout in nearly three decades.
South Korea on cusp, Uzbeks eye historic World Cup spot
European club trophy winners Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in will hope to fire South Korea to the World Cup in the coming days with four remaining automatic spots from Asia up for grabs.
S Korea presidential candidates rally ahead of June 3 vote
South Korea’s leading candidates held major campaign events Sunday, two days out from a snap election triggered by the former president’s removal after his disastrous declaration of martial law.
S Koreans rally ahead of presidential vote
Thousands of supporters of South Korea’s two leading presidential candidates rallied on Saturday in Seoul, days before a vote triggered by the ex-leader’s disastrous declaration of martial law.
Early voting starts for South Korea election triggered by martial law
Early voting in South Korea’s presidential election began on Thursday, with both main candidates casting ballots in a poll triggered by ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s ill-fated suspension of civilian rule last year.
Opposition’s Lee leading South Korea presidential race: poll
A Gallup poll released Tuesday indicates South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is the clear frontrunner to become the country’s next president, with less than a week to go until the elections...
South Korea look to feed off Son's Europa glory in World Cup qualifiers
South Korea hope Son Heung-min's European success can rub off on the national side when the skipper leads them into crucial World Cup qualifiers next week.
S Korea concerns over China’s ‘no-sail zone’
South Korea has voiced concerns to China over its establishment of a ‘no-sail zone’ in a shared area of the Yellow Sea, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Saturday.
‘Accident’ takes place at North Korea warship launch ceremony
A major accident occurred at a launch ceremony for a new North Korean naval destroyer, state media reported Thursday, with leader Kim Jong Un saying the mishap was a ‘criminal act’...
S Korea’s ex-president Yoon leaves party
South Korea’s ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol left his conservative party on Saturday as it gears up for snap elections triggered by his impeachment over a bid to impose martial law.
North Korea fires flurry of short-range ballistic missiles
North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, around a week after leader Kim Jong Un tested a new weapons system for his latest warship...
Airlines cancel, reroute flights following India-Pakistan clashes
Clashes between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan on Wednesday sent airlines scrambling to cancel, divert or reroute flights...
Samsung Electronics posts 22pc jump in Q1 net profit
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics reported a better-than-expected 21.7 per cent rise in first-quarter net profit on Wednesday as consumers rushed to buy smartphones under the looming threat of US tariffs...
25 Bangladeshi workers reach South Korea under MoU
The first batch of Bangladeshi workers reached South Korea in line with a recent bilateral deal on recruitment of workforce from the South Asian nation to the East Asian country, an official press release said on Tuesday.
Ex-S Korea president calls bribery charges unjust
South Korea’s former president Moon Jae-in claimed Friday that prosecutors abused their power, were politically motivated and ‘unjust’ to indict him on bribery charges.
South Korea proposes ‘July package’
South Korea has proposed a ‘package deal’ to Washington to avoid Donald Trump’s steep tariffs, its finance minister said Friday, which US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said could bring a trade ‘understanding’ by next week.
Bangladesh, S Korea sign $6.26m loan deal for maritime sector dev
South Korea will provide a $6.26 million loan to Bangladesh under a supplementary agreement in the maritime sector.
Yoon quits presidential residence
South Korea’s impeached ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol embraced supporters as he left the presidential residence in the capital Seoul on Friday, after being stripped of his duties.
South Korea court ousts impeached president Yoon
South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously ruled on Friday to remove impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol from office over his disastrous martial law declaration, triggering fresh elections after months of political turmoil.
South Korea court to rule Friday on president Yoon impeachment
South Korea's Constitutional Court will issue its long-awaited ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment Friday, months after he was suspended for declaring martial law.,..
Rallies grow in South Korea as court weighs president’s fate
Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans rallied for and against impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday as protests grow while the country’s Constitutional Court weighs whether to dismiss him.
27 killed in South Korea wildfires
Wildfires in South Korea are now the largest and deadliest on record, having burned more forest and killed more people than any previous blaze, officials said Thursday, as the death toll hit 27.
Son rebuke sparks review of South Korean pitches nationwide
South Korean authorities said Thursday they will inspect elite-level football pitches across the country after national skipper Son Heung-min blamed poor playing surfaces for hurting their World Cup hopes.
Bangladesh should have done better politically, democratically: Ban Ki-moon
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday sought support and advice from former United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon for a smooth transition to democracy in Bangladesh...
Temple burned, UNESCO-site evacuated as South Korea wildfires spread
A historic Buddhist temple burned to the ground and a UNESCO-listed village was ordered to evacuate as South Korea scrambled to contain worsening wildfires, which are tearing across the country’s southeast.
S Korea court reinstates impeached PM as acting president
South Korea’s Constitutional Court dismissed the impeachment of prime minister Han Duck-soo on Monday, reinstating him as acting president — a role he took after the president was suspended for declaring martial law.
US imports eggs from Korea, Turkey to help ease prices
The United States is importing Turkish and South Korean eggs to ease an avian flu-fueled supply crunch that has pushed up prices across the country, Donald Trump’s agriculture secretary confirmed Friday...
Protests intensify as court prepares to rule on Yoon
Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans took to the streets Saturday as rallies for and against the impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol intensified over the next constitutional court’s decision on whether to dismiss him.
