South Korea

Rescuers suspect 179 people died when a plane veered off a South Korean airport runway and caught fire on Sunday, local media reported on Sunday. Two survivors, both of them crew members, were taken to hospital and…

The South Korean Government has ordered an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol. The South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Monday that the travel ban is due to the ongoing investigation into…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has advocated for closer collaboration between Nigeria, Turkey and South Korea particularly in parliamentary engagements and also in the areas of economy and technology. Lawan made the call on Wednesday in…

South Korea will soon bring an outbreak of a deadly new strain of Coronavirus (COVID-19) that originated in China in late December under control, allowing the country to refocus its energy on reviving the economy. President Moon Jae-in…

Nigeria’s national men’s basketball team, the D’Tigers, boosted their chances of qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Games by defeating South Korea 108-66 in their final group game at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China on Wednesday. Having lost…

Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Tuesday it was tweaking its policies to allow users to see and control the data that other websites and apps shared with the social network to improve targeted advertising. The company defines the data, for…

South Korea says it has provided its largest food and aid donation since 2008 to U.N. aid programme in North Korea. Officials said on Wednesday, amid warnings that millions of dollars more is needed to make up for food shortages.…

South Korea’s childbirth posted the lowest January figure, maintaining worry about a so-called demographic cliff, a government report showed on Wednesday. The number of newborn babies was 30,300 in January, down 6.2 per cent, or 2,000,…

Asian stocks extended gains on Tuesday as overnight strength on Wall Street and the Federal Reserve’s cautious turn underpinned appetite for riskier assets, while the dollar held firm on last week’s upbeat U.S. data. MSCI’s broadest…

If dedication alone was a passport to glory, 76-year-old Egyptian swimmer Nagwa Yousef Ghorab would have won capfuls of medals by now. Ghorab first took to the pool at age four and became her country’s under-16 backstroke and freestyle…