In a move to curb cheap Chinese steel imports and protect the domestic industry, the government is planning to bring additional steel products under the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) framework. The plan also involves expanding the classification of existing steel standards to prevent products with minor variations from escaping scrutiny during imports, two persons […]
South Korea, Japan, and the United States have conducted a joint air drill involving a heavy bomber, Seoul’s military said, in response to North Korea’s latest long-range missile test. The exercise took place on Sunday, three days after Pyongyang launched one of its most powerful and advanced solid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), which experts say […]
North Korea has blown up the northern sections of disused roads that connect it to South Korea, according to South Korea’s military. Some parts of the road north of the military demarcation line dividing the two countries were blown up at about midday (03:00 GMT), the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a message sent […]
South Korean author Han Kang has won the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”. Mats Malm, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy’s Nobel Committee, announced the prize in Stockholm on Thursday. Han, 53, is the first South Korean writer to […]
Spotify’s free music and podcasts service option is now available in South Korea, the audio streaming platform said on Thursday, as it looks to widen its audience base. The streaming giant’s freemium business model offers both a free, limited ad-supported service and an unlimited premium subscription service. Spotify said that the move will enable them to […]
North Korea’s army has said it will sever road and railway access to South Korea and fortify areas on its side of the border, state media reported. The Korean People’s Army said on Wednesday that it will “completely cut off roads and railways” linked to South Korea and “fortify the relevant areas of our side […]
Editor’s Note: Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days. CNN — Bringing the second day of this year’s Coachella to a close, K-Pop girl group Blackpink made history Saturday night when they became […]
