South Korea – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:01:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png South Korea – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Tinubu Commissions NNPCL, WAGL’s 40,000 CBM LPG Carrier in South Korea https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubu-commissions-nnpcl-wagls-40000-cbm-lpg-carrier-in-south-korea/ https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubu-commissions-nnpcl-wagls-40000-cbm-lpg-carrier-in-south-korea/#respond Thu, 25 Dec 2025 09:42:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=465406 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commissioned a 40,000 cubic meter Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vessel built for the West Africa Gas Limited (WAGL), a joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Sahara Group, in Ulsan, South Korea. The new carrier, which represents one of the most significant investments in Nigeria’s gas [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubu-commissions-nnpcl-wagls-40000-cbm-lpg-carrier-in-south-korea/feed/ 0 North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Warns of Possible War, Orders Military Build-Up https://www.theinfostride.com/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-warns-of-possible-war-orders-military-build-up/ https://www.theinfostride.com/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-warns-of-possible-war-orders-military-build-up/#respond Sun, 31 Dec 2023 16:00:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=366171 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has issued a stark warning to his country, urging them to prepare for the possibility of war as tensions rise on the Korean peninsula. In a recent speech, Kim highlighted the need for readiness, emphasizing that a conflict could erupt at any time. Kim’s warning comes after he concluded [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-warns-of-possible-war-orders-military-build-up/feed/ 0 Indusface releases 8 Most Cyber Secure African Countries with Expert’s Top Tips for Business https://www.theinfostride.com/indusface-releases-8-most-cyber-secure-african-countries-with-experts-top-tips-for-business/ https://www.theinfostride.com/indusface-releases-8-most-cyber-secure-african-countries-with-experts-top-tips-for-business/#respond Tue, 20 Jun 2023 08:48:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=349198 Recent research has shown that 68% of high-revenue growth companies have embraced a hybrid model worldwide. With businesses enjoying remote or hybrid working, benefits including reduced maintenance costs, improved flexibility and extended talent pool, cyber security awareness has become more critical than ever. With this in mind, Indusface is intrigued to find out the most [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/indusface-releases-8-most-cyber-secure-african-countries-with-experts-top-tips-for-business/feed/ 0 South Korean President’s approval rating stands at 36.3%, shows survey https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korean-presidents-approval-rating-stands-at-36-3-shows-survey/ https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korean-presidents-approval-rating-stands-at-36-3-shows-survey/#respond Wed, 07 Jun 2023 15:06:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=348427 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s approval rating stands at 36.3 per cent, a new survey revealed on Wednesday. The ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) would win 31.2 per cent and 33.1 per cent of the vote, respectively, if the parliamentary elections set for next year were to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korean-presidents-approval-rating-stands-at-36-3-shows-survey/feed/ 0 Yoon Suk Yeol, Fumio Kishida vow better Seoul-Tokyo ties following summit https://www.theinfostride.com/yoon-suk-yeol-fumio-kishida-vow-better-seoul-tokyo-ties-following-summit/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoon-suk-yeol-fumio-kishida-vow-better-seoul-tokyo-ties-following-summit/#respond Mon, 08 May 2023 16:34:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=346708 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday called for officials to map out specific steps to hasten security and economic cooperation with Japan following his weekend summit in Seoul with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Kishida during Sunday’s meeting expressed sympathy toward Koreans forced into industrial slavery during Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule of the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoon-suk-yeol-fumio-kishida-vow-better-seoul-tokyo-ties-following-summit/feed/ 0 S Korean leader cites threat from North’s missile tests, nuclear ambition https://www.theinfostride.com/s-korean-leader-cites-threat-from-norths-missile-tests-nuclear-ambition/ https://www.theinfostride.com/s-korean-leader-cites-threat-from-norths-missile-tests-nuclear-ambition/#respond Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:20:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=339547 North Korea’s spike in missile tests, growing nuclear ambitions and other provocative acts pose a serious threat that could lead to a dangerous miscalculation and spark a wider conflict, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday. Speaking with The Associated Press at the presidential office in Seoul, the conservative leader reiterated his call for [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/s-korean-leader-cites-threat-from-norths-missile-tests-nuclear-ambition/feed/ 0 China chips ban: Why US wants S Korea, Japan and the Netherlands on board https://www.theinfostride.com/china-chips-ban-why-us-wants-s-korea-japan-and-the-netherlands-on-board/ https://www.theinfostride.com/china-chips-ban-why-us-wants-s-korea-japan-and-the-netherlands-on-board/#respond Sun, 08 Jan 2023 21:22:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=339408 The US is in discussions with Japan, the Netherlands and South Korea to restrict semiconductor exports to China, and it needs all parties to agree on a deal, US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said in an interview. Stressing the importance of South Korean and Dutch cooperation alongside Japan, he was speaking by phone days [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/china-chips-ban-why-us-wants-s-korea-japan-and-the-netherlands-on-board/feed/ 0 South Korea fires warning shots after drones from North cross border https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korea-fires-warning-shots-after-drones-from-north-cross-border/ https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korea-fires-warning-shots-after-drones-from-north-cross-border/#respond Sun, 25 Dec 2022 21:05:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=338562 South Korea says it fired warning shots after North Korean drones violated the South’s airspace. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said several unmanned North Korean drones crossed the inter-Korean border and were detected in the South’s territory on Monday. It’s the first time for North Korean drones to enter South Korean airspace since 2017. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korea-fires-warning-shots-after-drones-from-north-cross-border/feed/ 0 North Korea once again fires artillery rounds over South Korea’s drills https://www.theinfostride.com/north-korea-once-again-fires-artillery-rounds-over-south-koreas-drills/ https://www.theinfostride.com/north-korea-once-again-fires-artillery-rounds-over-south-koreas-drills/#respond Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:00:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=337370 North Korea on Tuesday fired a barrage of artillery rounds into waters near rival South Korea for the second consecutive day in a tit-for-tat response for the South’s live-fire drills in an inland border region. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected North Korea firing around 90 artillery rounds from a front-line area [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/north-korea-once-again-fires-artillery-rounds-over-south-koreas-drills/feed/ 0 Neymar Is Available To Face South Korea – Tite https://www.theinfostride.com/neymar-is-available-to-face-south-korea-tite/ https://www.theinfostride.com/neymar-is-available-to-face-south-korea-tite/#respond Sun, 04 Dec 2022 22:21:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=337267 Neymar is available for Brazil’s World Cup last-16 match against South Korea on Monday, Tite has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting. According to him, Neymar has been training with the team recently, and if everything goes according to plan with the training, he’ll play [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/neymar-is-available-to-face-south-korea-tite/feed/ 0 Ghana Must Beat South Korea – Otto Addo https://www.theinfostride.com/ghana-must-beat-south-korea-otto-addo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ghana-must-beat-south-korea-otto-addo/#respond Sun, 27 Nov 2022 12:02:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=336850 Ghana manager, Otto Addo has come out to admit that he is feeling the pressure heading into their second World Cup fixture against South Korea on Monday. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting. According to him, it will be very tough to beat South Korea because [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ghana-must-beat-south-korea-otto-addo/feed/ 0 North Korea fires ballistic missiles into sea amid US-South Korea drills https://www.theinfostride.com/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missiles-into-sea-amid-us-south-korea-drills/ https://www.theinfostride.com/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missiles-into-sea-amid-us-south-korea-drills/#respond Fri, 04 Nov 2022 21:44:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=335465 South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired four short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, adding to its barrage of weapons demonstrations this week that has raised tensions in the region. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Saturday that the missiles flew around 130 kilometers (80 miles) toward the North’s western sea. North Korea [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missiles-into-sea-amid-us-south-korea-drills/feed/ 0 North Korea fires more artillery into maritime buffer zones: South Korea https://www.theinfostride.com/north-korea-fires-more-artillery-into-maritime-buffer-zones-south-korea/ https://www.theinfostride.com/north-korea-fires-more-artillery-into-maritime-buffer-zones-south-korea/#respond Fri, 14 Oct 2022 21:00:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=334202 South Korea’s military says it detected North Korea additionally firing possibly hundreds of artillery rounds into maritime buffer zones between the rivals, further raising animosities triggered by a recent barrage of weapons tests. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the North firing around 80 rounds of artillery into waters near their eastern [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/north-korea-fires-more-artillery-into-maritime-buffer-zones-south-korea/feed/ 0 S Korea, US fire 4 missiles into East Sea against N Korea’s provocation https://www.theinfostride.com/s-korea-us-fire-4-missiles-into-east-sea-against-n-koreas-provocation/ https://www.theinfostride.com/s-korea-us-fire-4-missiles-into-east-sea-against-n-koreas-provocation/#respond Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:00:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=333637 South Korea and the United States fired four ground-to-ground missiles into the East Sea on Wednesday in joint drills, a day after North Korea’s intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) launch, according to the South’s military. The two sides each launched two Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles, which precisely hit mock targets and demonstrated the allies’ [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/s-korea-us-fire-4-missiles-into-east-sea-against-n-koreas-provocation/feed/ 0 Joe Biden writes to S Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol seeking talks on IRA https://www.theinfostride.com/joe-biden-writes-to-s-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-seeking-talks-on-ira/ https://www.theinfostride.com/joe-biden-writes-to-s-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-seeking-talks-on-ira/#respond Tue, 04 Oct 2022 21:46:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=333635   US President Joe Biden has sent a letter to South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol expressing his willingness to continue frank and open-minded talks on the US Inflation Reduction Act, a presidential official said Wednesday. Biden also said in the letter the previous day that he is well aware of Yoon’s concerns about the IRA, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/joe-biden-writes-to-s-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-seeking-talks-on-ira/feed/ 0 South Korean Assembly Speaker Meets Pelosi Amid Heightened China-US Tensions https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korean-assembly-speaker-meets-pelosi-amid-heightened-china-us-tensions/ https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korean-assembly-speaker-meets-pelosi-amid-heightened-china-us-tensions/#respond Wed, 03 Aug 2022 21:00:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=329967 Speaker of South Korea’s National Assembly Kim Jin-pyo met visiting US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday amid heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing in the wake of her high-profile visit to Taiwan. Pelosi is the first US House speaker to visit South Korea since former Speaker Dennis Hastert in 2002, reports Yonhap News Agency. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korean-assembly-speaker-meets-pelosi-amid-heightened-china-us-tensions/feed/ 0 Kim Threatens To Use Nuclear Weapons Amid Tensions With US, S Korea https://www.theinfostride.com/kim-threatens-to-use-nuclear-weapons-amid-tensions-with-us-s-korea/ https://www.theinfostride.com/kim-threatens-to-use-nuclear-weapons-amid-tensions-with-us-s-korea/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2022 21:00:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=329354   North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he’s ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday, as he unleashed fiery rhetoric against rivals he says are pushing the Korean Peninsula to the brink of war. Kim’s speech to war veterans on [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/kim-threatens-to-use-nuclear-weapons-amid-tensions-with-us-s-korea/feed/ 0 South Korea Protests Against Japan’s Claims To Dokdo In Defense White Paper https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korea-protests-against-japans-claims-to-dokdo-in-defense-white-paper/ https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korea-protests-against-japans-claims-to-dokdo-in-defense-white-paper/#respond Thu, 21 Jul 2022 21:00:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=328956   The South Korean government has condemned Japan on Friday for laying repeated claim to the easternmost islets of Dokdo in its annual defence white paper. “(The government) strongly protests against Japan’s repetition of its sovereignty claim over Dokdo, clearly an integral part of the Korean territory in terms of history, geography and international law, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korea-protests-against-japans-claims-to-dokdo-in-defense-white-paper/feed/ 0 South Korean President’s Disapproval Rating Again Exceeds Approval Rating https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korean-presidents-disapproval-rating-again-exceeds-approval-rating/ https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korean-presidents-disapproval-rating-again-exceeds-approval-rating/#respond Wed, 06 Jul 2022 15:00:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=328049 More South Koreans disapprove of the way President Yoon Suk-yeol handles state affairs for the third straight week, with the gap between his disapproval and approval ratings widening outside the margin of error, a survey showed Wednesday. The Rnsearch poll of 1,028 voters conducted from Saturday to Monday showed 42.6 per cent of respondents approved [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korean-presidents-disapproval-rating-again-exceeds-approval-rating/feed/ 0 South Korea Shortlists 5 Names Among 30,000 Entries For New Presidential Office https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korea-shortlists-5-names-among-30000-entries-for-new-presidential-office/ https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korea-shortlists-5-names-among-30000-entries-for-new-presidential-office/#respond Fri, 03 Jun 2022 06:00:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=326051 Five names have been shortlisted for South Korea’s new presidential office, it was announced on Friday The shortlisted names are The People’s House, Itaewon-ro 22, The People’s Government Office, Mineum Government Office and Bareunnuri, Yonhap News Agency quoted the presidential office as saying. The five were chosen from among 30,000 entries submitted by the public [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korea-shortlists-5-names-among-30000-entries-for-new-presidential-office/feed/ 0 North Korea Launched 3 Ballistic Missiles Toward Eastern Coast In Seoul https://www.theinfostride.com/north-korea-launched-3-ballistic-missiles-toward-eastern-coast-in-seoul/ https://www.theinfostride.com/north-korea-launched-3-ballistic-missiles-toward-eastern-coast-in-seoul/#respond Tue, 24 May 2022 21:00:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=325472 North Korea launched three ballistic missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, the Norths’ first weapons firings in about two weeks as the country makes a much-disputed claim that its first domestic COVID-19 outbreak is weakening. The latest launches also came after the leaders of South Korea and the United States agreed [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/north-korea-launched-3-ballistic-missiles-toward-eastern-coast-in-seoul/feed/ 0 Plan B Ready In Case Of N Korean Provocation During Biden’s Trip, Says Official https://www.theinfostride.com/plan-b-ready-in-case-of-n-korean-provocation-during-bidens-trip-says-official/ https://www.theinfostride.com/plan-b-ready-in-case-of-n-korean-provocation-during-bidens-trip-says-official/#respond Wed, 18 May 2022 16:46:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=325011 South Korea and the US have a “Plan B” ready in case North Korea carries out a provocation during American President Joe Biden’s visit to Seoul this week, an official said here on Wednesday. “At the moment, we assess that the possibility is relatively low of North Korea carrying out a nuclear test by the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/plan-b-ready-in-case-of-n-korean-provocation-during-bidens-trip-says-official/feed/ 0 US Continues To Adjust Readiness To Meet North Korean Threats: Pentagon https://www.theinfostride.com/us-continues-to-adjust-readiness-to-meet-north-korean-threats-pentagon/ https://www.theinfostride.com/us-continues-to-adjust-readiness-to-meet-north-korean-threats-pentagon/#respond Sat, 09 Apr 2022 18:31:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=322493 The US and South Korea continue to adjust their joint defense capabilities to meet ever increasing threats from North Korea’s advancing nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities, a Pentagon spokesperson has said. Department of Defense Press Secretary John Kirby on Friday also highlighted the importance of South Korea-US joint training exercises, Yonhap news agency reported. “All [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/us-continues-to-adjust-readiness-to-meet-north-korean-threats-pentagon/feed/ 0 Russia-Ukraine Crisis: South Korea To Support Sanctions On Russia https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-ukraine-crisis-south-korea-to-support-sanctions-on-russia/ https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-ukraine-crisis-south-korea-to-support-sanctions-on-russia/#respond Thu, 24 Feb 2022 17:00:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=319231 South Korea said on Thursday that it will join a move to sanction Russia if the latter carries out a full-blown invasion of Ukraine. “The (South Korean) government has no other option but to join sanctions against Russia, including export controls” if Russia goes ahead with a full-fledged war in any form despite repeated warnings [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-ukraine-crisis-south-korea-to-support-sanctions-on-russia/feed/ 0 US, Japan, South Korea Meet In Hawaii To Discuss North Korean Threat https://www.theinfostride.com/us-japan-south-korea-meet-in-hawaii-to-discuss-north-korean-threat/ https://www.theinfostride.com/us-japan-south-korea-meet-in-hawaii-to-discuss-north-korean-threat/#respond Sat, 12 Feb 2022 21:00:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=318457 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts were meeting Saturday in Hawaii to discuss the threat posed by nuclear-armed North Korea after Pyongyang began the year with a series of missile tests. Blinken gathered in Honolulu with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/us-japan-south-korea-meet-in-hawaii-to-discuss-north-korean-threat/feed/ 0 South Korea, US, Japan Negotiate Possible Defence Ministerial Talks https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korea-us-japan-negotiate-possible-defence-ministerial-talks/ https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korea-us-japan-negotiate-possible-defence-ministerial-talks/#respond Mon, 27 Dec 2021 21:00:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=315488 South Korea, the US and Japan are negotiating over the possibility of the countries holding trilateral defence ministerial talks, the Defence Ministry in Seoul said on Tuesday. Ministry spokesperson Boo Seung-chan made the remarks following a report by the Japanese broadcaster NHK that the countries are coordinating over the idea of holding the talks among [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korea-us-japan-negotiate-possible-defence-ministerial-talks/feed/ 0 Seoul Urges North Korea To Begin New Year By Opening Door For Dialogue https://www.theinfostride.com/seoul-urges-north-korea-to-begin-new-year-by-opening-door-for-dialogue/ https://www.theinfostride.com/seoul-urges-north-korea-to-begin-new-year-by-opening-door-for-dialogue/#respond Mon, 27 Dec 2021 16:26:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=315454 South Korea’s Unification Ministry on Monday urged North Korea to start the new year with a step for dialogue and cooperation, as Pyongyang is set to convene a key party meeting this week to discuss domestic and foreign policy issues. North Korea earlier announced the ruling Workers’ Party will hold a plenary meeting of its [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/seoul-urges-north-korea-to-begin-new-year-by-opening-door-for-dialogue/feed/ 0 Australia Signs $717 Million Defence Deal With South Korea’s Hanwha https://www.theinfostride.com/australia-signs-717-million-defence-deal-with-south-koreas-hanwha/ https://www.theinfostride.com/australia-signs-717-million-defence-deal-with-south-koreas-hanwha/#respond Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:52:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=314572 Australia signed a A$1 billion ($716.5 million) defence deal with South Korea on Monday, boosting Seoul’s efforts to grow its military exports. Under the terms of the deal, South Korean defence company Hanwha Corp will build 30 self-propelled howitzers and 15 armoured ammunition resupply vehicles for Australia. “It’s an important further chapter in the defence [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/australia-signs-717-million-defence-deal-with-south-koreas-hanwha/feed/ 0 South Korea’s financial regulators to enforce tax on NFTs https://www.theinfostride.com/south-koreas-financial-regulators-to-enforce-tax-on-nfts/ https://www.theinfostride.com/south-koreas-financial-regulators-to-enforce-tax-on-nfts/#respond Mon, 29 Nov 2021 20:15:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=313803 South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) earlier disclosed that nonfungible tokens (NFTs), will be taxed beginning from next year.   According to The Korea Herald, this tax law amendment would impose a 20% tax on income from virtual assets that exceed 2.5 million won ($2,102) as of Jan. 1, 2022. The FSC’s vice chairman Doh [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/south-koreas-financial-regulators-to-enforce-tax-on-nfts/feed/ 0 Former South Korean Military Dictator Chun Doo-hwan Dies At 90 https://www.theinfostride.com/former-south-korean-military-dictator-chun-doo-hwan-dies-at-90/ https://www.theinfostride.com/former-south-korean-military-dictator-chun-doo-hwan-dies-at-90/#respond Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:00:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=313393 Former South Korean President, whose iron-fisted rule of the country following a 1979 military coup sparked massive democracy protests, died on Tuesday at the age of 90, his former press aide said. Chun had multiple myeloma, a blood cancer which was in remission, and his health had deteriorated recently, his former press secretary Min Chung-ki [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/former-south-korean-military-dictator-chun-doo-hwan-dies-at-90/feed/ 0 South Korea Calls On US To Revise Trump-Era Tariff Rules On Steel Exports https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korea-calls-on-us-to-revise-trump-era-tariff-rules-on-steel-exports/ https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korea-calls-on-us-to-revise-trump-era-tariff-rules-on-steel-exports/#respond Fri, 19 Nov 2021 21:00:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=313105 South Korea’s top trade official called on the US on Friday to launch negotiations swiftly to revise the tariff rules imposed by former President Donald Trump’s administration on Seoul’s steel exports. South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo made the request to visiting US Trade Representative Katherine Tai during in a joint committee meeting of the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korea-calls-on-us-to-revise-trump-era-tariff-rules-on-steel-exports/feed/ 0 Survival Over Love Is A Reality That Breaks My Heart – Burna Boy https://www.theinfostride.com/survival-over-love-is-a-reality-that-breaks-my-heart-burna-boy/ https://www.theinfostride.com/survival-over-love-is-a-reality-that-breaks-my-heart-burna-boy/#respond Tue, 12 Oct 2021 14:17:44 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=310197 Popular singer, Burna Boy has come out to share his thoughts about popular South Korean fictional drama, “Squid Games.” He recently had his say via his social media page, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the series is an actual reality of how no one truly loves anyone when it comes down to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/survival-over-love-is-a-reality-that-breaks-my-heart-burna-boy/feed/ 0 North, South Korea Agree To Restore Severed Communication Links https://www.theinfostride.com/north-south-korea-agree-to-restore-severed-communication-links/ https://www.theinfostride.com/north-south-korea-agree-to-restore-severed-communication-links/#respond Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:00:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302174 North and South Korea restored their cross-border communication lines that had been severed for over a year, the South Korean presidential office said on Tuesday. An official statement said that the two Koreas decided to resume their direct communication hotlines as of 10:00 am local time. This comes 13 months after North Korea cut off [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/north-south-korea-agree-to-restore-severed-communication-links/feed/ 0 South Korean PM Offers Public Apology For Coronavirus Surge On Destroyer https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korean-pm-offers-public-apology-for-coronavirus-surge-on-destroyer/ https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korean-pm-offers-public-apology-for-coronavirus-surge-on-destroyer/#respond Tue, 20 Jul 2021 10:00:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=301367 South Korea’s prime minister has offered a public apology over a large-scale coronavirus outbreak on a destroyer on an anti-piracy mission off East Africa. Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Tuesday the government is very sorry for failing to carefully take care of the health of our soldiers who are devoting themselves to the country. The [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korean-pm-offers-public-apology-for-coronavirus-surge-on-destroyer/feed/ 0 Netflix Spends Over $500M in South Korea to Develop New Contents https://www.theinfostride.com/netflix-spends-over-500m-in-south-korea-to-develop-new-contents/ https://www.theinfostride.com/netflix-spends-over-500m-in-south-korea-to-develop-new-contents/#respond Thu, 25 Feb 2021 22:25:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=285889 On Thursday, Netflix said that it will spend $500 million this year on films and series; produced in South Korea to broaden its growing slate of content from the country. Korean filmmakers and stars gathered in Seoul where the U.S. streaming giant announced its investment plans; and also previewed images from its upcoming slate of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/netflix-spends-over-500m-in-south-korea-to-develop-new-contents/feed/ 0 Samsung Set To Invest $1.2b In U.S. For ‘Internet of Things’ https://www.theinfostride.com/samsung-set-invest-1-2b-u-s-internet-things/ Wed, 22 Jun 2016 22:26:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=133036 The world’s top smartphone maker, Samsung, said yesterday it plans to invest about $1.2 billion in the United States over the next four years on so-called Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. In a statement, Samsung said it will make the investments through its Silicon Valley arms such as the Samsung Global Innovation Center in order to [...]

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]]> #Football > Golden Eaglets impress on the road to Chile https://www.theinfostride.com/football-golden-eaglets-impress-on-the-road-to-chile/ Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:46:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=99101 Barely a month to their opening match against USA at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, Nigeria finished third at an invitational dubbed “Continental Cup International Youth (U-17) Football Tournament” in Suwon, South Korea. The four-nation tournament was held from 2-6 September 2015 in Suwon with South Korea, Croatia and Brazil as the [...]

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]]> Sepp Blatter Still Says The FIFA Organisation Is A Free Corrupted Body https://www.theinfostride.com/sepp-blatter-still-says-the-fifa-organisation-is-a-free-corrupted-body/ Tue, 18 Aug 2015 13:22:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=93486 Now Fifa has been called all kinds of names due to the investigation taken place in the Fifa organization but the billionaire South Korea On Monday called FIFA a corrupt organization during a press conference in which he officially announced his candidacy. Blatter replied back to Mr chung: “It is disturbing, to say the least, [...]

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]]> SES, Samsung and UK Broadcaster Demonstrate World’s First DVB Broadcast of High Dynamic Range Ultra HD (UHD) TV https://www.theinfostride.com/ses-samsung-and-uk-broadcaster-demonstrate-worlds-first-dvb-broadcast-of-high-dynamic-range-ultra-hd-uhd-tv/ Thu, 07 May 2015 19:00:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=82744 Demonstration of an Ultra HD TV transmission from an SES satellite at 19.2 degrees East using existing DVB UHD Phase 1 specifications and BBC Research & Development’s High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology directly to a Samsung SUHD TV. BBC R&D’s Hybrid Gamma (HDR) technology enables simultaneous delivery of Standard Dynamic Range to existing UHD TVs [...]

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]]> #Exile: South Korean ferry owner seeks asylum – report https://www.theinfostride.com/exile-south-korean-ferry-owner-seeks-asylum-report/ Tue, 03 Jun 2014 08:08:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=46260 South Korean prosecutors investigating April's ferry disaster said Tuesday the fugitive head of the family that owns the vessel had indirectly approached a foreign embassy in Seoul over asylum, but was rejected. Briefing domestic reporters, prosecutors…

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]]> South Korea Football Association deny Redknapp comments on Yun availability https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korea-football-association-deny-redknapp-comments-on-yun-availability/ Fri, 23 May 2014 17:52:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44520 The Korea Football Association denied Friday that it had given defender Yun Suk-Young permission to play in English side Queens Park Rangers' money-spinning Championship play-off final against Derby County, Yonhap reported. Yun's availability for Saturday…

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]]> North Korea to send delegation to Asian Games in South Korea https://www.theinfostride.com/north-korea-to-send-delegation-to-asian-games-in-south-korea/ Fri, 23 May 2014 08:50:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44405 North Korea said Friday it will send athletes to this year's Asian Games in South Korea, the first time it has participated in a major sporting event there for more than a decade and despite simmering tensions between the neighbours. "The Olympic Committee…

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]]> North Korea vows to mercilessly revenge against South Korea https://www.theinfostride.com/north-korea-vows-to-mercilessly-revenge-against-south-korea/ Tue, 13 May 2014 19:22:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42411 North Korea vowed "merciless" reprisals on Tuesday after a South Korean military official suggested the isolated Stalinist nation should simply disappear. Speaking to reporters in Seoul on Monday, Defence Ministry spokesman Kim Min-Seok had argued that…

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]]> South Korea’s Park Sang-Hyun battles for Maekyung Open golf title [GOLF] https://www.theinfostride.com/south-koreas-park-sang-hyun-battles-for-maekyung-open-golf-title-golf/ Sat, 10 May 2014 11:16:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41662 South Korea's Park Sang-Hyun struck a four-under-par 68 while rival Park Jun-Won shot 70 to share the third-round lead at the $1 million GS Caltex Maekyung Open on Saturday. The pair sit ten-under in the OneAsia tournament at the par-72 Namseoul Country…

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]]> South Korean dive teams struggle to open blocked ferry cabins https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korean-dive-teams-struggle-to-open-blocked-ferry-cabins/ Sun, 04 May 2014 05:50:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=40258 South Korean dive teams struggled Sunday to gain access to blocked cabins of a submerged ferry that sank nearly three weeks ago, as the confirmed death toll from the disaster rose to 242. Six more bodies were recovered early Sunday, 18 days after the…

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]]> South Korean president apologises over ferry disaster https://www.theinfostride.com/south-korean-president-apologises-over-ferry-disaster/ Tue, 29 Apr 2014 05:12:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=39085 South Korean President Park Geun-Hye apologised Tuesday for her government's failure to prevent a ferry disaster that left some 300 people dead or missing. Two days after her prime minister resigned over the tragedy, Park voiced profound regret at the…

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]]> Body recovery from sunken South Korean ferry suspended https://www.theinfostride.com/body-recovery-from-sunken-south-korean-ferry-suspended/ Sat, 26 Apr 2014 09:26:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38521 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. A looming storm and high tides put a temporary…

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]]> US President Barack Obama faces emotional trip to South Korea https://www.theinfostride.com/us-president-barack-obama-faces-emotional-trip-to-south-korea/ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:33:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38080 US President Barack Obama will encounter a nation mourning one of its worst maritime disasters and on edge over North Korea's nuclear brinkmanship Friday when he flies to South Korea. The trip to Seoul was once billed as a routine, informal stop to…

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]]> First bodies pulled from submerged Korean ferry https://www.theinfostride.com/first-bodies-pulled-from-submerged-korean-ferry/ Sun, 20 Apr 2014 06:44:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=37092 Divers began retrieving bodies on Sunday from inside the submerged South Korean ferry that capsized four days ago with hundreds of children on board, as families angered by the pace of the rescue efforts scuffled with police. Coastguard officials said…

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]]> Heartbreaking texts from students on sinking South Korean ferry https://www.theinfostride.com/heartbreaking-texts-from-students-on-sinking-south-korean-ferry/ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 08:14:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36383 Heart-wrenching messages of fear, love and despair, sent by high school students from a sinking South Korean ferry added extra emotional weight Thursday to a tragedy that has stunned the entire nation. Nearly 300 people -- most of them students on a…

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