India thrashes Korea 6-1, to face Malaysia in Johor Cup final
Johor Bahru (Malaysia): India thrashed Korea 6-1 in their penultimate round-robin match to seal their place in the final of the Sultan of Johor Cup Under-21 hockey tournament here today.The Indian co
Dollar rises after Kim Jong-Il's death
The dollar rose against other currencies on Monday following news that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il had died, which sparked worries over instability in the reclusive state.
The greenback gained gr
Secretive North Korea opens up to cellphones
Secretive North Korea is expected to register the 1 millionth cellphone user on its new 3G network by the end of the year, barely four years after people were thrown into prison camps, or possibly eve
N Korea might conduct 3rd nuclear test: ex-US envoy
A former top US envoy on North Korean policy does not rule out the possibility that North Korea may take further provocative steps, including conducting a third nuclear test, and says the US aims to p
S. Korea fires shots after shell lands near border
South Korea fired warning shots on Wednesday after a North Korean artillery shell landed near the flashpoint Yellow Sea border, Seoul's defence ministry said.
The incident highlights the tensions alo
Red-hot Korea thrash India black and blue
Jan. 18: India suffered a 1-4 thrashing at the hands of title contenders South Korea to end their Asian Cup campaign on a humiliating note here today. Already knocked out of the competition, India gav
F1 teams staying in brothels at Korean GP
London: Formula One teams are staying in brothels because of a lack of hotels at the Korean Grand Prix.
The 150 pounds-a-night ‘love hotel’ rooms are the only spaces available near the Yeongam track
Japan issues fresh apology for colonial rule of Korea
Japan's government on Tuesday issued an apology for the country's past colonial rule of the Korean peninsula, ahead of the August 29 centenary of the annexation.
In a statement, Prime Minister, Mr N