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  • India spent $100 billion on clean energy in 2024, China $627 billion, say IEA

    India spent $100 billion on clean energy in 2024, China $627 billion, say IEA

    India looks set to reach its 2030 target of 50% non-fossil generation capacity ahead of schedule. There has been a surge in investment in renewables, led by solar PV, IEA has said in a report

  • Hina Khan named honorary ambassador for Korea tourism, shares photos from ceremony

    Hina Khan named honorary ambassador for Korea tourism, shares photos from ceremony

    TV actress Hina Khan has been named the honorary Ambassador for Korea Tourism during the visit to South Korea.

  • In case of a plane crash, call me before family: Manager tells employees in Korea, faces backlash

    In case of a plane crash, call me before family: Manager tells employees in Korea, faces backlash

    The coffee chain has apologised for its manager's behaviour. 'The investigation revealed that the incident was due to the inappropriate personal actions of a franchise manager,' it stated.

  • South Korea Crisis: US Watches developments with 'Grave Concern'; Pentagon Responds | N18G

    South Korea Crisis: US Watches developments with 'Grave Concern'; Pentagon Responds | N18G

    The U.S. expressed "grave concern" over developments in South Korea after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in a surprise late-night address on December 3. Yoon claimed the move was necessary to counter "anti-state forces," sparking the country's most significant democratic challenge since the 1980s. Lawmakers unanimously rejected the decree, with protesters clashing with helmeted troops outside parliament. U.S. and South Korean militaries remain in contact, with no request for assistance from Seoul, according to the Pentagon. Yoon later agreed to lift martial law, honouring parliament's vote, amid mounting tensions and international alarm over South Korea's democratic stability.

  • After K-Pop and K-Dramas for Indian brains, Korean foods dominate Indian taste buds

    After K-Pop and K-Dramas for Indian brains, Korean foods dominate Indian taste buds

    Indian imports of noodles, pasta and other delicacies from South Korea stood at $12 million in FY24, rising from $1.5 million in FY20

  • Busan BIFF: Nidhi Saxena’s lyrical ‘Sad Letters of an Imaginary Woman’ acutely shows ‘Cinema is not the medium to tell stories’

    Busan BIFF: Nidhi Saxena’s lyrical ‘Sad Letters of an Imaginary Woman’ acutely shows ‘Cinema is not the medium to tell stories’

    Exclusive: Jaipur's Nidhi Saxena, the first Indian woman to get Asian Film Fund and premiered her debut feature 'Sad Letters of an Imaginary Woman' at Busan International Film Festival 2024, says, ‘Our films don’t talk about women’.

  • Korean superstar Ma Dong-seok to play an antagonist in Prabhas's 25 film Spirit?

    Korean superstar Ma Dong-seok to play an antagonist in Prabhas's 25 film Spirit?

    The Indian film industry is abuzz with the latest announcement that renowned Korean actor Ma Dong-seok is set to join the star-studded cast of Prabhas's 25th film, Spirit. This collaboration marks a significant milestone, not only for Prabhas, who is riding high on the success of his recent films Salaar and Kalki 2898 AD but also for the growing synergy between Indian and Korean cinema.

  • Korea-based HyVision to invest Rs 40 crore near Foxconn facility in Bengaluru

    Korea-based HyVision to invest Rs 40 crore near Foxconn facility in Bengaluru

    A Karnataka delegation led by State Minister for Large and Medium Industries MB Patil is in South Korea

  • South Korean adults kill loneliness by keeping stones as pets: 'Sense of serenity'

    South Korean adults kill loneliness by keeping stones as pets: 'Sense of serenity'

    The epidemic of loneliness is not restricted merely to the western economies and in one of the unique methods to try and kill the feeling, adults in South Korea have decided to keep stones as pets to feel a sense of companionship,

  • India, Korea and Japan to stay busy with IPOs while China stalls

    India, Korea and Japan to stay busy with IPOs while China stalls

    New share sales across the region fell to $11 billion between January and March, the lowest tally for a quarter since early 2019, data compiled by Bloomberg show. The amount represents a 46% drop from the same period last year.

  • Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin celebrate second wedding anniversary; check out UNSEEN wedding pics

    Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin celebrate second wedding anniversary; check out UNSEEN wedding pics

    Hyun Bin's decision to join Son Ye Jin in celebrating their special day on social media delighted fans.

  • On camera, Korean vlogger harassed in Pune: 'They really like to hug'

    On camera, Korean vlogger harassed in Pune: 'They really like to hug'

    A number of Indians commented on South Korean vlogger Kelly's video, apologising for the harassment she faced.

  • JSW in talks with LG Energy Solution to make EV batteries in India: Report

    JSW in talks with LG Energy Solution to make EV batteries in India: Report

    JSW held talks with senior LGES executives in Korea earlier this month, proposing a partnership to manufacture battery cells in India for EVs and energy storage, one of the people with direct knowledge of the discussions said.

  • Ukraine’s future isn’t German or Israeli but Korean

    Ukraine’s future isn’t German or Israeli but Korean

    As Ukraine’s counteroffensive appears to stall, the world gropes for historical models. One stands out

  • Hyundai begins production of compact SUV EXTER at Tamil Nadu plant

    Hyundai begins production of compact SUV EXTER at Tamil Nadu plant

    Hyundai Motor India has scheduled the launch of EXTER for July 10.

  • Bank of Korea warns of financial risk as real estate loans fail

    Bank of Korea warns of financial risk as real estate loans fail

    “In the mid- to long-term, it is necessary to find a way to smoothly deleverage household debt in cooperation with relevant institutions so that financial imbalances don’t accumulate again,” Rhee said in the text of a speech he gave Monday to mark the central bank’s 73rd anniversary.

  • Korea doesn't get MSCI developed market upgrade, India flows will have to wait

    Korea doesn't get MSCI developed market upgrade, India flows will have to wait

    The upgrade of Korea from an MSCI emerging market to a developed market would have had a positive impact on passive flows towards India, China and Taiwan

  • Indo-Korea bilateral trade grows 17% to record $27.8 billion in 2022

    Indo-Korea bilateral trade grows 17% to record $27.8 billion in 2022

    Korea's exports to India increased by 21 per cent to USD 18.9 billion, while imports increased by 10.5 per cent to USD 8.9 billion.

  • The Korean TV boom has global streamers piling into Seoul

    The Korean TV boom has global streamers piling into Seoul

    Thompson first happened upon Korean shows more than a decade ago while flipping through the outer reaches of free broadcast TV channels in LA.

  • Here's Why​ South Korea Might Exempt Men From Mandatory Military Service if They Have More Kids

    Here's Why​ South Korea Might Exempt Men From Mandatory Military Service if They Have More Kids

    South Korea is mulling a proposal to exempt men from mandatory military service for those who have three or more children before they turn 30. South Korea has a strict conscription policy, which requires all men between 18 and 28 years to serve in the armed forces. So, why is South Korea considering the exemption? Watch to find out.

  • Protests over Japanese war atrocities during the last century threaten thaw in Japan-Korea ties

    Protests over Japanese war atrocities during the last century threaten thaw in Japan-Korea ties

    Given the wide-scale protests in South Korea over an apology from Japan for the treatment of Korean people from 1910 to 1945, a new government in Seoul could overturn President Yoon’s decision to resume cooperation.

  • World’s biggest luxury spenders are label-loving Koreans

    World’s biggest luxury spenders are label-loving Koreans

    It’s a scene playing out across the country, where a potent mix of status seekers, cashed up homeowners and YOLO-ing (you only live once) millennials has combined to make South Koreans the world’s biggest per-capita spenders on luxury brands.

  • Samsung veteran sounds alarm on Korea losing a global chip war

    Samsung veteran sounds alarm on Korea losing a global chip war

    Yang, who rose from a researcher’s assistant at the storied company before heading the key memory chip development division, is the lead architect of a nationwide effort to fund and galvanize its domestic chip industry.

  • Indian economy more robust than emerging market peers: Morgan Stanley's Jonathan Garner

    Indian economy more robust than emerging market peers: Morgan Stanley's Jonathan Garner

    Morgan Stanley said in its report that India is set to surpass Japan and Germany to become the world’s third-largest economy by 2027 and will have the third-largest stock market by the end of this decade.

  • India's bilateral and economic ties with Japan, South Korea and China improved because of its association with ASEAN: EAM S Jaishankar

    India's bilateral and economic ties with Japan, South Korea and China improved because of its association with ASEAN: EAM S Jaishankar

    The ten ASEAN countries include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

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