BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq on Sunday signed deals with Turkish, Kuwaiti and South Korean energy firms to develop two gas fields to boost production in a bid to help rebuild its energy-dependent economy.
The final contract agreements came just days after Baghdad initialled a preliminary accord with Seoul's Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) to exploit Akkaz field in the western province of Anba [...]
ROME (AFP) - Pirates on Thursday seized an Italian cargo ship in the Arabian Sea and attacked a South Korean vessel in the Indian Ocean, their owners said Thursday.
Pirates fired on the 225-metre (738-foot) Rosalia D'Amato during the assault but no one was injured and the captain and crew "are in good condition", said Carlo Miccio from the Naples-based company Perseveranza.
"The ca [...]
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - South Korea and Singapore have intercepted suspected nuclear and weapons materials bound for Iran that breach UN sanctions imposed on the Islamic republic, diplomats said on Thursday.
The two seizures, made in the past six months but only revealed now, add to a growing list of alleged Iranian attempts to breach an international arms embargo, which are bringing mount [...]
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak has left for the United Arab Emirates, the presidential Blue House said, as part of Seoul's diplomatic drive to expand economic ties with the Middle East.
Lee and President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan will have a summit on Sunday to discuss economic cooperation, especially in energy, construction, environment and health care secto [...]
DOHA (AFP) - South Korea bowed out of the Asian Cup in style by edging Uzbekistan 3-2 in an entertaining third-place play-off on Friday to secure an automatic place at the 2015 tournament in Australia.
Cho Kwang-Rae's men looked on course for a handsome victory at 3-0 up in the first-half, but Uzbekistan clawed back the deficit to salvage some pride after their 6-0 drubbing by Australia i [...]
DOHA (AFP) - South Korea coach Cho Kwang-Rae has warned his side to expect motivated opponents in Friday's Asian Cup third-place play-off, as Uzbekistan seek a reaction to their 6-0 humiliation by Australia.
Cho's team missed out on a place in the final when they lost in agonising fashion to Japan in their semi-final, going down 3-0 on penalties after an action-packed tie finished 2-2 at [...]
DOHA (AFP) - Three-time champions Japan have long expected to face South Korea at the Asian Cup and are ready for a tough semi-final with their old cross-strait rivals.
South Korea edged Iran 1-0 on Saturday with a 105th-minute winner from substitute Yoon Bit-Garam to book a last-four clash with the Blue Samurai, who struggled past hosts Qatar 3-2 in their quarter-final.
"We had hoped to [...]
DOHA (AFP) - South Korean substitute Yoon Bit Ga-Ram grabbed a sensational 105th-minute extra-time winner on Saturday to see off a stubborn Iran 1-0 and set up a semi-final clash with arch East Asian rivals Japan.
Korea finally emerged victorious in what was the fifth quarter-final meeting between the two regional giants in as many Asian Cups -- putting them 3-2 up in their mini-series an [...]
DOHA (AFP) - Iran coach Afshin Ghotbi has vowed to overcome South Korea and his own emotions on Saturday in a date with destiny that pits the two giants in an Asian Cup quarter-final for the fifth straight time.
"It's my job to win with Iran against whoever we have to face," he said after Team Melli outpowered the United Arab Emirates 3-0 to finish as the only team with three straight gro [...]
DOHA (AFP) - South Korea marched into the Asian Cup quarter-finals with a 4-1 defeat of an obdurate India in their final Group C game at a sodden Al Gharafa Stadium on Tuesday.
Beneath pouring rain, the Koreans established a quick-fire 2-0 lead through Ji Dong-Won and Koo Ja-Cheol before striker Sunil Chhetri brought India back into the game from the penalty spot.
Ji swiftly restored the [...]
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