For the first time on record, the number of newborns in South Korea last year fell below the number of deaths, underscoring a long-term crisis in one of world’s most important economies …
Iran seizes South Korean tanker as tensions with US mount
Move comes as Iran resumes enriching uranium to up to 20% purity in significant breach of 2015 nuclear accord …
‘Environmental pollution’: Iran seizes South Korea flagged ship
The vessel, which was led to Bandar Abbas after being seized, was said to be carrying 7,200 tonnes of ethanol.
Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes tanker in strait
Iranian state television has acknowledged that Tehran seized a South Korean-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz …
Iran ramps up uranium enrichment and seizes tanker
Iran has begun enriching uranium up to 20 per cent and seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Gulf waters on Monday, moves that could escalate tensions with the incoming US administration as it seeks …
Iran Increases Uranium Enrichment at Key Nuclear Facility
The move is another step toward producing a nuclear weapon. Iran, in another provocation, also seized a South Korean vessel.
Iran Starts 20% Uranium Enrichment, Seizes South Korean Ship
Iran has begun enriching uranium up to 20% at an underground facility and seized a South Korean-flagged oil tanker near the crucial Strait of Hormuz, further escalating tensions in the Middle East …
South Korean-flagged tanker seized by Iran, media reports
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Gulf waters, Iranian media said on Monday, at a time of tension between Tehran and Seoul over Iranian funds frozen at South …
Iran Guards Seize South Korean Tanker Amid US Tensions
Iran said Monday its Revolutionary Guards had seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Gulf waters for breaking “environmental laws,” at a time of heightened tensions with the United States. Seoul …
Alarm as South Korea sees more deaths than births
South Korea recorded more deaths than births in 2020 for the first time ever, raising fresh alarm in the country which already has the world’s lowest birth rate. Only 275,800 babies were born last …