India has highlighted its BioE3 Policy and Integrated Biorefinery initiatives at the Mission Innovation Annual Gathering 2025 at Seoul, South Korea.
Tens of thousands of people staged rallies in South Korea's Seoul on Saturday, either demanding the ouster or reinstatement of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached over his short-lived martial law invocation in December.
Hyundai Steel, South Korea's second-biggest steelmaker by sales, said on Thursday it will temporarily shut down one of its three domestic steel reinforcement bar (rebar) plants due to lower demand.
South Korea was battling to contain multiple wildfires raging across the southeastern region on Sunday, with strong and dry winds hindering efforts to bring the blaze under control, authorities said.
Automaker Kia on Friday appointed Song Ho-sung to the company's chief executive officer (CEO) position for another three-year term through an approval at the company's shareholders' meeting in Seoul.
Seoul on Wednesday issued an air raid alert after North Korea fired short-range missiles that landed near South Korean waters for the first time.
Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar said, "Deeply shocked at the loss of so many young lives due to the stampede in Seoul."
The death toll from Saturday's accident rose to 151, with 19 of them identified as foreigners, Choi Seong-beom, head of the fire department in Yongsan, said in a briefing.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Saturday that reports of the Seoul stampede are heartbreaking and that Washington is ready to provide the Republic of Korea with any support it needs in such crucial times.
The incident reportedly occurred after a large group of people rushed to an Itaewon bar after hearing an unidentified celebrity visited there
