NORTH KOREA

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MERS respiratory illness claims two lives in South Korea

Government places 700 people in isolation, fearing possible infection

Microsoft opens windows, just a crack

Company to reveal source code, but there is a catch

UNCTAD awards investment panels of Costa Rica, Korea, the Netherlands for boosting healthcare

The investment promotion agencies were recognised for promoting new investment in health infrastructure, helping manufacture medical devices, …

Scientists identify polymer that stores hydrogen

Orange exposure

Avian flu flitting from birds to humans

Even as India is trying to build a firewall to block out the bird flu virus, the first likely case of the deadly pathogen's human-to-human …

POSCO looms over Republic Day

Will diplomacy determine steel plants future?

Decoding predatory genes

First mapping of the Siberian tiger genome shows how tigers evolved to hunt and kill

Lost chance

Gridlock over farm trade issues continues

Is time ticking for coal

Business-as-usual will not work to combat climate crisis. Difficult targets must be set to reduce carbon emissions

Arctic ice makes way for oil trade

Melting Arctic ice will establish South Korea as Asia oil hub by 2020

Nagoya Protocol comes into force

The biodiversity protection pact will ensure that benefits of natural resources and their commercial derivatives are shared with local communities

International agencies launch sustainable tourism programme

Programme to focus on resource efficiency, conservation and new technologies

Students' organisation says no to gas pipeline in northeast

Seizure of LG Polymers: Was it a good or bad decision

While some aspects of the Andhra Pradesh High Court were well thought of, others could have been given more consideration

COVID-19: Is South Korea new epicentre outside China

World Health Organization hints at possible pandemic

Most in Asia-Pacific already in cities; expect 3.5 bln by 2015

Urban boom will be despite declines in Japan, China, Korea

News In Short

Free trade will bind India

India needs rural innovations for boosting economy: study

Overall, India's strong pool of skilled, English-speaking graduates would aid in expansion of the country's services sector, says report

International group to secure energy for future