S.Korea slams N.Koreas provocative missile launches

West Australian - Sunday 19th May, 2013

SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea on Sunday condemned North Korea's latest short-range missile launches as "provocative" and again urged it to hold talks about a suspended jointly-run industrial park.The North Saturday launched three short-range guided missiles off its east coast, apparently as part of a military drill, at a time when cross-border relations remain icy after months of ...

Swap-linked loans in S.Korea damage small firms amid low rates

Global Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Interest rate swap-linked loans caused damage to small businesses in South Korea as such loans raised costs related to derivative contracts amid falling rates, the financial watchdog said Sunday.Small companies and individual businesses in South Korea continued to lift interest rate swap-linked loans over the past three years, according to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS).Growth of the ...

N Korea fires three short-range missiles S Korea

Times of India - Sunday 19th May, 2013

SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions. The North fired two missiles Saturday morning and another in the afternoon, South Korean defense ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok ...

Australias Griffin Wins Weather-Hit Event in South Korea

New York Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

(Reuters) - Australian Matthew Griffin won the SK Telecom Open at South Korea's Jeju Island by one shot after Sunday's final round was called off due to heavy fog. A 40-foot putt from the back of the green on the 18th guaranteed him the third-round lead on Saturday and it turned out to be the winning shot at the 1 billion Korean won ($895,700) OneAsia event at the Pinx Golf Club. ...

South Koreas LeePark deny Chinas clean sweep chance

Global Times - Saturday 18th May, 2013

China was denied a chance to cleansweep all five titles for the first time in 10 years at the World Championships as Wang Liqin and Rao Jingwen was beaten in the mixed doubles semifinals here on Saturday.Wang/Rao, the only Chinese pair left in the event, lost to Lee Sangsu /Park Youngsook from South Korea 11-9, 11-8, 11-4, 8-11, 11-8.Ten years ago it happened and it has never happened since. ...

South Korea on high alert after Norths missile launch

ABC Australia - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Korea, Republic Of South Korea's defence ministry says it is on high alert after North Korea fired three short-range missiles from its east coast.The ministry says they were short-range anti-ship guided missiles and were apparently fired as part of a military drill."In case of additional launches and the possibility that this might lead to provocations, our army is strengthening ...

North Korea Launches Short-Range Missiles Into Sea

General Sources - Saturday 18th May, 2013

(CNN) — North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast Saturday; South Korea’s semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, Yonhap reported. The missiles were fired in a ...

S.Korea on Standby After North Launches 3 Missiles - Seoul

RIA Novosti - Saturday 18th May, 2013

TOKYO, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the waters off its eastern coast on Saturday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported, citing its country’s Defense ...