UN Says Both North, South Korean Broke Armistice
An exchange of gunfire between North and South Korean forces in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the peninsula was a violation of the armistice agreement, UN says.
Iran Loses to S. Korea at AFC U-23 Championship
Korea Republic became the first team to qualify for the AFC U-23 Championship Thailand 2020 knockout stage after it claimed a 2-1 win over Iran at Tinsulanon Stadium in Songkhla, Thailand on Sunday.
Iran runners-up at Sabre World Cup
Iran finished in second place at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) men’s Sabre World Cup in Padoue in Italy on Sunday.
“The Last Fiction” to compete in Korea Bucheon festival
Iranian animator Ashkan Rahgozar’s “The Last Fiction” will be competing in the 20th Bucheon International Animation Film Festival in the South Korean city during October. The movie is based on a story from the Shahnameh, the epic masterpiece of the Persian poet Ferdowsi. It is about Zahak’s treacherous rise to the throne in Jamshid in […]
S Korea’s Daelim cancels $2.08bn order from Iran for fear of sanctions
South Korea’s Daelim Industrial said on Friday that a contract worth 2.23 trillion won ($2.08 billion) for a refinery project in Iran was canceled amid the fear of sanctions from Trump administration. The order was canceled as the Esfahan Refinery Upgrading Project failed to procure financing because of economic sanctions imposed on Iran, Daelim said in a […]
Iran, S Korea hold meeting on nanotech. cooperation
A joint meeting was held Sun. between Iranian and South Korean companies active in the field of nanotechnology aimed at expanding cooperation and commercializing new products. The joint cooperation between Iran and South Korea took place in the form of a program called ‘Iran-South Korea Club’ in collaboration with the Korea Institute of Science and […]
Iran, N Korea keen to broaden cultural ties
North Korean Ambassador to Iran Gang Sam Hyun along with a diplomatic delegation visited National Library of Iran and held talks with Director of Iran’s National Library and Archives Organization (NLAO) Ashraf Boroujerdi. She welcomed North Korean ambassador for his visit to the National Library of Iran, expressing hope that this visit would pave ways […]
Iran’s Faghani to ref China-Korea match at AFC C’ship League
The Iranian referee team comprising Alireza Afghani has been announced by the AFC to judge today’s match between a Chinese and South Korean team at the 2018 AFC Champions League. China’s Shanghai Shenhua and South Korea’s Suwon Samsung Bluewings from Group E will face one another today at the 2018 AFC Champions League. The match will […]
2nd ship carrying iron from S Korea docks at Chabahar port
TEHRAN– Bulk carrier ‘Ocean Master’ carrying 5,500 tons of Iron docked and was unloaded at Chabahar port in south Iran. The first ship from South Korea carrying an iron consignment arrived at Chabahar port last month (December). Iranian president inaugurated international Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar on December 3, 2017. Chabahar Port is a seaport […]
S. Korea’s imports of Iranian oil up 29% in 2017
TEHRAN- South Korea’s imports of Iranian crude oil in 2017 rose 29.1 percent from 2016, customs data showed on Monday. The country imported 18.07 million tons, or 362,884 barres per day (bpd) of Iranian oil in 2017, versus 14 million tons in 2016, Reuters reported. South Korea imported 1.08 million tons or 255,081 bpd of […]