“I feel like I’m back in my childhood when I loved basketball” after winning 18-17 in the final against France on the 6th. The Netherlands men’s 3×3 basketball team won the gold medal by making a buzzer-beater against the host country France. The Netherlands won 18-17 in overtime in the final match of the 2024 …
Month: August 2024
Lost to IFSC ranked 2nd Wu Feng South Korea’s Eun-cheol Shin (The Shiel) of sport climbing has been eliminated in the men’s speed preliminary round of the ‘2024 Paris Olympics’. Eun- cheol Shin, ranked 29th in the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) speed rankings, did his best against Wu Feng (China), ranked 2nd in …
OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon said Monday he expected humans to keep control over artificial intelligence, playing down concerns over the unchecked development of the fast-growing technology. Kwon told an AI forum in Seoul that finding ways for humans to have control over AI is what is at the “heart of AI safety.” “But …
Police have booked a YouTuber and a doctor on murder charges as part of an investigation into a video claiming that a 36-week-old fetus was aborted. In June, a YouTube video stirred public controversy when a woman, who introduced herself as in her 20s, filmed a vlog about getting an abortion in the 36th week …
The head of Woori Financial Group on Monday apologized for giving inappropriate loans to relatives of a former chief, admitting that holes in its internal control system partly contributed to the incident. The apology by Yim Jong-yong, chairman of Woori Financial Group, came a day after the Financial Supervisory Service found that Woori Bank gave …
If K-pop music and cinema cemented Korea as a global entertainment juggernaut, then Korean food is transforming it into an epicenter of culture. As a chef and business owner, I’ve noticed the growing interest in Korean food from gourmets around the world. When the New York City Michelin Guide was released last November, 71 restaurants …
Petrochemical firms have reduced investments and scrapped their planned expansion of facilities, in response to delays in their earnings recovery amid lingering uncertainties about their business environments. Lotte Chemical decided to cut its capital expenditure to 1.7 trillion won ($1.2 billion) next year from 3 trillion won this year. The decision was made as Lotte …
Nestled between a home decor shop and a photo studio, a sleek, glass-faced white cube stands out as an unusual sight in Seoul’s Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak District. This commuter town is not typically known for its art galleries, unlike the city’s more culturally vibrant neighborhoods such as Samcheong-dong, Hannam-dong, and Cheongdam-dong. Yet, this unassuming spot, far …
Jared Young of the Doosan Bears has hit a home run in four consecutive games. Jared Young started in right field against the SSG Landers in the 2024 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on Nov. 11. After striking out on a six-pitch fastball from left-handed starter Oh Won-seok …
Not the pitcher with 22 major league wins. Jaime Barria (28), a foreign pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles of the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO), had another meltdown. He gave up seven runs on five straight hits, including two home runs. Hanwha’s 10-3 record in its last 13 games has been dampened by the loss. In …