Shin Yu-bin, WTT Champions Table Tennis Quarterfinals… Lee Sang-soo Completely Defeats World No. 1 Pan Zhendong Lim Jong-hoon, who crossed the Great Wall of China, faces China’s Wang Chu-qin, ranked second in the world, again in the quarterfinals. Shin Yu-bin (world ranking 8th, Korean Air), who won the gold medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian …
Park Young-Hyun and Son Dong-Hyun, No Runs… The Key to KT’s Rebound From 2 Losses is ‘Bullpen’ Professional baseball KT Wiz finisher Kim Jae-yoon did not pitch in the first and second games of the playoffs (PO) against the NC Dinos. As they were pushed back early in the first and second games held in …
The prospects of a trilateral summit between South Korea, China and Japan, potentially to be held by the end of May, are looking rather uncertain as geopolitical tensions show no signs of abating especially between Beijing and Seoul.Analysts ponder whether the summit, if held, will produce any meaningful results, while calling for a much-needed channel …
Exchange rate volatility does not present ‘significant” economic challenges to Korea, an official at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday, advising policymakers in Seoul not to “overly” focus on what moves the U.S. Federal Reserve will take.During a press briefing, Krishna Srinivasan, director of the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department, made the remarks as …
Yonhap News Agency, South Korea’s key wire service, began an annual exposition Friday aimed at helping urban dwellers resettle in rural regions and providing export opportunities for local farms.The three-day Y-Farm Expo 2024, co-hosted by the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, will run at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, 30 kilometers south of Seoul, organizers …
The top U.S. envoy to the U.N. on Thursday highlighted the “imperative” to maintain North Korea’s human rights issues at the “forefront” of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC)’s agenda as she met with the families of Japanese citizens abducted by Pyongyang decades ago.Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield had talks with the families and Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary …
Criticism is mounting over what is widely considered as the “outdated and inefficient” introduction of a six-day workweek for executives of Samsung Group and SK Group, as the move is feared to end up dampening the overall morale of employees, according to company officials, Thursday.The concern came in response to Samsung Group’s latest decision to …
The perception of the LGBTQ+ community is shifting. Stars like Son Seok-gu are expressing pride in the affection they receive from their gay fan bases. Their heartfelt gratitude has impressed many viewers.Son recently made headlines with his appearance on comedian Shin Dong-yup’s YouTube channel, where he boasted about ranking high on a gay chart, viewing …
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping plan to have contacts but it gave no time frame for a possible Putin visit to Beijing.Asked about a possible Putin visit to China, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s visit to Beijing could be seen as …
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan highlighted “synergies” in trilateral cooperation between South Korea, the United States and Japan in security, technology and other fields on Tuesday, the eve of a summit between President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.Sullivan made the remarks as he previewed the White House summit on what he …