SEOUL– Monsoon rains are likely to hit most parts of the country this weekend, marking the start of the one-month summer rainy season, the state weather agency said Thursday.The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said heavy rains will fall on t…
SEOUL– Tottenham Hotspur’s South Korean star Son Heung-min wasn’t selected for his country’s Olympic football team despite getting permission from his English Premier League club, an informed source said Thursday.Son, 28, was not picked as an overage …
SEOUL– The agriculture ministry on Thursday reached a decision to recommend the dismissal of Kim Woo-nam, head of the Korea Racing Authority (KRA), after wrapping up an audit into alleged verbal abuse.Kim, a former three-term lawmaker of the ruling De…
SEOUL– Bang Si-hyuk, the legendary music producer behind the success of K-pop supergroup BTS, has stepped down as the chief executive of the group’s agency-label Hybe, the company announced Thursday.Bang’s resignation from the Hybe CEO position was an…