SEOUL– South Korea’s antitrust regulator said Sunday it has decided to impose a combined fine of 4.9 billion won (US$4.1 million) on three transport companies for colluding to fix bidding prices.Sejoong Co. and two other companies colluded to fix thei…
SEOUL– Pirate attacks on South Korean ships dropped nearly 30 percent this year mostly due to a decline in cases in waters off the piracy-prone western Africa, the maritime ministry said Sunday.The number of pirate attacks targeting South Korean ships…
SEOUL– At the 2017 rookie draft in South Korean baseball, Moon Sung-ju was selected 97th overall by the LG Twins, with only three players coming after him.Few would have given Moon any chance of even making it to the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO),…
SEOUL– Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party, said Sunday South Korea should consider sending a special delegation to China to tackle the supply shortage of urea water solution (UWS), a key material used in diesel ve…
SEOUL– The inspection department of the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office (SPPO) has seized a mobile phone that former and incumbent SPPO spokespersons had used, as part of an investigation into cases allegedly involving opposition presidential nomine…
SEOUL– This was supposed to be the year for the LG Twins, the year in which they would finally win their first South Korean baseball championship since 1994.But for the second straight postseason, they couldn’t get past their Seoul rivals, Doosan Bear…
SEOUL– Yoon Seok-youl, the presidential candidate of the main opposition People Power Party, is ahead of Lee Jae-myung, the candidate of the ruling Democratic Party, beyond the margin of error, a survey on their suitability for presidency showed Sunda…
SEOUL– Hits came fast and furious, as the Doosan Bears hammered the LG Twins 10-3 on Sunday to advance to the next round in the South Korean baseball postseason.Leadoff Jung Soo-bin and No. 2 hitter Jose Miguel Fernandez each went 3-for-5 with four RB…