SEOUL– With his club sitting a win away from winning the South Korean baseball championship, KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul said Thursday he won’t do anything that might jinx the team.The Wiz lead the Doosan Bears 3-0 in the best-of-seven Korean Series,…
SEOUL– The government said Thursday it will launch a system to monitor some 20 key raw materials, such as magnesium and tungsten, to ensure stable supplies and prevent the recurrence of a crisis similar to the urea solution supply crunch.The “early wa…
SEOUL– South Korea is reviewing the possibility of releasing its strategic oil reserves after the United States made a request in an effort to bring down soaring energy prices, Seoul officials said Thursday.Reuters earlier reported that the Joe Biden …
SEOUL– South Korea’s new coronavirus cases hit an all-time high on Thursday since the start of the pandemic amid eased social distancing rules, putting health authorities on alert over further upticks.The country reported a record high of 3,292 new da…
SEOUL– South Korea’s financial regulator said Thursday that it will convene an emergency meeting this week with officials of major banks to look into how they determine interest rates on lending amid worries over recent steep hikes in borrowing costs….
SEOUL– He didn’t have any eye-popping numbers from the plate, but KT Wiz second baseman Park Kyung-su worked some wizardry with his glove to help his club to their first-ever Korean Series championship.On the strength of some spectacular fielding, Par…
SEOUL– You know something is going right for your team when a backup infielder with one regular season home run goes deep in the title-clinching game.Be it an unexpected homer, excellent starting pitching, shutdown bullpen or steady defense: virtually…
SEOUL– South Korea’s daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a record high, as the country launched the so-called “living with COVID-19” guideline earlier this month, the health authorities said today.According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Ag…