SEOUL– Hyundai Motor Group said Friday it replaced its top foreign executives in design and research & development (R&D) in the latest regular reshuffle that includes more than 200 promotions to senior positions, in a generational change under…
SEOUL– British helicopter operator Bristow Group Inc. has pre-ordered about 20-50 electric air mobility aircraft being jointly developed by South Korea’s Hanwha Systems Co. and U.S. Overair, according to industry sources Friday.Overair, the California…
SEOUL– The Doosan Bears retained the former KBO MVP Kim Jae-hwan with a lucrative free agent deal Friday.The Bears said Kim has agreed to a four-year contract worth up to 11.5 billion won (US$9.69 million), including 5.5 billion won in total salary an…
SEOUL– Two Seoul-based rivals in South Korean baseball re-signed their own free agent outfielders Friday, awarding each player the exact same amount of money in multiyear contracts.First, the Doosan Bears retained left fielder Kim Jae-hwan, former mos…
SEOUL– A senior U.S. diplomat on Friday called on South Korea to play a greater role in building resilient semiconductor supply chains, as the United States is trying to address chip shortages amid toughening competition with China.Jose Fernandez, und…
SEOUL– North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a memorial event for his father Kim Jong-il on the 10th anniversary of his death Friday, Pyongyang’s state media reported.It took place at the square of the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the mausoleum comm…
Eppler, 28, was a sixth-round draft choice by the Pittsburgh Pirates but has yet to pitch in the big leagues. He has put in six seasons in the minors and spent the 2019 season in Japan with the Orix Buffaloes.He returned home to pitch for the Rochester…