SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) — The South Korean baseball league on Tuesday handed down a 10-game ban on a player who lost his temper while arguing balls and strikes in a recent contest.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) also fined Hanwha Eagles shortsto…
SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) — The interior ministry on Tuesday unveiled a plan to set up a new bureau to exercise direct control of police despite protest and concern the move could put the law enforcement agency under political influence.The plan to crea…
SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) — Senior South Korean and Australian government officials agreed Tuesday on the need to strengthen security cooperation between the two sides, Seoul’s defense ministry said.South Korea’s Vice Defense Minister Shin Beom-chul had…
SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) — A stalking murder suspect was given a life sentence by a local court Tuesday for killing his former girlfriend’s mother and seriously injuring her younger brother.The Seoul Eastern District Court sentenced the suspect named L…
SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) — North Korea appears to be using its ongoing battle against COVID-19 to tighten Kim Jong-un’s grip on power based on the ruling Workers’ Party, experts said Tuesday during a forum.”I think North Korea seems to be using the COV…
SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) — South Korean volleyball legend Kim Yeon-koung is coming home again.Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders of the Women’s V-League announced Tuesday that Kim had agreed to a one-year deal worth up to 700 million won (US$542,660). The 34-y…
SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) — South Korean stocks rebounded Tuesday from a fresh 19-month low the previous session on bargain hunting amid lingering concerns over high inflation and a global economic slowdown. The local currency fell against the U.S. doll…