SEOUL– A special investigation team on Thursday raided 22 locations, including the interior ministry and the Seoul metropolitan government, in a wide-ranging probe into the bungled response to the deadly Itaewon crowd crush. The team sent 65 investigators to 12 emergency response-related offices of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, eight such offices … Read more
SEOUL– The South Korean baseball club Doosan Bears announced Thursday they have signed a new pitcher, Dylan File. The Bears said File, 26, will make US$650,000 in his one-year deal. A 21st-round choice by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2017 draft, File has yet to pitch in the majors. In five minor league … Read more
SEOUL– The Supreme Court upheld a guilty verdict for former lawmaker Sohn Hye-won on Thursday for violating a law banning real estate transactions under borrowed names. Sohn was handed down a fine of 10 million won (US$7,500) for buying real estate in the southwestern city of Mokpo under borrowed names. The top court, … Read more
SEOUL– Jin, a member of the K-pop megastar BTS, will put out his individual book of photography next month before joining the military, the group’s management agency said Thursday. The photo book, titled “Sea of JIN Island,” will come out Dec. 2 as part of the group’s “Special 8 Photo-Folio” project launched in September … Read more
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Thursday they hope to strengthen their countries’ cooperation in the infrastructure, energy, and defense sectors, and agreed to set up a committee between the leaders to oversee related projects. Yoon and the crown prince met at the new presidential residence in Seoul’s … Read more
SEOUL– Kiwoom Heroes outfielder Lee Jung-hoo captured the MVP award in South Korean baseball Thursday, winning a near-unanimous vote on the strength of leading the league in five major offensive categories. Lee joined his father, Lee Jong-beom, as the first father-son duo to win the MVP in the 40-year history of the Korea Baseball … Read more
SEOUL– North Korea fired one short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) into the East Sea on Thursday, its second missile provocation in a little over a week, according to the South Korean military. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch from the Wonsan area in Kangwon Province at 10:48 a.m., and that … Read more
SEOUL– Business leaders of South Korea and Saudi Arabia discussed ways Thursday to deepen their economic partnership, citing climate change, space technology and bio as new areas the two sides can cooperate on as future investment. The two nations’ governments and companies also signed some 20 memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on infrastructure, chemicals, renewable … Read more