SEOUL– South Korean teen swimming sensation Hwang Sun-woo captured his second straight world short course title in the men’s 200-meter freestyle on Sunday, setting both the Asian record and the competition record in the process. Hwang, 19, touched the pad first in the 200m free final of the FINA Short Course World Swimming Championships … Read more
SEOUL– Innospace, a South Korean space startup, said Sunday that it has postponed the launch of its suborbital test launch vehicle, HANBIT-TLV, by a day due to a rain forecast. The 8.4-ton thrust single stage hybrid rocket had arrived at the Alcantara Space Center in northern Brazil after leaving South Korea on Dec. 3. … Read more
JEJU, South Korea– Major snowfall caused a series of road accidents and flight cancellations in southern South Korea on Sunday. As of 6 p.m. Sunday, 109 flights connecting Jeju, Gimpo, Gwangju, Gimhae and Daegu had been canceled, including 100 at Jeju International Airport, on the southern resort island of Jeju, according to the Central Disaster … Read more