SEOUL — K-pop girl group Brave Girls, known for its sudden rise to fame in 2021 following the viral success of its old single “Rollin,” will be disbanded Thursday, its agency said.Brave Entertainment said the quartet will end its activities with the e…
SEOUL — Seoul shares extended gains late Thursday morning, tracking Wall Street gains, amid concerns over the U.S. Federal Reserve’s continued rate hikes to tame inflation.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 42.80 points, or 1…
SEOUL — Just three years ago, budding South Korean PGA Tour star Kim Joo-hyung attended the Genesis Invitational, held at Riviera Country Club near Los Angeles, as a fan, starstruck when he saw his idol, Tiger Woods, walk down the stairs near the putt…
SEOUL — The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Thursday expressed outrage at the prosecution’s request for an arrest warrant for party leader Lee Jae-myung, denouncing it as “unheard-of violence” aimed at removing a political enemy of President …
SEOUL — Eric Thames, the first player in South Korean baseball to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in the same season, called it quits Thursday.Thames took to social media to announce his retirement after 14 years in pro ball, ending a globe-trotti…
SEOUL — Major Korean streaming services have experienced rapid growth in recent years but are now turning their eyes abroad amid mounting losses and tougher competition with foreign rivals in the crowded domestic market.Homegrown over-the-top (OTT) pl…
SEOUL — Prosecutors sought an arrest warrant for opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Thursday over development corruption and bribery allegations arising from his time as mayor of Seongnam, south of Seoul.It marked the first time in South Korea that th…
SEOUL — North Korea has been conducting crackdowns on the trade of grains at marketplaces, as it adopted a new policy in October last year to tighten state control on the distribution of grains, according to Seoul’s unification ministry Thursday.The c…