NEWSmediafocus.com TOKYO– It didn’t take long for new stars to emerge for South Korea at the Tokyo Olympics.In fact, it happened just hours before the opening ceremony on July 23.An San set an Olympic record score of 680 out of a maximum 720 to finish first in the women…
TOKYO– The Olympic flame that has been burning for the past two weeks in Tokyo was extinguished Sunday, closing the first Summer Games held during the global coronavirus pandemic with a celebration of great athletic feats.That the Tokyo Olympics even …
SEOUL– South Korea has tentatively decided to conduct the upcoming military exercise with the United States as planned, albeit in a scaled-back manner due to the pandemic, sources said Sunday, despite North Korea’s warning the maneuvers will cast a pa…
SEOUL– North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered full state support for recovery efforts in a flood-hit eastern province as the country convened an emergency meeting of the provincial military commission to come up with recovery plans, state media r…
TOKYO– South Korea lost to Serbia in the bronze medal match of the Tokyo Olympic women’s volleyball tournament Sunday, as the unlikely storybook run to the final four came to a heartbreaking end.The sixth-ranked Serbia took down No. 12 South Korea 3-0…
TOKYO– Following his team’s loss to Serbia in the bronze medal match of the Tokyo Olympic women’s volleyball tournament Sunday, South Korea head coach Stefano Lavarini stood only a few feet away from his captain Kim Yeon-koung as she was announcing he…
TOKYO– South Korean volleyball legend Kim Yeon-koung announced her retirement from international play Sunday, moments after the team’s straight-set loss to Serbia in the bronze medal match of the Tokyo Olympics.Fighting back tears after South Korea fe…
SEOUL– The South Korean economy is facing heightened uncertainty as the recovery of domestic demand is likely to slow amid a recent spike in COVID-19 cases, a state-run think tank said Sunday.Asia’s fourth-largest economy is on a recovery track amid s…