webdesk JINCHEON, South Korea, June 28 (Yonhap) — Being world No. 1 in his event, and the status as the Olympic gold medal favorite that comes with it, doesn’t bother South Korean fencer Oh Sang-uk one bit. “Instead of feeling any pressure, I am feeling quite confident,” Oh told reporters at the national team media … Read more
SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) — The capacity at professional baseball games across South Korea will increase to as much as 70 percent starting in July, with the nation easing social distancing rules during the coronavirus pandemic. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Monday that the new social distancing guidelines, to take effect Thursday, will allow … Read more
SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) — SsangYong Motor Corp. opened an auction for its majority stake after its Indian parent Mahindra & Mahindra failed to find a new investor for the debt-laden automaker, its lead manager said Monday. SsangYong has been under court receivership since April, as Mahindra failed to secure a buyer for its … Read more
SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) — South Korea has confirmed 267 more cases of four kinds of contagious variants of the new coronavirus, including 73 cases of the highly transmissible Delta variant, health authorities said Monday. The caseload of such infections reached 2,492, with the number of Delta cases tallied at 263, according to the … Read more
SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) — South Korea decided Monday to develop its own interceptor system like Israel’s Iron Dome to defend the country’s key infrastructure against long-range artillery threats from North Korea. The defense project promotion committee, presided over by Defense Minister Suh Wook, approved the 2.89 trillion-won (US$2.56 billion) project expected to begin … Read more
SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) — President Moon Jae-in said Monday that South Korea is expected to achieve economic growth of over 4 percent this year, far above the previous target of 3.2 percent. He cited a record level of exports, speaking at the outset of an expanded meeting with economy-related ministers on the direction … Read more
SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) — South Korea has confirmed 44 cases of the so-called vaccine “breakthrough” COVID-19 infections, health authorities said Monday, as the country speeds up its inoculation campaign. As of last Thursday, a total of 44 people had tested positive for the novel coronavirus even after being fully vaccinated, according to the … Read more
SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) — South Korea is expected to enter the summer rainy season this week, nearly two weeks later than usual, the state weather agency said Monday. The one-month monsoon period will begin on the southern island of Jeju around Friday and in other parts of the country after Sunday, the Korea … Read more