Key football defender to miss Tokyo Olympics after club’s refusal
SEOUL– South Korean football defender Kim Min-jae was taken off the men’s Olympic team on Friday, as his Chinese club refused to make him available for the competition in Tokyo.…
July 16, 2021
Hyundai, Kia’s H1 sales in Europe jump 40 pct on eco-friendly models
SEOUL– Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. said Friday their combined sales in Europe jumped 40 percent in the first half from a year earlier, driven by environment…
S. Korean entertainment scene on edge following COVID-19 outbreaks
SEOUL– The local entertainment scene is on alert after TV personalities and singers have tested positive for the new coronavirus, raising concerns that the outbreak may spread wider in the…
Hyundai Heavy workers OK wage deal for 2019-2020
SEOUL– Unionized workers at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., South Korea’s top shipbuilder, have voted for the third tentative wage deal with the management, winding up their 27-month-long stalled labor dispute,…
Small business owners protest COVID-19 restrictions for 3rd day
SEOUL– Small business owners struggling to survive the government’s COVID-19 restrictions delivered a formal protest to the prime minister’s office Friday, saying the tightening virus curbs are threatening their livelihoods.…
4 baseball players banned for rest of 2021 over social distancing violation
SEOUL– Four players from the defending South Korean baseball champions NC Dinos were banned for the rest of the 2021 season Friday for violating social distancing rules. The Korea Baseball…