Former MVPs, MLB players headline list of KBO free agents
SEOUL– Former MVPs and major league players are among 14 free agents in South Korean baseball this winter. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Thursday 14 out of 19 players…
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Kakao co-CEO Yeo wins another 4-year term
SEOUL– Kakao Corp. said Thursday co-CEO Yeo Min-soo has been named to lead the operator of South Korea’s top mobile messenger, KakaoTalk, for another four years. Kakao said its board…
Jobs for wage workers gain 3.6 pct in Q2
SEOUL– The number of jobs for wage workers in South Korea expanded nearly 4 percent in the second quarter amid signs of the economy’s recovery from the fallout from the…
S. Korea to devise measures for MSCI-developed market status: minister
SEOUL– South Korea’s chief economic policymaker said Thursday the country will come up with measures to win developed market status from Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI). South Korea has been…
K-pop group Pentagon’s Kino tests positive for COVID-19; other members negative
SEOUL– Kino, a member of popular K-pop boy band Pentagon, tested positive for coronavirus Thursday, the group’s management agency said. “Kino was confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, and we took…
Women’s football veterans eager for chance to win Asian title
SEOUL– They have played in 260 international matches combined for South Korea, but one thing that veterans Ji So-yun and Cho So-hyun haven’t done is win a trophy together. Their…