S. Korea ranks 4th in world’s video game market in 2020
SEOUL– South Korea’s video game market expanded more than 20 percent on-year to rank fourth in the world last year on the back of stellar growth in online games, a…
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Ex-President Park to stay in hospital until early next year
SEOUL– Former President Park Geun-hye, currently serving a 22-year prison term for corruption, will stay in hospital until February for multiple illnesses, the justice ministry said Monday. When admitted to…
7 in 10 Koreans support stricter social distancing measures: poll
SEOUL– Slightly over 70 percent of South Koreans approve of toughened social distancing measures to stem the resurgence of COVID-19, a poll showed Monday. In the poll of 1,000 adults…
KT Wiz re-sign free agent catcher Jang Sung-woo
SEOUL– The 2021 Korean Series champions KT Wiz announced Monday they have retained in-house free agent Jang Sung-woo. The Wiz said the 31-year-old catcher agreed to a four-year deal that…
Pandemic, election to put pressure on 2022 economic policy implementation
SEOUL– South Korea on Monday unveiled the 2022 economic policy plan aimed at putting the economy on a full growth track, but the country may have difficulty in achieving the…
Seoul stocks sink to 3-week low amid virus scare
SEOUL– South Korean stocks plunged nearly 2 percent Monday morning amid spreading virus concern. The Korean won steeply fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index…