Yoon sends thank you letter to 2 surviving miners
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol sent a thank you letter and gifts to two miners who were rescued from a collapsed mine in southeastern South Korea after more than nine days,…
November 6, 2022
More than 117,000 visit mourning altars set up across Seoul for Itaewon victims
SEOUL– More than 117,000 people paid their respects at mourning altars set up across Seoul for the victims of the Halloween crowd crush that killed at least 156 people in…
SK On signs deal to purchase lithium from Chilean firm SQM
SEOUL– SK On, a South Korean car battery maker, said Sunday it has signed a deal to purchase lithium from Chilean firm SQM in its import diversification strategy. Under the…
Regulator fines POSCO arm for interfering in subcontractors’ management
SEOUL– South Korea’s antitrust regulator said Sunday it has decided to slap fines of 580 million won (US$407,000) on a chemical arm of the country’s top steelmaker POSCO for unfairly…
LG Twins hire new manager Youm Kyoung-youb
SEOUL– The South Korean baseball club LG Twins on Sunday announced their hiring of veteran skipper and executive Youm Kyoung-youb as new manager. The announcement comes two days after the…
Yoon attends Mass honoring victims of Itaewon crowd crush
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee attended a memorial Mass held Sunday at the Myeongdong Cathedral for the victims of the Itaewon crowd crush. It was Yoon’s…