South Korean infielder Kim Ha-seong will be one of 10 members of the San Diego Padres competing at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) this month. He is hoping he can meet a few of them in the final. Kim arrived home Wednesday evening and is scheduled to report to his first workout with the […]
Top diplomats of S. Korea, Colombia discuss cooperation in trade, agriculture
SEOUL-- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin held one-on-one talks on Sunday with his Colombian counterpart to discuss strengthening of bilateral cooperation in areas of trade and agriculture among others.At the session with Alvaro Leyva at the sidel...
S. Korea reports lowest Sunday tally of COVID-19 cases in 33 weeks
SEOUL-- South Korea has reported the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in 33 weeks for any Sunday amid a gradual decline in virus infections in the country.A total of 10,274 additional cases, including 23 from overseas, were confirmed Sunday, bringin...
S. Korea, U.S. hold joint air drills after N. Korea’s ICBM launch
SEOUL-- South Korea and the United States staged combined air drills, involving U.S. B-1B strategic bombers, on Sunday, Seoul's military said, as North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile the previous day.During the drills, F-35A stealth figh...
Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S., Japan condemn N. Korean missile launch
WASHINGTON-- The top diplomats of South Korea, Japan and the United States strongly condemned North Korea's long-range ballistic missile launch Saturday, vowing to take "appropriate action."South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin said Pyongyang will fac...
MLB hopeful Lee Jung-hoo trying to block out distractions in WBC buildup
TUCSON, United States-- South Korean outfielder Lee Jung-hoo has had many watchful eyes of major league scouts following his moves this week, as he is gearing up for next month's World Baseball Classic (WBC) with an opportunity to move to Major League ...
S. Korean minister urges Japan to make ‘political decision’ over forced labor issue
MUNICH-- South Korea's top diplomat has met with his Japanese counterpart and called for Tokyo to make a "political decision" to resolve the issue of how to compensate Korean victims of wartime forced labor under 2018 rulings by Seoul's Supreme Court.F...
North Korea Launches More Missiles, Calls Pacific ‘Our Firing Range’
North Korea launched at least two short-range ballistic missiles into the waters off its east coast Monday morning, hours after the United States conducted joint aerial maneuvers with Japan and South Korea. Monday’s launch is the third major weapons te...