SEOUL– SsangYong Motor Co. said Wednesday its sales jumped 46 percent last month from a year earlier, helped by robust sales of its SUV models.SsangYong Motor sold a total of 10,973 vehicles in January, up from 7,540 units a year earlier amid the exte…
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S. Korean football chief fails to reclaim seat on FIFA Council
SEOUL– South Korean football chief Chung Mong-gyu failed to regain a seat on FIFA’s main decision-making body Wednesday.Chung, president of the Korea Football Association, lost out in an election for the FIFA Council during the 33rd Asian Football Con…
PPP leadership contender draws fire for posting controversial photo with celebrities
SEOUL– A leading contender for the leadership of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) has been embroiled in a dispute after posting a controversial photo taken with two celebrities.Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon, one of the frontrunners in the ongoing PPP leadershi…
Pro football league to establish Hall of Fame to mark 40th anniversary
SEOUL– The Korea Professional Football League (K League) announced Tuesday it will open a Hall of Fame to commemorate its 40th anniversary, with the first class of inductees to be named later this year.The K League said it will have three categories f…
Nat’l women’s football coach calls on players to ‘break their own barriers’
ULSAN– Colin Bell, head coach of the South Korean women’s national football team, believes his squad has made significant strides during his three-plus years in charge.The Englishman also thinks there is always more that his players can give. It was t…
S. Korea coach Colin Bell looking to take team deep at FIFA Women’s World Cup
Colin Bell, head coach of the South Korean women’s national football team, is a competitive soul, driven to win every match for his adopted country. And he will try to instill the same mindset in his players when they play at the FIFA Women’s World Cup…
Kindness above all else: how American pitcher Wes Benjamin found ‘second home’ in S. Korea
SEOUL– In spring of 2022, American pitcher Wes Benjamin took what he called a “leap of faith” to head to South Korea and continue his baseball career in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), not really knowing what to expect.As a midseason acquisitio…
Kindness above all else: how American pitcher Wes Benjamin found ‘second home’ in S. Korea
SEOUL– In spring of 2022, American pitcher Wes Benjamin took what he called a “leap of faith” to head to South Korea and continue his baseball career in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), not really knowing what to expect.As a midseason acquisitio…
Kindness above all else: how American pitcher Wes Benjamin found ‘second home’ in S. Korea
SEOUL– In spring of 2022, American pitcher Wes Benjamin took what he called a “leap of faith” to head to South Korea and continue his baseball career in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), not really knowing what to expect.As a midseason acquisitio…
Kindness above all else: how American pitcher Wes Benjamin found ‘second home’ in S. Korea
SEOUL– In spring of 2022, American pitcher Wes Benjamin took what he called a “leap of faith” to head to South Korea and continue his baseball career in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), not really knowing what to expect.As a midseason acquisitio…