The prospects of a trilateral summit between South Korea, China and Japan, potentially to be held by the end of May, are looking rather uncertain as geopolitical tensions show no signs of abating especially between Beijing and Seoul.Analysts ponder whether the summit, if held, will produce any meaningful results, while calling for a much-needed channel …
Exchange rate volatility does not present ‘significant” economic challenges to Korea, an official at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday, advising policymakers in Seoul not to “overly” focus on what moves the U.S. Federal Reserve will take.During a press briefing, Krishna Srinivasan, director of the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department, made the remarks as …
Yonhap News Agency, South Korea’s key wire service, began an annual exposition Friday aimed at helping urban dwellers resettle in rural regions and providing export opportunities for local farms.The three-day Y-Farm Expo 2024, co-hosted by the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, will run at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, 30 kilometers south of Seoul, organizers …
The top U.S. envoy to the U.N. on Thursday highlighted the “imperative” to maintain North Korea’s human rights issues at the “forefront” of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC)’s agenda as she met with the families of Japanese citizens abducted by Pyongyang decades ago.Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield had talks with the families and Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary …
Criticism is mounting over what is widely considered as the “outdated and inefficient” introduction of a six-day workweek for executives of Samsung Group and SK Group, as the move is feared to end up dampening the overall morale of employees, according to company officials, Thursday.The concern came in response to Samsung Group’s latest decision to …
Baseball 5 Asia Cup squad appearance The Baseball 5 Korean national team, led by coach Myung-joo Cha, ranked 4th in the 2nd SA Baseball 5 Asia Cup. Korea lost to China with a set score of 0-2 (1-2 2-3) in the 3rd and 4th place match held at the Baseball 5 Special Stadium at Peace …
On the 16th, against KIA, 6 innings, 2 runs, 5 strikeouts The bullpen allowed a tie and the win was lost. SSG starting pitcher Kim Gwang-hyun fights back Kim Gwang-hyeon (35, SSG Landers) postponed his leap to 3rd place in the KBO League’s personal wins, but rose to 3rd place in strikeouts. Gwang-Hyun Kim started …
KIA Tigers starting shortstop Park Chan-ho KIA Tigers starting shortstop Park Chan-ho (27)’s return to the first team is imminent. Chan-ho Park joined the first team and trained together ahead of the professional baseball game against SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 16th. Park Chan-ho, who was excluded from the first …
Professional basketball coach Cho Sang-hyun of LG “If Marey commits a T-foul, I will also be fined.”
LG Director Cho Sang-hyeon Changwon LG coach Cho Sang-hyun emphasized that we must be especially careful about the ‘war of nerves’ with Suwon KT in the 2023-2024 Jeong Kwan-Jang Professional Basketball Semifinal Playoffs (PO, 3 wins in 5 games). Coach Cho met with reporters ahead of the first game of the semifinal PO against Suwon …
Hong Seong-chan’s game appearance. Hong Seong-chan (172nd place, Sejong City Hall) advanced to the round of 16 of the men’s professional tennis (ATP) Gwangju Open Challenger (total prize money of $82,000) singles. Seongchan Hong defeated Ilya Marchenko (239th, Ukraine) 2-0 (6-3 6-2) in the first round of the singles finals on the second day of …