Day: January 6, 2024
10-man S. Korea defeat Iraq in final Asian Cup tuneup
SEOUL, South Korea held off Iraq 1-0 in their final tuneup match before the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
Midfielder Lee Jae-sung scored the first goal late in the first half at New York University Abu Dhabi …
20 student activists nabbed after attempting to enter presidential office
SEOUL, Police arrested 20 university students affiliated with a progressive group Saturday after they attempted to enter the presidential office in central Seoul, officials said.
The members of the Korean University Progressive Union were caught at …
N.K. leader taking offensive policy on S. Korea to divert public attention from internal woes: unification minister
SEOUL, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un appears to have taken a more offensive policy stance toward South Korea to divert internal attention from economic difficulties and discontent over the hereditary power succession, Seoul’s top point man on inte…
N. Korean leader sends condolence message to Japanese PM over recent earthquake
SEOUL, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a message to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressing his condolences over the recent series of deadly earthquakes in western Japan, state media reported Saturday, a rare move apparently aimed a…
KBO All-Star Go Woo-suk returns home as new San Diego Padres pitcher
SEOUL, One of South Korean baseball’s best closers over the past five years, right-hander Go Woo-suk returned home Saturday as the newest pitcher for the San Diego Padres, determined to prove his worth in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Go, former All-…
New Padres pitcher Go Woo-suk bracing for roster battle: ‘I’m not a major leaguer yet’
SEOUL, South Korean pitcher Go Woo-suk has signed a major league deal with the San Diego Padres, with two guaranteed years and a mutual option for a third season. There is also a clause that will prevent the Padres from sending him to the minors with…
U.S. calls on N. Korea to refrain from ‘provocative, destabilizing’ action following artillery firing
WASHINGTON, The United States on Friday called on North Korea to refrain from further “provocative” and destabilizing” action and return to dialogue, after Pyongyang ratcheted up tensions with the firing of artillery shells in waters off its west coa…
U.S. finalizes antidumping duties on tin mill product imports from S. Korea, China, Canada, Germany
WASHINGTON, The U.S. Department of Commerce said Friday that imports of tin mill products from South Korea, China, Canada and Germany were found to have been dumped into the U.S. market as it issued its final antidumping duty determinations.
The dep…
2.4 magnitude earthquake hits off southwestern coast: weather agency
SEOUL, A 2.4 magnitude earthquake hit off South Korea’s southwestern coast Saturday, with no damage expected from the tremor, the state weather agency said.
The quake occurred at 8:02 p.m. in waters about 49 kilometers south off the southwestern isl…
Politicians call for ‘unity’ at centenary of late ex-President Kim Dae-jung’s birth
GOYANG, South Korea, Key politicians of the rival parties on Saturday called for “unity and tolerance” to bring harmony into society deeply divided over “extreme politics,” as they gathered at a rare event marking the centennial of the birth of a lat…