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Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin extends scoreless streak to 31 innings, earns 6th win of '19

Scoring off Los Angeles Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin is the toughest thing for major league hitters these days. The South Korean left-hander improved to 6-1 for the season after shutting down the Cincinnat...

May 20, 2019
Baseball
Moon to meet former US President Bush this week

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will greet former US President George W. Bush at Cheong Wa Dae later this week, Moon's office announced Sunday. Moon is scheduled to meet Bush on Thursday morning,...

May 19, 2019
Politics
'Avengers: Endgame' becomes most-viewed foreign film in S. Korea

"Avengers: Endgame" became the most-watched foreign film in South Korean history, with over 13.33 million admissions Sunday, its distributor said. The latest Marvel superhero flick set the record at...

May 19, 2019
Film
Samsung vice chairman meets execs of Japanese mobile carriers

Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong recently met officials from Japanese mobile carriers to discuss possible collaboration on the fifth-generation (5G) network segment, industry sources said Sunday. ...

May 19, 2019
Industry
Pro-NK media presses US to drop demand for Pyongyang to forgo nukes first

A pro-North Korea newspaper in Japan urged the United States on Saturday to retract its position that Pyongyang should forgo nuclear arms first before rewards are given, in an apparent call for flexi...

May 18, 2019
North Korea
US State Dep't approves possible sale of SM-2 missiles to S. Korea: DSCA

WASHINGTON, (Yonhap) -- The US State Department has approved a possible sale of SM-2 Block IIIB ship-to-air missiles to South Korea for an estimated cost of $313.9 million, according to a US defense ...

May 18, 2019
Defense
S. Korean man held hostage in Libya returns home

A South Korean man, who was abducted in Libya last July and released this week, expressed his gratitude to the government for the rescue efforts upon his arrival here Saturday. The 62-year-old, iden...

May 18, 2019
Social affairs
NK sends letter to UN chief, calls US seizure of ship 'sovereignty-infringing' act

North Korea's top envoy to the United Nations has sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to criticize the United States' recent seizure of its cargo ship suspected of violating intern...

May 18, 2019
North Korea
Parties pay tribute to victims of crackdown on 1980 pro-democracy uprising

The ruling and opposition parties paid tribute on Saturday to the victims of a bloody crackdown on a pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city of Gwangju in 1980 in a rare show of bipartisanshi...

May 18, 2019
Politics
Initial LG V50 sales far outperform predecessor in S. Korea

LG Electronics' first 5G smartphone, the V50 ThinQ, was well-received in its first week on sale in South Korea, thanks to carriers' high subsidies and promotional events, according to industry source...

May 18, 2019
Industry
NK media calls for all-out efforts to bolster grain production

North Korea's media on Saturday called for all-out efforts to bolster grain production while blaming "hostile forces" for its food shortages apparently aggravated by global sanctions, as well as drou...

May 18, 2019
North Korea
Moon urges end to ideological rift over 1980 Gwangju pro-democracy uprising

President Moon Jae-in called Saturday for the cessation of wasteful political strife over the 1980 pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju, saying South Korea still owes a huge debt to people there. Atten...

May 18, 2019
Politics
Seoul analyzing Washington's auto tariff delay decision: official

South Korea is analyzing whether the country was granted an auto tariff relief from Washington or not, as its decision to delay the steep tariffs did not clearly mention it, Seoul's senior official s...

May 18, 2019
Industry
S. Korean stocks likely to remain range-bound next week

South Korean shares will likely continue facing downward pressure next week due to lingering effects of the trade dispute between the United States and China but largely remain range-bound, with some...

May 18, 2019
Finance
Trump delays auto tariff decision by 6 months

US President Donald Trump on Friday delayed a decision on whether to impose tariffs on imported cars and parts by six months. Trump said in a proclamation that he is directing the US. Trade Represe...

May 17, 2019
World Business

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