...n and hard-throwing righty Song Eun-beom front the Wyverns’ rotation, considered by many the league’s strongest. “SK can be considered a favorite because of their two pitchers, Kim Kwang-hyun and Son...ng third baseman with some pop, batted .391 in eight preseason games. The Samsung Lions, last year’s runner-ups, could be back for another crack at the title. “They look to be the steadiest club,” s...

...said, only spurred them on. “We were very young and naive when we first decided to do it so I kind of don’t blame them really … but at the same time, if someone says they’re going to do something it’s important to support them,” he added. For Hooper, if after considering risks you believe you can overcome them, then you should put everything you can toward your goal. It’s important to accept that problems will arise, but, he said: “Learn from your mistakes. It’s unlikely that you’ll hit it (the challenge) smack bang on the head first time and in that case you just ha...

Opera director Achim Freyer leads The National Changgeuk Company’s ‘Mr. Rabbit and the Dragon King’ The National Changgeuk Company of Korea has joined hands with Achim Freyer, the world famous Germa... stage directors today, is in charge of the directing and stage/costume/light design of the company’s world-touring “Changgeuk,” or Korean traditional opera based on pansori, “Mr. Rabbit and the Drago...

South Korea to ship instant rice, drinking water for quake victims Tokyo’s decision to restate its territorial claims on Korea’s easternmost islets in school textbooks is provoking Koreans once again, as Seoul continues to send aid supplies to its quake-stricken neighbor. Viewing the two as separate issues, the Seoul government plans to continue humanitarian aid to Japan while taking stern acti...

...said Edward Smith, a psychology professor at Columbia University in New York and an author of today’s study. “There may be something special about rejection,” Smith said in a telephone interview. “No...pes of pain,” said Ethan Kross, a social psychologist at the University of Michigan and the article’s lead author, in a statement. “But this research shows that they may be even more similar than init...

... Party said, “Nobody in South Korea opposes humanitarian aid to North Korea by South Korea or the U.S.,” but added, “We don’t want to give the wrong message to North Korea as we have done until recent...es with North Korea after the sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on North Korea and the North’s shelling of a border island that killed 50 people last year. Chung’s remarks come as U.S. officia...

Hyundai Motor Group, whose flagships are Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and No.2 Kia Motors Corp., pledged Tuesday to provide over $400 million in support for its suppliers this year. The group’s fresh commitment came at an annual ceremony where the group and its suppliers pledge to engage in fair trade practices. This year’s event was also attended by 1,585 suppliers of Hyundai Motor ...

The Export-Import Bank of Korea said Tuesday it signed a deal to provide a $50 million loan to Bolivia to assist the country’s development projects. Eximbank President Kim Yong-hwan signed the deal with Bolivia’s Development Planning Minister Carlos Villegas in Calgary, Canada, to provide the economic development cooperation funds, according to the state-run trade bank. The deal came after a bi...

SHANGHAI (AFP) ― Chinese computer giant Lenovo has launched its own tablet computer at home as it tries to compete for a share of an increasingly crowded market dominated by Apple’s iPad. The LePad ― powered by Google’s Android software ― was launched in China on Monday at a Chinese-media only event. Lenovo will begin selling LePad directly to Chinese consumers this week through its own retail ...