On the verge of reuniting with their former star pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin, the Korean baseball club Hanwha Eagles have tendered a status check on the free agent hurler, sources familiar with the situation said Tuesday.Per the sources, the Eagles, through the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) office, formally asked Major League […]

Korean pistol shooting legend Jin Jong-oh announced his retirement on Monday, wrapping up an illustrious athletic career to jump into politics about a month before the parliamentary elections.Jin, 44, is one of the most decorated shooters in Olympic history. He is the only shooter with four individual gold medals and […]

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants has stretched his spring training hitting streak to five games.The Korean rookie center fielder batted 1-for-2 with an RBI and a walk against the Colorado Rockies at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Monday (local time).Batting leadoff, Lee grounded […]

Korean builders’ business sentiment rebounded in February from a month earlier on seasonal factors, but it remained subpar, a poll showed Tuesday .The country’s construction business survey index (CBSI) came to 72 last month, up 5 points from the previous month, according to the survey by the Construction and Economy […]

Korea’s industry ministry said Tuesday it has discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in the semiconductor sector with the U.S. chipmakers’ trade association. Deputy Minister for Trade Yang Byeong-nae met with John Neuffer, the president of the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), in Seoul to discuss the latest agendas, including the […]

Elon Musk has sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman, among others, saying they had abandoned the company’s original mission to develop artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity not profit. The lawsuit filed late on Thursday said Altman and OpenAI’s co-founder Greg Brockman originally approached Musk to […]

KT&G shareholders are expected to have a voting showdown over the appointment of the CEO nominee later this month as the largest shareholder opposes the nominee, saying the nominee was responsible for the firm’s stagnant performance in recent years, industry officials and the company said Friday. KT&G, once a government-owned […]