SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Kim Ha-seong recorded a hit in his return to action after missing three games with a right calf cramp. Kim went 1-for-4 but also struck out three times as the Rays lost to the Detroit Tigers 4-2 at Comerica Park in Detroit on Tuesday (local [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The Niro Hybrid, an eco-friendly sport utility vehicle (SUV) of Kia Corp., came out on top among competing global models in a comparison test conducted by Germany’s leading automotive magazine, Auto Zeitung, the South Korean automaker said Wednesday. The German magazine recently compared five popular hybrid SUVs — Kia’s [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The NC Dinos announced Wednesday their slugger Matt Davidson will be out for four to six weeks with a broken rib. The Dinos said Davidson was diagnosed with a hairline rib fracture on the right side following a test done earlier in the day. The Dinos said they don’t [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A special counsel team raided the national police agency as well as the offices and homes of current and former lawmakers Tuesday as part of its investigation into corruption allegations involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee, legal sources said. In a statement to the media, the team said [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Japan pounded Hong Kong 6-1 to begin their title defense at the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Football Championship in South Korea on Tuesday. Ryo Germain scored four times in his first match for Japan, while Sho Inagaki and Sota Nakamura added a goal apiece for the convincing [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Temperatures in the western South Korean cities of Gwangmyeong and Paju soared above 40 C on Tuesday, marking the highest July temperatures ever recorded in the country, the state weather agency said. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said Paju reached 40.1 C at around 3:24 p.m. while Gwangmyeong hit [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Hwang Sun-woo is the most decorated South Korean swimmer in world championships history, with one gold, two silver and one bronze medal won over the past three competitions. In addition to owning the most medals, Hwang is also the only swimmer from his country to reach the podium at [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will host a meeting of energy ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member nations in the southeastern port city of Busan next month, the government said Tuesday. The APEC energy ministers’ meeting will take place from Aug. 27-28 in Busan, located 325 kilometers southeast of Seoul, [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Director and writer Kang Yun-sung of the upcoming Disney+ original series “Low Life” said Tuesday his main focus for the series was creating vibrant and authentic characters. “For the first time, I was able to build an entire cast of characters by working closely with the actors to discover [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has acquired U.S.-based digital health technology company Xealth in a bid to expand its health care information technology (IT) ecosystem. The acquisition agreement was signed on the previous day, and the acquisition process is expected to be completed by the end of [...]