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SEOUL, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The SSG Landers closed out July on a four-game winning streak, which pushed them to fourth place in the Korea Baseball Organization at 48-46-4 (wins-losses-ties). With the calendar having flipped to August and injured players on their way back, manager Lee Sung-yong said the Landers are ready to separate [...]
SEOUL, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Conventional wisdom in baseball has it that one-run games, wins or losses, are mostly a matter of luck. Doosan Bears interim manager Cho Sung-hwan, though, isn’t buying it. His team has the lowest winning percentage in one-run games in this Korea Baseball Organization season at 10-17-0 (wins-losses-ties), and it’s [...]
SEOUL, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A day after being traded to the first-place club in South Korean baseball, veteran outfielder/designated hitter Son Ah-seop said Friday he will try to prove his worth on his new team. The Hanwha Eagles acquired Son, 37, from the NC Dinos in exchange for cash and a third-round draft [...]
SEOUL, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The annual Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival, one of South Korea’s largest summer music events, will kick off Friday for a three-day run. Hosted by the Incheon metropolitan government, the festival has been held every year in the Songdo district of Incheon, about 30 kilometers west of Seoul, since 2006. [...]
SEOUL, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs has designated the 1936 Berlin Olympics “Erased Rising Sun” incident—where Korean newspapers removed the Japanese flag from the uniform of marathon gold medalist Sohn Kee-chung—as the “Independence Movement of August 2025.” At the time, Sohn, a Korean athlete under Japanese colonial [...]
SEOUL, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s multicultural households are seeing marked improvements in education and living standards, with over 61% of multicultural youth entering higher education institutions in 2023 — a significant rise from 40.5% in 2021. The gap between multicultural and general youth college enrollment rates has narrowed from 31 percentage points [...]
NAMYANGJU, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea grapples with a prolonged summer heatwave, a shelter for rescued dogs in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, is taking extraordinary measures to shield its residents from the sweltering sun. Operated by the animal welfare group Korea Animal Rights Advocates (KARA), the “On Center” is home to 213 dogs, [...]
SEOUL, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid rising temperatures and summer body pressures, South Korean health authorities are sounding the alarm over a disturbing body image trend spreading across social media platforms. The Korea Health Promotion Institute (KHPI) on Thursday warned against the glamorization of extreme thinness—particularly the so-called “bone arm” ideal—highlighting its potential harm [...]
SEOUL, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Once regarded as a beloved and affordable comfort food, samgyeopsal—Korean pork belly—has reignited public debate, with customers increasingly voicing frustration over high prices and excessive fat content in their orders. The latest controversy erupted when a YouTuber named “Kkujun” posted a video from a restaurant in Ulleungdo, claiming that [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The best team in South Korean baseball this season acquired the league’s all-time hits leader Thursday. The Hanwha Eagles said they traded for NC Dinos outfielder Son Ah-seop in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2026 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) draft and 300 million won (US$215,000) in cash. [...]