SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin has been named the honorary ambassador for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, organizers said Thursday. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher will take part in various activities promoting South Korea’s first Winter Games in PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul in Gangwon Province, the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Police said Friday they are seeking to arrest a South Korean man on attempted murder charges for slashing U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Mark Lippert on the face and wrist in a show of discontent over the ongoing bilateral military drills. None of the wounds were critical, and Lippert was [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Amb. to South Korea Mark Lippert was injured Thursday in an attack by a knife-wielding assailant who said he was against the ongoing military drills between the two countries, police said. The male suspect, identified as 55-year-old Kim Ki-jong, cut Lippert’s face and wrist with a 25-centimeter paring [...]