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British artist's works on Korean ballparks no trivial pursuitBaseballJun 19, 2017Andy Brown is a member of that rare species: a British man who's fallen in love with South Korean baseball. His first Korea Baseball Organization game was in fall of 2009. Turn the clock forward to ... -
Korean hockey club hires ex-NHL head coachMore sportsJun 19, 2017A South Korean hockey club has hired a former National Hockey League head coach. The Daemyung Killer Whales in the Asia League Ice Hockey announced Monday they have signed Kevin Constantine to be th... -
Korea permanently shuts down oldest commercial nuclear reactorIndustryJun 19, 2017South Korea's oldest commercial nuclear reactor was shut down permanently Monday as part of a broader policy move to end the country's reliance on atomic power. "The Kori-1 reactor, which had been r... -
Seoul shares open tad higher on US gainsMarketsJun 19, 2017South Korean stocks opened slightly higher Monday, tracking US gains. The won traded higher against the dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 2.19 points, or 0.09 percent, to ... -
Big screen TV panels to exceed 50% of global market in 2017EconomyJun 19, 2017TVs with 50-59 inch display panels are expected to account for more than 50 percent of the global TV market this year, industry data showed Monday, indicating an industry trend toward larger-sized TV... -
Units of top 10 chaebol rely heavily on internal dealsIndustryJun 19, 2017Nearly 1 in 3 subsidiaries of South Korea's top 10 family-controlled conglomerates, known as chaebol here, depend on internal transactions for more than half of their sales, a market tracker said Mon... -
Korea ranks 14th worldwide in stock market valueMarketsJun 19, 2017South Korea ranks 14th worldwide in terms of stock market value as its bourses have performed superbly this year on the back of strong foreign buying, data showed Monday. The combined market capital... -
Vehicle hits people near London mosque, causing casualtiesWorld NewsJun 19, 2017LONDON (AP) _ A vehicle struck pedestrians near a mosque in north London early Monday morning, causing several casualties, police said. One person has been arrested. The London Ambulance Service say... -
Trump expresses fury over Korea's decision to delay THAAD: officialNationalJun 19, 2017US President Donald Trump expressed fury over South Korea's decision to delay the full deployment of the US THAAD missile defense system pending an environmental assessment, a senior official said Su... -
Loans for facility investments hit record highMarketsJun 18, 2017Loans taken out to finance facility expansions reached an all-time high in March, in line with a recovery in exports and the global economy, data showed Sunday. According to the data compiled by the... -
S. East Asian online shopping market to grow sharply: reportIndustryJun 18, 2017Southeast Asia's online market is expected to expand sharply backed by the region's huge population, which serves as a good business opportunity for South Korean companies, a report showed Sunday. I... -
Korea's exports to China increase for 6th straight month: KOTRAEconomyJun 18, 2017Led by memory chips, petrochemical products and machineries, South Korea's exports to China increased in April for the sixth consecutive month despite Beijing's apparent import restrictions over a di... -
Swimmer Park Tae-hwan departs for Rome to open pre-worlds campMore sportsJun 18, 2017South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan departed for Rome on Sunday to open his pre-world championships training camp, with an eye on a gold medal at the biennial competition. Park, 27, is scheduled to c... -
Non-banks' loans hit record highIndustryJun 18, 2017Loans extended by savings banks, insurers and other non-bank institutes reached a record high in April as local banks tightened lending regulations, industry data showed Sunday. According to the dat... -
Hotels find hidden market in flight cabin crewsIndustryJun 18, 2017Local hotels are looking for tie-ups with airline companies to bring cabin crews to their facilities as they search for hidden markets to survive stiff competition, industry officials said Sunday. F...
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