During his Presidents Cup debut for the International Team in North Carolina two years ago, Korean youngster Tom Kim emerged as an unlikely star, a bundle of energy who screamed and fist-pumped his way around Quail Hollow Country Club. Kim, whose Korean birth name is Joo-hyung, was the youngest player for the International Team at…
The SSG Landers of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Friday that Choo, who plans to hang up his spikes after this season, asked the club not to hold his retirement ceremony this year. According to the Landers, Choo said he didn’t want to be a distraction during the club’s fight for a postseason spot….
Nottingham Forest signed Serbia defender Nikola Milenkovic from Fiorentina in a deal worth a reported 12 million pounds ($15 million) on Thursday. Milenkovic agreed a five-year contract with the Premier League club after spending seven years in Florence. The 26-year-old centre-back helped Fiorentina reach the Europa Conference League final in 2023 and 2024. Milenkovic has…
The sports ministry said Friday it has launched an investigation into the national football governing body over possible irregularities during its recent hiring of a head coach for the new men’s national team. An official with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said the audit on the Korea Football Association (KFA) essentially began Thursday…
The Doosan Bears announced their acquisition of former major league player Jared Young on Tuesday. In a corresponding move, the Bears will cut ties with outfielder Henry Ramos. They asked the Korea Baseball Organization to place the Puerto Rican player on the waivers. Young, 29, will make $300,000 for the rest of this season. He…
Korea will hold an array of cultural events, including contemporary dance, ballet and traditional crafts, in Paris during the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, to introduce Korean art to a wider audience. The country’s national art groups and institutions will perform and hold exhibitions in various locations across the city from July 23 to Sept….
ADOR appointed Kim Ju-young, a member of its board, as the new CEO during a board meeting, which Min attended via phone. Despite her removal as CEO, Min will continue to serve on the board and produce music for NewJeans, according to the company. Min, who previously served as a creative director at Hybe’s rival,…
Table tennis star Shin Yu-bin, 20, has been dubbed a “legal military exemption broker” by sports fans after winning a Paris Olympic bronze medal in mixed doubles with her partner Lim Jong-hoon, 27. The nickname was bestowed upon Shin sarcastically as her performance enabled Lim to avoid active military service by qualifying as “arts and…
POSCO Group’s labor and management are at odds as the nation’s fifth-largest business group prepares to restructure unprofitable and non-core assets to secure cash for shareholder returns and investments in its core businesses. On Tuesday, a group of unionized workers at POSCO Group’s five affiliates issued a statement expressing their concerns over the management’s plan to reform…
North Korea has not yet allowed the entry of a U.N. resident coordinator appointed nearly six months ago, a U.N. official said Tuesday, noting discussions with Pyongyang still continue over the return of international staff to the reclusive country. In March, Joe Colombano of Italy assumed his role as the coordinator for the North in…