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KBO's top baseball magnet passes MLB mark with 288th hit-by-pitch
After an errant pitch brushed his jersey, SSG Landers' slugger Choi Jeong didn't just walk to first base. He also trotted into the record books. On Wednesday night in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), Choi got hit by a pitch for the 288th time in his career. The Landers billed it as "the world record," as Choi surpassed the major league mark of 287 held by Hall of Famer Hughie Jennings. His career spanned from 1891 to 1918 but his last hit-by-pitch came in 1903. It's difficult t
Baseball Aug. 19, 2021
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Samsung Card decides to sell its whole stake in Renault Samsung Motors
Major South Korean credit card issuer Samsung Card Co. said Thursday it has decided to sell its entire 19.9 percent stake in Renault Samsung Motors Corp. Samsung Card said it recently made the decision and selected Samsung Securities Co. as the lead manager of the stake sale. The card issuer purchased the stake for 87.6 billion won ($74.8 million) in April 2000 in line with an agreement between Samsung Group and French automaker Renault S.A. on the sale of Samsung's car unit. In a semiannual
Industry Aug. 19, 2021
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Samsung tops Latin American smartphone market in Q2: report
Samsung Electronics Co. was the top smartphone vendor in Latin America in the second quarter, a report showed Thursday, although its market share dropped from a year earlier. Samsung represented 37.3 percent of smartphone shipments in Latin America in the April-June period, defending its leading status, according to market tracker Counterpoint Research. However, its second-quarter market share was down from 42.5 percent a year ago. "Samsung was the most affected due to the constraints rel
Industry Aug. 19, 2021
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Samsung Heavy gets approval for basic design of ammonia-propelled ships
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said Thursday that it has won approval in principle (AIP) for its basic design for LNG or diesel-powered oil tankers that can be revamped into ammonia-fueled ones from DNV, a Norwegian ship quality assurance and risk management company. The shipbuilder's basic design will be helpful for shippers that want to transform their LNG or diesel-powered oil tankers into ammonia-fueled ones, Samsung Heavy said. AIP for the VLCCs means a certification agency has reviewed its
Industry Aug. 19, 2021
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LG successfully demos 6G data transmission using terahertz spectrum
LG Electronics Inc. on Thursday said it has successfully demonstrated 6G data transmission using the terahertz spectrum as the South Korean tech giant tries to move ahead in the next-generation communication technology. LG succeeded in sending 6G terahertz wireless communication signals 100 meters in an outdoor environment in collaboration with Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Europe's leading application-oriented research organization, in Berlin last week. LG said it developed a new power amplifier w
Technology Aug. 19, 2021
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Son Heung-min to stay on bench at start of Tottenham's continental match
South Korean football fans should adjust their alarm clocks for Friday morning. Tottenham Hotspur and their South Korean star Son Heung-min are visiting Portugal this week to play FC Pacos de Ferreira in the first of two playoff matches for the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League. The kickoff at Estadio Capital do Movel is 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the club's namesake Portuguese town, or 3:30 a.m. Friday in South Korea. Tottenham head coach Nuno Espirito Santo tipped his hand during his premat
Soccer Aug. 19, 2021
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Genesis unveils design of GV60 electric SUV
Genesis, the independent luxury brand of Hyundai Motor Co., on Thursday unveiled the design of its first all-electric GV60 ahead of its launch later this year. The GV60 is Genesis' first-ever EV based on the same electric-global modular platform (E-GMP) as the Hyundai IONIQ 5 and Kia EV6, and the luxury brand's third SUV following GV80 and GV70. It employs the brand's "Athletic Elegance" design language throughout, which includes signature quad light fixtures up front, matching taill
Technology Aug. 19, 2021
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Seoul stocks open lower on US tapering talks
South Korean stocks opened lower Thursday as investor sentiment weakened over the US Federal Reserve minutes that hinted at the possibility of an earlier-than-expected tapering timeline. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi) fell 11.18 points, or 0.35 percent, to 3,147.75 points in the first 15 minutes of trading. Stocks got off to a lackluster start, tracking the overnight Wall Street stock plunge. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.08 percent as Federal Reserve minute
Market Aug. 19, 2021
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New cases at over 2,000 again; toughest curbs likely to be extended
South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases topped 2,100, the second-largest number recorded here during the COVID-19 outbreak, following an extended weekend, as the country will likely again extend the toughest virus restrictions in the greater Seoul area and the enhanced restrictions across the country. The country added 2,152 more COVID-19 cases, including 2,114 local infections, raising the total caseload to 230,808, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). Daily
Social Affairs Aug. 19, 2021
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Complaints against financial firms decline 7% in H1
The number of consumer complaints against financial firms fell 7 percent on year in the first-half of this year, official data showed Thursday. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said it received a total of 42,725 consumer complaints in the January-June period, compared with 45,922 complaints for the same period in 2020. The decline was mainly due to the base effect of last year, when financial complaints grew over the COVID-19 pandemic, the FSS said. Deceptive sales of investment produc
Economy Aug. 19, 2021
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N. Korea issued navigational warning for East Sea in indication of missile launch preparations
North Korea had declared a no-sail zone for ships off the east coast earlier this week, sources said Thursday, indicating that it had plans to launch missiles amid an ongoing combined exercise between South Korea and the United States. The navigational warning was issued for Sunday through Monday for northeastern regions in the East Sea, according to the military sources. Such an advisory is usually issued ahead of missile launches or other weapons tests to warn vessels to stay cl
North Korea Aug. 19, 2021
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UN panel allows Germany to send COVID-19 test equipment to North Korea
A UN Security Council panel has approved sanctions exemptions for a German project to provide North Korea with medical equipment for the prevention of COVID-19, its website showed Thursday. The exemptions will allow Germany to export medical equipment to prevent and control the coronavirus, including the delivery of "six units of a Rotor-Disc 100 Starter Kit" for PCR testing to the North's Ministry of Public Health, according to the website of the North Korea sanctions committee. The
North Korea Aug. 19, 2021
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S. Korea to invest W1.6tr to develop military satellite technologies
South Korea plans to invest 1.6 trillion ($1.37 billion) in the next 10 years to secure core technologies for satellite development in the defense sector, the arms procurement agency said Thursday. The plan is part of a series of measures aimed at upgrading the country's defense capabilities in the space sector, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration. The agency has launched a task force to focus on developing South Korea's space defense industry, saying that 16 trillion w
Defense Aug. 19, 2021
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S. Korea to face top-ranked US in women's football friendlies in Oct.
The South Korean women's national football team will play a pair of friendlies against the world No. 1 United States on the road in October, the sport's national federation announced Thursday. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said the first match between the two countries will kick off at 7 p.m. on Oct. 21 at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas. That's 9 a.m. on Oct. 22 (Korean time). The second match will be at 7 p.m. on Oct. 26 at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minnesota, or 9 a.m.
Soccer Aug. 19, 2021
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US service member participating in combined exercise tests positive for virus
An American service member participating in an annual combined exercise with South Korea has tested positive for the new coronavirus, officials said Thursday. The South Korea-US Combined Forces Command (CFC) "confirms that one individual recently tested positive for COVID-19 while working in a combined headquarters location supporting CCPT," its spokesman Col. Lee Peters said in a statement. CCPT refers to the computer-simulated Combined Command Post Training, an annual exercise bet
Defense Aug. 19, 2021
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