Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil pulled off a strong comeback for her first WTA title of the season in Seoul on Sunday.The third-seeded Haddad Maia defeated Daria Kasatkina, the top seed from Russia, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, to win the Korea Open at Olympic Park Tennis Center.Haddad Maia, world No. 17, now has four career WTA […]
Men’s Tennis Tsitsipas Wins his First Win of the Year at Monte Carlo Masters Stefanos Tsitsipas (12th place, Greece) won the singles championship at the Men’s Professional Tennis (ATP) Tour Monte Carlo Masters (total prize money of 5,950,575 euros). Tsitsipas defeated Kasper Ruud (10th, Norway) 2-0 (6-1 6-4) in the singles final on the last […]
Sports Climbing Seo Chae-hyun and Jeong Ji-min, ‘Bronze Medal Chorus’ at the 2nd World Cup Challenge the Paris Olympic qualifiers in May and June. Korean sport climbers Seo Chae-hyun and Jeong Ji-min (North Face, Seoul City Hall) won bronze medals at the second round of the 2024 International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup. […]
Finishing RBI with Headfirst Sliding… Austin “Dedicated to the Team Again this Year” Headfirst sliding carries a high risk of injury. However, it is a symbol of passion that clearly shows the runner’s earnestness. The same was true for the fighting spirit that second-year foreign hitter Austin Dean (LG Twins) showed in the NC Dinos […]
Bundesliga Leader Leverkusen Advances to Pokal Final… Moving Towards ‘Treble’ 4-0 win over Dusseldorf… WIRZ MULTI GOAL Bayer Leverkusen, leading the German professional soccer Bundesliga, reached the final of the German Football Association (DFB)-Pokal, taking a step closer to the club’s first ‘treble’ (triple crowns). Leverkusen won 4-0 over Düsseldorf in the 2023-2024 Pokal semifinals […]
Starting this year, the government will pour more than 10 trillion won ($7.5 billion) into vital health care services such as emergency care and neurosurgery over the next five years as a means of attracting doctors to unpopular-yet-necessary fields. The presidential committee for medical reform approved the scheme, Friday, to significantly increase the government’s support […]
President Yoon Suk Yeol met with a delegation from the United States House of Representatives on Friday to discuss ways to strengthen the bilateral alliance and trilateral cooperation involving Japan, his office said. During the meeting with the six-member delegation led by U.S. Congressman John Moolenaar in Seoul, Yoon emphasized that support for the South […]
A state institute in charge of curricula has approved new secondary school history textbooks, the education ministry said Friday, a move that could spark public scrutiny over their perspective on the country’s checkered modern history. The move by the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation came after an independent textbook review committee of experts endorsed […]
Gaining independence is not just a story of statehood but also of the people, their destinies and the future of the country. This is why sovereignty is the most significant value for any state. For citizens, peaceful life and societal stability are the primary achievements that independence brings. Today, Uzbekistan enjoys peace and stability, interethnic […]
Adapted from Herman Koch’s novel “The Dinner,” this upcoming film, set to hit local theaters in October, is a suspense drama that follows four individuals whose lives begin to crumble after witnessing security camera footage of their children’s criminal activities. This is Jang’s first big screen outing since he appeared in 2018’s “Rampant.” Jang plays […]