The LG Twins defeated the Nexen Heroes 4-1 Sunday to move within one win of reaching the next playoff round in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).Catcher Yoo Kang-nam hammered a two-run shot for his first postseason home run, and starter David Huff tossed seven strong innings in steady drizzle, as the Twins took a 2-1 series lead in the best-of-five first round action at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul.Game 4 is back at Jamsil at 6:30 p.m. Monday.Both starters, LG's Huff and Nexen's Shin Jae-young, w

The country‘s Maritime Minister Kim Young-suk said Wednesday the government will form a tripartite team along with labor and management to maintain employment of workers at cash-strapped Hanjin Shipping Co. amid a cargo chaos.　The remark was made during a meeting with Lee Yo-han, the labor union chief of the ailing shipper, and Yeom Kyung-doo, chief of the Federation of Korean Seafarers’ Unions, at the regional office of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries in the southeastern port city of Busan

STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for developing the world‘s smallest machines, work that could revolutionize computer technology and lead to a new type of battery.　Frenchman Jean-Pierre Sauvage, British-born Fraser Stoddart and Dutch scientist Bernard ``Ben’‘ Feringa share the 8 million kronor ($930,000) prize for the ``design and synthesis of molecular machines,’‘ the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.　 　Machines at the molecular level are 1,

RECALL BEGINS -- A customer visits a SK Telecom retailer in Seoul to exchange his Galaxy Note 7 smartphone on Monday. Samsung Electronics initiated its replacement program for Galaxy Note 7 large-sized smartphones in Korea with local mobile carriers as part of its global recall of the new smartphones Monday. (Yonhap)

The British-American TV series “The Night Manager” on Thursday triumphed and megahit South Korean military romance “Descendants of the Sun” captured three prizes in the local drama category at this year‘s Seoul International Drama Awards.　Producers of the series received the Grand Prize at the 11th Seoul International Drama Awards during the ceremony at the KBS Hall in Seoul’s Yeouido. 　“The Night Manager” is based on the 1993 novel of the same name by John le Carre about a former British soldie

South Korea said Thursday it has no plan to ban the use of Samsung Electronics Co.‘s Galaxy Note 7 on planes following the company’s global recall of the smartphones for battery problems.　The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said that it has been reviewing whether to prevent people from carrying the devices onto planes over concerns they could pose a risk to the operation of flights. Samsung Galaxy Note 7 (Samsung Electronics)　“We have not seen the need to ban the use of the smartp

South Korea shied away from forging a military intelligence sharing pact with Japan during talks between the leaders of the two countries in Laos, the foreign ministry said Thursday.　The long protracted issue of signing the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) was discussed during the summit meeting between President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Vientiane, on Wednesday, Cho Jung-hyuck, spokesman of the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs, said during

North Korea’s No. 2 man arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday to attend the Summer Olympics opening ceremony.　Choe Ryong-hae, vice chairman of North Korea‘s State Affairs Commission, landed at Galeao International Airport Thursday morning. He’d flown through China and Cuba and arrived in Sao Paulo before taking a short flight to Rio. (Yonhap)　The 31st Summer Games will open Friday. Choe is expected to stay here for about a week.　North Korea will be represented by 31 athletes in nine sports in Ri

South Korea‘s top general said Thursday North Korea will face strong retaliation that could severely undermine its regime if it stages another provocation.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Lee Sun-jin made the remarks during his visit to a marine unit and naval patrol boat detachment in Yeonpyeong Island and other front-line islands. The four-star general checked the units' preparedness to counter military provocations along the Northern Limit Line (NLL), an official statem

South Korea said Friday it has suspended customs clearance for some genetically altered wheat from the United States due to safety concerns.The measure came as the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture informed Seoul that an unapproved strain of genetically modified wheat was found in the western state of Washington, according to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.It said the distribution and sales of wheat already imported from the state will

A large balloon presumed to have been sent by a conservative South Korean civic group to fly anti-North Korea leaflets crashed into the southern waters off Busan on Saturday.Attached at the bottom was a timer designed to cause the balloon to explode after a certain amount of time elapsed, but there were no leaflets inside the balloon.　Immediately after retrieving the balloon, police, the military and the National Intelligence Service, the state intelligence agency, launched a joint probe to know

 CATCHING POKEMON IN ULSAN — Citizens play Nintendo’s augmented-reality mobile game “Pokemon Go” in Ganjeolgot, a coastal park in the southeastern city of Ulsan in South Korea on Friday. "Pokemon Go" became partially operational in the area from Friday, as the game officially began service in nearby Japan the same day. The game has yet to officially launch in Korea, though it works in certain cities such as Sokcho and Ulsan as the game’s GPS signal is active there. (Yonhap)CATCHING POKEMON IN UL

MUNICH (AP) -- An 18-year-old German-Iranian man opened fire in a crowded Munich shopping mall and a nearby McDonald’s Friday night, killing nine people and wounding 16 others before killing himself, the chief of police in the Bavarian capital said Saturday.　 　Police gave a ”cautious all clear” early Saturday morning, more than seven hours after the attack began and brought much of the city to a standstill as all public transit systems were shut down amid a massive manhunt. They said a body foun

TAMPA, Florida (AP) -- Hillary Clinton named Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as her vice presidential running mate Friday, adding a centrist former governor of a crucial battleground state to the Democratic ticket.In a text message to supporters, the presumptive Democratic nominee said, ``I‘m thrilled to tell you this first: I’ve chosen Sen. Tim Kaine as my running mate.‘’　 　On Twitter a few seconds later, Clinton described Kaine as ``a man who‘s devoted his life to fighting for others.’‘　  In this July

South Korea‘s vice defense minister is planning to hold talks with the residents of Seongju who are opposed to the deployment of an advanced U.S. anti-ballistic missile system in their county, official sources said Friday.　The move comes as Seoul is making an effort to allay health concerns related to the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system’s powerful radar and listen to the grievances of locals.　“Vice Minister Hwang In-moo went to the rural county in the North Gyeongsang Province

WASHINGTON (AFP) - With a chicken sandwich, hot coffee and donuts, aviation history was made Friday.　These were among the items in the first drone delivery on U.S. soil approved by aviation officials, made by convenience retailer 7-Eleven and the drone startup Flirtey.　The delivery took place in Reno, Nevada, with the items loaded into a special box for hot and cold food and flown to a local family.　“We‘re absolutely thrilled to have 7-Eleven, the largest convenience chain in the world, embracin

[THE INVESTOR] South Korean mobile phone maker Pantech’s new mid-tier smartphone Sky IM-100 is selling quickly in the Korean market, with some 30,000 units sold since the model’s launch two weeks ago.About 7,000 units of the Sky IM-100 were preordered in June, and daily sales since the model hit the market on June 30 have averaged at 2,000 units, according to SK Telecom and KT, the two mobile service providers that are selling Pantech’s new budget smartphone here.SKT and KT have reportedly place

　North Korea‘s main propaganda outlet claimed Wednesday that the recent midair explosion of a ballistic missile was intentional, calling it a test attack on enemy satellites.　North Korea’s Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile was detected to have burst into pieces midair after flying some 150 km after its launch on June 22.　North Korea fired off another missile hours later, which soared to an altitude exceeding 1,000 km and flew some 400 km before landing in the East Sea.　The first missi

Prosecutors said Wednesday that they have requested a warrant to arrest a former head of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. on charges of fraud and breach of trust.　Prosecutors suspected that Ko Jae-ho cooked books worth some　5.4 trillion won (US$4.6 billion) from 2012 to 2014 by under-reporting the production cost or exaggerating sales or operating profit.　Earlier this year the shipyard said it swung to huge losses in 2013 and 2014 from earlier reported profits, citing accounting mish

Prosecutors said Wednesday they will summon a former managing director of the local branch of Volkswagen for a second time later this week over the German carmaker‘s alleged irregularities that came to light following last year’s emissions scandal.　The Seoul Central District Prosecutors‘ Office said it will summon Park Dong-hoon on Friday for questioning over his alleged involvement in the cover-up of problems found in vehicles sold in the country. 　The 63-year-old was first summoned Tuesday as