Arnold Palmer, the golf great whose charisma and common touch drew a legion of fans known as "Arnie's Army" and propelled the game into the mainstream, died Sunday at the age of 87.Palmer's longtime assistant Doc Griffin confirmed the player known as "The King" had died at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian Hospital.No cause of death was immediately given, although the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported he had undergone cardiac tests. (AP-Yonhap)"We just lost one of the incredibl

South Korean experts said Monday the country remains relatively safe from strong earthquakes that can lead to serious damage and major causalities, although expressing concerns that the frequency of tremors that are being felt felt by people have increased over the past few years.On Monday, a record-breaking earthquake was detected in the southern region near Gyeongju, which lies 371 kilometers southeast of Seoul. South Korea's meteorological agency said the 5.8-magnitude earthquake was strong e

Nuclear power plants in the southern parts of South Korea were not affected by a powerful magnitude-5.8 earthquake that hit the Korean Peninsula on Monday evening, officials said.The Korea Nuclear Power Co., which operates the country's nuclear plants, said a plant near the epicenter in the historic city of Gyeongju, and other plants in the adjacent areas are fully functional and normally producing electricity.The record tremor that occurred at 8:32 p.m. was the strongest one to hit the Korean P

Democrat Hillary Clinton faced questions about her health Monday after being diagnosed with pneumonia and falling ill at a 9/11 ceremony, renewing speculation about her fitness barely eight weeks from Election Day. (AP-Yonhap)Clinton, who was forced to cancel a California fundraising trip on Monday and Tuesday, also faces questions over why her campaign took two days to reveal the pneumonia diagnosis.A campaign spokesman announced the trip was cancelled just hours after the 68-year-old Democrati

A record magnitude-5.8 earthquake jolted most of South Korea, the country's meteorological agency said Monday.The quake detected at 8:32 p.m. was the strongest tremor reported on the Korean Peninsula to date, being noticeably stronger than the magnitude-5.3 tremor that rocked the eastern Pyongan region in North Korea in January 1980, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said. It added that the epicenter was near the Naenam-myeon region some 8 kilometers south of the historic city of Gye

South Korea's foreign ministry said Monday it has raised its travel warning for Gabon, amid rising tension in the African country due to controversy surrounding a reportedly fraudulent election.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it has imposed a "yellow" alert on the country, a notch higher from the previous "blue," adding its security has deteriorated significantly due to the political instability.A yellow alert is the second-highest of a four-tier travel warning system under which people are

A South Korean icebreaker exploring the Arctic discovered new gas hydrate reserves in the East Siberian Sea, the ship's operator said Monday.The Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) said the Aaron successfully extracted gas hydrates from about 500 meters under the East Siberian Sea, a marginal sea in the Arctic Ocean.Gas hydrates refer to a semisolid mixture of methane gas and water molecules that are created through a combination of the water pressure and cold temperatures found in deep ocean

[THE INVESTOR] A number of Korea Electric Power Corp.’s investment corporations in foreign countries were found to have suffered deficits, a report showed Friday.According to corporate tracker Chaebul.com’s data, 30 out of 51 overseas investment corporations recorded business losses last year, making up 60 percent of the total. KEPCOTotal assets of the 51 investment corporations stood at 28.9 trillion won ($26.2 billion), while net profit was 234 billion won last year, accounting for 0.8 percent

A South Korean baseball pitcher voluntarily reported that he had engaged in match-fixing schemes in 2014, the governing body of the country's professional baseball said Sunday.Yoo Chang-sik, a left-handed pitcher for the Kia Tigers, confessed to his team on Saturday that he had deliberately walked a batter in a game on April 1, 2014, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said. Yoo, 24, was then pitching for another KBO club, the Hanwha Eagles, and he walked the Samsung Lions No. 3 hitter, Park S

South Korea's finance minister said Sunday a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) should be further developed despite Britain's recent exit from the world's biggest economic bloc."The South Korea-EU FTA should continue to develop despite Brexit," Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho said. The free trade deal between South Korea and the EU went into effect in 2011.South Korea's top economy policy maker made the remarks during the talks with EU commissioner for economic affairs

Tim Kaine made a big splash Saturday in his first appearance as Hillary Clinton's running mate for the White House, savaging Donald Trump's foreign policy ideas as dangerous and wowing a Miami crowd with fluent Spanish.Kaine, a 58-year-old senator from the battleground state of Virginia, won many a cheer and laugh and frequent applause as he addressed a campaign rally one day after being tapped for the Democratic ticket. U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton introduces her vice

[THE INVESTOR] Korea Southern Power, one of Korea’s public energy companies, is gradually breaking into the overseas market with its innovative technology and know-how.Late last month, KOSPO successfully carried out the first trial ignition in the Kelar gas power plant in Chile, where construction is still underway. The trial ignition, the first step after installing a gas turbine, is considered crucial as it indicates how a plant is well-connected.  Kelar gas power plant in Chile. KOSPOSince 20

South Korea's newly-appointed ambassador to Japan said Wednesday that the landmark December deal reached between Seoul and Tokyo to resolve the comfort women issue have provided a "breakthrough," but there is still a "long way to go" in improving their bilateral ties to a desirable level. Lee Joon-gyu, who served as ambassador to India until last year, also said that one of his priorities as the country's top diplomat in Japan would be to normalize the severely hurt dialogue channels between key

German carmaker Volkswagen on Wednesday ruled out compensations to South Korean owners of Volkswagen cars for cheating on emissions, a move that could spark anger and disappointment from local consumers.Volkswagen said its agreements reached with the U.S. regulators and private plaintiffs over the scandal "are not an admission" of its liability in South Korea."By their terms, they are not intended to apply to or affect Volkswagen's obligations under the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction ou

Chinese President Xi Jinping told South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Wednesday that he will not recognize North Korea's policy of simultaneously pursuing nuclear advance and economic development. Xi made the remarks during a meeting with Hwang in Beijing, according to an official at the prime minister's office who attended the meeting. Xi also repeated China's stance that Beijing "firmly opposes" North Korea's development of nuclear weapons and is faithfully implementing U.N. sanctions

South Korea will not give Google a license to use South Korean maps unless the company blurs out sensitive military installations on its mapping service, Defense Minister Han Min-koo said Wednesday.Earlier this month, the United States search engine provider requested permission from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to access South Korea-supplied maps as part of efforts to upgrade its Google Maps service on South Korea. (Google Map)It was Google's second attempt to gain access

The world's top sports tribunal announced Wednesday South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan has filed an appeal against an Olympic ban over doping.It's the first official declaration by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) regarding Park's legal battle against the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC). The 2008 Olympic champion in the 400m freestyle already revealed last month that he'd filed his appeal in April.A KOC rule prohibits an athlete from representing the country for three years after the end

A group of South Korean fishermen captured two Chinese fishing boats near the western inter-Korean sea border Sunday, saying they were angry at the Chinese for illegally fishing in their waters.The fishermen seized the 22-ton and 15-ton boats just south of the Northern Limit Line around 5:23 a.m., according to coast guard officials. A total of 11 Chinese fishermen were aboard, but they were sleeping when their vessels were dragged to the border island of Yeonpyeong by five South Korean fishing b

From the White House to Kinshasa and Uzbekistan they remembered on Saturday a sporting and cultural icon, saying there would never be another one like Muhammad Ali, "The Greatest". Ali was recalled not just as a heavyweight boxing king but also for his fight for social justice, while others told moving personal stories of his warmth and generosity, how he was equally at home with presidents and people on the streets. (AFP-Yonhap)President Barack Obama hailed Ali, who died on Friday after a long

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who is known to be a heavy smoker, has held a cigarette for the first time in months in public, a photo released by the North's mouthpiece newspaper showed Saturday.A snapshot of him smoking at the remodeled Mangyongdae Children's Camp in Pyongyang was published in Rodong Sinmun. Kim was there to promote "Pyongyang Speed," a term referring to the North's rapid industrialization, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).He was last seen smoking more than