July 9, 2024

Seoul shares open higher tracking Wall Street

Seoul shares opened higher Tuesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street buoyed by technology shares.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 10 points, or 0.35 percent, to 2,867.76 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

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Top U.S. official for N. Korea policy recently resigned: sources

The top U.S. official for North Korea policy resigned last week, multiple sources said Tuesday.

Jung Pak left the post as the U.S. senior official for North Korea and a process is under way to select her replacement, according to the sources.

She h…

Lions cut MacKinnon, set to acquire new outfielder

The Samsung Lions announced Tuesday they will release infielder David MacKinnon and replace him with an outfielder.

An official with the Lions said the club will ask the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) to place MacKinnon on waivers. The Lions are …

Yoon arrives in Hawaii to begin U.S. trip focused on security

President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Hawaii on Monday to kick off his trip to the United States focused on bolstering South Korea’s security against North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile threats.

Yoon will stay in Honolulu for two days ahead of h…