South Korea and the U.S. had the same number of COVID-19 deaths. Today, South Korea has less than 300, and the U.S. has more than 70,000.
South Korea season openers score with MLB-craving Americans
As Mo Chang-min of South Korean baseball club NC Dinos tossed the bat after knocking the ball over the fence for the season’s first back-to-back home-runs on Tuesday, elated American fans watching the …
Kim Jong-un: No signs of heart surgery, says South Korea
South Korea’s intelligence agency has said rumours about Kim Jong-un’s health were groundless, and there are no signs he had heart surgery. The North Korean leader recently went 20 days without …
E-cigarette maker Juul Labs to exit South Korea after year of health controversies
U.S. e-cigarette maker Juul Labs said on Wednesday it would end operations in South Korea, a year after it entered the market there but failed to gain traction amid government health warnings. In a …
Baseball is back in South Korea, but the stadiums are much more quiet
The new baseball season began Tuesday in South Korea with the crack of the bat and the sound of the ball smacking into the catcher’s mitt echoing around empty stadiums. After a weeks-long delay …
No fans, virtual cheerleaders: South Korea’s ‘socially-distant’ baseball
South Korea’s ‘socially-distant’ baseball. Posted . South Korea’s baseball league season is underway after five-week delay, but with no …
Baseball returned, live from South Korea, with a socially distant first pitch and bat flip
Baseball returned and it was, of course, different. For one thing, it was taking place in South Korea and being shown in the wee small hours Tuesday morning in America. Because of the novel …
With a crack of the bat, baseball returns in South Korea
The stadiums are empty of fans, but professional baseball begins in South Korea after weeks of delay due to the coronavirus. The world will be watching the effectiveness of safety measures.
4 New Cases in South Korea, China Show Work on Containment
China and South Korea, which had early, intense outbreaks of the coronavirus, together reported only four new infections Tuesday and were slowly resuming public events after months of containment …
Baseball restarts in South Korea behind closed doors with virtual fans – video report
Fans were painted onto seats and some watched via video conference calls on the big screen as baseball returned in Seoul …