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Israel's defense minister says military operations in Lebanon will continue despite ceasefire

TEL AVIV, Israel (Reuters) -- Israel's military will continue to carry out operations in Lebanon for the time being and will not be withdrawing from the country, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday, despite the announcement of a new ceasefire. Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday agreed to a new ceasefire following talks mediated by the United States. Under the agreement, Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which did not participate in the talks, is to stop all attacks on Israel and withdra

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Yoon Ina emerges as strong contender ahead of US Women's Open

Yoon Ina, a rising star in South Korean women's golf, is drawing attention as a leading contender in the 81st US Women's Open, the second major championship of the season. American golf magazine Golf Digest included Yoon in its list of "10 Players to Watch" for this week's tournament. She was the only South Korean named alongside top-ranked players such as world No. 1 Nelly Korda and world No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul. The US Women's Open begins Wednesday night local time at Riviera Country Club in Paci

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Shohei Ohtani dominates six scoreless innings as starting pitcher

PHOENIX (AP) -- Shohei Ohtani threw six scoreless innings, Kyle Tucker hit a two-run homer into the Chase Field pool and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-0 on Wednesday night. Ohtani (6-2) allowed two hits and struck out six while lowering his major league-best ERA to 0.74. He's allowed one earned run in 24 innings during a four-game winning streak. Ohtani also hit three singles and reached base five times, scoring a run. Tucker hit his homer off Zac Gallen (3-5) in the

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From SK On to CATL: Ford reshapes battery strategy

Ford Motor's decision to deepen ties with China's CATL while repurposing assets from its former battery partnership with SK On is drawing scrutiny from South Korea's battery industry as the US automaker pivots aggressively into energy storage. At a time when Washington is seeking to reduce dependence on Chinese battery supply chains, Ford is embracing CATL's battery technology to accelerate its push into the energy storage system, or ESS, market — a sector increasingly fueled by booming demand f

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In Korea, election night coverage becomes a visual feast again

South Korea's major television networks once again set out to package Wednesday's local elections as prime-time entertainment, layering CGI animation, pop-culture parody and, for the first time on a large scale, generative AI over their live vote counts. In the election for mayors and provincial governors, along with hundreds of lower offices, President Lee Jae Myung's governing Democratic Party won most of the major races, while the conservative People Power Party held Seoul and its traditional

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Hanwha Aerospace halts production nationwide after deadly blast

Hanwha Aerospace has temporarily shut down production at all of its major domestic facilities and launched safety inspections following a deadly explosion at its Daejeon plant that killed five workers earlier this week. Hanwha Aerospace said that all nonessential domestic production line operations would be suspended from Thursday to Friday, except for essential processes, to conduct special safety inspections and employee safety training. It marked the first time the defense affiliate under Han

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Could SpaceX, OpenAI IPOs derail Korea's chip rally?

The blockbuster IPOs of SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic could trigger a bout of profit-taking in South Korea's soaring chip stocks, as investors rotate capital into some of Wall Street's most anticipated listings. Elon Musk's rocket and satellite maker SpaceX aims to list its shares as early as June 12, in what could become the biggest initial public offering of all time. Anthropic, developer of the Claude AI model, has also recently filed to go public, setting the stage for a closely watched IPO r

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Hyundai Glovis to build first European auto logistics hub

Hyundai Glovis will establish its first dedicated automotive logistics hub in Europe at the Port of Amsterdam, strengthening its vehicle supply chain network amid growing demand for automotive imports across the region. The company said Thursday it had signed an agreement with the Port of Amsterdam to develop a specialized automotive logistics terminal on a 480,000-square-meter site. The project marks the first time Hyundai Glovis has secured an exclusive port site. The facility will feature ber

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San Francisco's Lee Jung-hoo ties career high with 11-game hitting streak

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants has equaled his career high by hitting safely in his 11th straight game. Lee batted 2-for-4 in a 1-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday. Lee raised his batting average to his season-high .310, the sixth-best mark in the National League. Lee, who struck out in his first at-bat, kept his streak going in his second time up with a single in the fourth inning. Lee bunted for a single in the eighth to c

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Defense ministry cites OPCON transfer drive as key achievement marking Lee govt.'s 1st year

The defense ministry on Thursday cited its consistent push for retaking wartime operational control from Washington as a key policy achievement under the President Lee Jae Myung administration in its first year in office. The ministry said South Korea is seeking the OPCON transfer in a "swift" manner at a time when the allies are currently at the second stage of verifying "full operational capability" this year. "(The ministry) is pushing for the restoration of wartime operational control in a s

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Ive’s 4th Japanese album tops Oricon chart

Ive scored No. 1 on Oricon’s Weekly and Weekly Combined Album Rankings with its fourth album in Japan, “Lucid Dream,” its agency Starship Entertainment said Thursday, citing the chart published Wednesday. This is the third time the group has topped the chart, and it did so with the highest weekly points for a female international artist this year. The mini album was released in May and consists of six tracks, three of which are new, including the title track. Meanwhile, the group is set to go li

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Seoul shares open sharply lower on Wall Street losses, renewed Iran tension; won falls

South Korean stocks opened sharply lower Thursday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street caused by uncertainty over negotiations between the United States and Iran to end their war in the Middle East. After starting 2.02 percent lower, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 180.03 points, or 2.05 percent, to 8,621.46 as of 9:15 a.m. The Kospi closed at an all-time high of 8,801.49 on Tuesday. The local stock market was closed Wednesday for the election. Overnight, US stocks ende

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S. Korea, China agree to add 70 flights per week amid growing exchanges

South Korea and China have agreed to increase the frequency of flights between the two countries amid growing bilateral exchanges, the transport ministry said Thursday. For the first time since 2019, the two countries agreed to expand bilateral traffic rights by 70 weekly flights during the South Korea-China aviation talks held in Seoul last month, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Under the agreement, passenger flights will be increased to 664 per week, while carg

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Time to open ballots

After voting concluded in South Korea's local elections Wednesday evening, election workers began sorting ballots at a counting center set up in Hoban Gymnasium, located in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province.

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Ballot shortage delays poll closing in parts of Seoul

A digital watch shows 6:54 p.m. on Wednesday as voters line up at a polling station in Garak-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, where ballot shortages delayed voting past the scheduled 6 p.m. closing time. (Yonhap)

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[Breaking] Former PM, ex-finance minister in neck and neck race for Daegu mayor: exit poll

People Power Party candidate Choo Kyung-ho was slightly ahead in the race in the conservative stronghold of Daegu, according to exit polls. The former finance minister was up against Democratic Party of Korea candidate Kim Boo-kyum, a former four-time lawmaker and prime minister. According to exit polls conducted after polls closed in nationwide local elections Wednesday, Kim won 49.1 percent of votes in Daegu, with Choo 0.8 percentage point ahead of him. The exit poll was run by the Korea Elect

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South Korea's full 26-man squad trains together for first time in Utah

All 26 players on the South Korea squad trained together on the field for the first time ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The South Korean national team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, worked up a sweat Tuesday at the Zions Bank Training Center in Herriman, near Salt Lake City, Utah. South Korea has been holding a two-week pre-World Cup camp in Salt Lake City, which sits at an elevation of 1,460 meters, to help players adjust to the high altitude of Guadalajara, Mexico, the team's base camp a

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Lee’s X posts on Election Day urging voters draw opposition backlash

President Lee Jae Myung’s repeated appeals on Election Day for South Koreans to exercise their right to vote, delivered through a series of social media posts, triggered backlash from the opposition party on Wednesday. Lee had posted four times on X encouraging voter participation as of 3 p.m. Wednesday, as South Korea was holding local elections and by-elections for National Assembly seats. Lee pointed to the country’s excessively high housing and real estate prices as one factor behind the und

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Hanwha safety oversight under scrutiny after deadly blast

Police have identified all five workers killed in Monday's explosion at Hanwha Aerospace's Daejeon plant, as investigators examine whether shortcomings in the company's safety management system contributed to the accident. Authorities said Wednesday that the victims included two contract workers in their 20s and three full-time employees — two in their 50s and one in his 30s. The bodies were expected to be returned to their families later in the day. The explosion occurred Monday at Hanwha Aeros

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Kospi rally fuels market swings unseen since financial crisis

South Korea's stock market is swinging at a pace not seen since the global financial crisis, as a record-setting Kospi rally collides with rising leverage and forced selling. Sidecars, which halt program trading for five minutes when futures move more than 5 percent for at least one minute, were triggered 20 times in the first five months of the year. Of those, 11 were triggered on the buy side and nine on the sell side. This year's tally already accounts for a quarter of the 80 sidecars since t

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Israel's defense minister says military operations in Lebanon will continue despite ceasefire

Yoon Ina emerges as strong contender ahead of US Women's Open

Shohei Ohtani dominates six scoreless innings as starting pitcher

From SK On to CATL: Ford reshapes battery strategy

In Korea, election night coverage becomes a visual feast again

Hanwha Aerospace halts production nationwide after deadly blast

Could SpaceX, OpenAI IPOs derail Korea's chip rally?

Hyundai Glovis to build first European auto logistics hub

San Francisco's Lee Jung-hoo ties career high with 11-game hitting streak

Defense ministry cites OPCON transfer drive as key achievement marking Lee govt.'s 1st year

Ive’s 4th Japanese album tops Oricon chart

Seoul shares open sharply lower on Wall Street losses, renewed Iran tension; won falls

S. Korea, China agree to add 70 flights per week amid growing exchanges

Time to open ballots

Ballot shortage delays poll closing in parts of Seoul

[Breaking] Former PM, ex-finance minister in neck and neck race for Daegu mayor: exit poll

South Korea's full 26-man squad trains together for first time in Utah

Lee’s X posts on Election Day urging voters draw opposition backlash

Hanwha safety oversight under scrutiny after deadly blast

Kospi rally fuels market swings unseen since financial crisis