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Reunited with old team, pitcher Dan Straily hoping for taste of KBO postseason related article

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Back in the United States this year after two seasons in South Korea but unable to get out ... 2022/08/10 10:00

#fintech
Fintech startup AIM aims to bring professional wealth services to ordinary investors
By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Jihae Jenna Lee, a former portfolio manager at Boston-based hedge fund Acadian Asset Management, last year extended her "funeral date" by another five year... 07:00 Aug. 09
#CJ Cheiljedang
(LEAD) CJ Cheiljedang Q2 net down on cost hikes
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- CJ Cheiljedang Corp. said Monday its second-quarter net profit dropped 3.4 percent on-year due to price hikes in foodstuffs and transportation fees despite its K-food and ... 18:33 Aug. 08
#BGF Retail
(LEAD) BGF Retail Q2 net up 22.6 pct on promotional events, dessert sales related article
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- BGF Retail, the operator of CU convenience stores, said Thursday its second-quarter net income rose 22.6 percent from a year earlier, thanks to promotional events and its ... 2022-08-04 17:07

Social commerce platform Wemakeprice hires ex-Apple developer
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Wemakeprice Inc., a South Korean social commerce platform , said Thursda 12:01 Aug. 04
#KPLO
NASA 'impressed' by technical astuteness, dedication of S. Korea's 1st lunar orbiter project: cooperation manager
By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- A senior official of the U.S. space agency has said h 08:00 Jul. 27
#P2P lending
Fintech startup 8percent seeks to expand in niche lending
By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Borrowing money online from total strangers was an unfa 09:05 Jul. 22

#Tilelli
Wall of Remembrance a reminder that freedom is not free: Tilelli
By Byun Duk-kun WASHINGTON, July 20 (Yonhap) -- The names of over 40,000 fallen soldiers etched on the Wall of Remembrance is physical proof of the strong U.S.-South Korea alliance that will forever... 07:00 Jul. 21
#Highland Food-global partnership
S. Korean meat importer aims to go global based on U.S. partnership
By Kang Jae-eun and Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- Highland Group, South Korea's leading meat importer by trading volumes, is on track to expand its overseas business partnerships to beco... 17:01 Jul. 18
#Ukraine first lady
Ukraine's first lady calls for unceasing global unity against Russia's aggression
By Song Sang-ho and Kim Ji-yeon SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska made an emphatic appeal Thursday for unflagging global solidarity behind her country's struggle agains... 19:00 Jul. 14
#KBO
'It felt like the right thing to do': how act of kindness led to ceremonial 1st pitch for American KBO fan
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- After Jovian Turnbull picked up a foul ball during a South Korean baseball game last month, beating another fan in a frantic search in the stands, he raised... 10:08 Jul. 14
#MLB
U.S.-bound catching prospect not afraid of new challenges
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Just like many young baseball players, Um Hyung-chan has long dreamed of playing in Major League Baseball (MLB) someday. The 18-year-old catcher for Gyeongg... 11:52 Jul. 05