SK Group is on track to carry out major portfolio restructuring to alleviate the escalating financial burden stemming from unprofitable affiliates and to optimize management efficiency, according to analysts, Friday.The nation’s second-largest conglomerate by market capitalization entered belt-tightening mode this year, as global economic uncertainties show no clear signs of fading away anytime soon. In […]
Minor liberal Rebuilding Korea Party (RKP) Chairman Cho Kuk proposed a plan, Friday, to shorten President Yoon Suk Yeol’s single, five-year term by revising the Constitution, urging the president to “honorably agree with the shortened term.”During a press conference at the National Assembly in Seoul, the party presented the constitutional amendment plan, featuring the proposal […]
Upbit and Bithumb announced impressive first-quarter earnings, backed by the rising interest in virtual assets and a recovery in investor sentiment. However, while both exchanges solidify their leadership in the market, other exchanges are experiencing financial difficulties.Dunamu, the operator of Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, recorded operating earnings of 335.6 billion won ($247.5 million) in […]
President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed the government Friday to scrap all preliminary feasibility studies for research and development (R&D) projects to speed up their implementation and support economic growth.Yoon made the remark during a national financial strategy meeting held to discuss fiscal policy issues ahead of the government’s formulation of next year’s budget.”I ask you […]
Leverkusen’s miracle continued. A dramatic theater goal in second-half stoppage time extended their unbeaten run to 49 games. Leverkusen is in the Europa League final. Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen earned a dramatic 2-2 draw against AS Roma in the second leg of the 2023-2024 Europa League semifinals at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany, on Tuesday (Oct. […]
Former Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho (61) says his “former pupil” Son Heung-min (31, Tottenham) “deserves to play for a better team”. EA Sports’ FC Online YouTube channel released an interview with Mourinho on Monday (Aug. 8), in which the Portuguese manager praised Son in terms Spurs fans won’t like. “I don’t see Son Heung-min as […]
Jose Mourinho (61) has revealed how much he wanted Kim Min-Jae (28, Bayern Munich) when he was at Tottenham Hotspur. EA Sports’ FC Online YouTube channel released an interview with Jose Mourinho on Aug. 8 (KST). In the interview, Mourinho talked about Son Heung-min, whom he coached at Tottenham, and revealed the story behind his […]
Former Daegu FC head coach Choi Won-kwon has joined the Vietnam national soccer team, led by head coach Kim Sang-sik. “I am honored to follow in the footsteps of my seniors Park Hang-seo and Lee Young-jin.” Choi signed a contract to become the head coach of the Vietnamese national soccer team on Monday. Terms and […]
A ‘waste of money’ based on false expectations, or ‘foresight’. Tottenham Hotspur’s choice is the center of attention in the transfer market. Hotspur’s move to sign the 17-year-old is the center of attention in the transfer market. “Tottenham are ready to make a €20 million bid for the Belgian league’s top teenage talent,” reported British […]
The mighty Bavarians have fallen to nothing. Bayern Munich fell to Real Madrid 1-2 on aggregate in the second leg of the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League semifinals at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain, at 4 a.m. ET on Monday. After drawing 2-2 with Real in the first leg, Munich fell to 3-4 on aggregate […]
