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Big dominoes fall early in KBO free agency

Less than a week into free agency in Korean baseball, some big dominoes fell early, with one veteran third baseman staying put and another switching clubs for the first time in his career.

2024-11-12

KBO home run king Choi Jeong leads market as 20 players opt for free agency

Twenty of 30 eligible players have opted for free agency this year, the KBO announced Tuesday, with the KBO’s all-time home run leader Choi Jeong of the SSG Landers leading what looks set to be a fairly quiet FA market

2024-11-05

SSG Landers’ Choi Jeong breaks all-time KBO home run record

After a one-week delay due to a bruised rib and a rained-out game, veteran slugger Choi Jeong hit his 468th home run to cement a new all-time KBO home run record.

2024-04-25

최정 KBO 역대 홈런 기록 동률 [사진모음]

SSG Landers slugger Choi Jeong on Tuesday hit his 467 career home run in the bottom of the ninth inning during a game between the Landers and Kia Tigers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon

2024-04-17

Choi Jeong ties KBO home run record — in pictures

SSG Landers slugger Choi Jeong on Tuesday hit his 467th career home run to tie the all-time KBO record held by retired Samsung Lions star Lee Seung-yuop. Here's a look at Choi's career so far in pictures.

2024-04-17

Posco Holdings criticized by NPS head for opaque appointments

The head of the National Pension Service (NPS), the largest shareholder of Posco Holdings, openly criticized the steel group's chairman selection process due to its involving of the current chairman in the procedure.

2023-12-29

[THINK ENGLISH] 최정화의 최근 전시에서 커피 캡슐이 새 생명을 찾다

While coffee capsules offer convenience they come with the issue of excess packaging. In an attempt to give these aluminum capsules a new breath of life, as well as pursue sustainability in a different light, Nespresso Korea presents an art...

2022-12-23

Coffee capsules find 'new life' in Choi Jeong-hwa's latest exhibit

While coffee capsules offer convenience they come with the issue of excess packaging. In an attempt to give these aluminum capsules a new breath of life, as well as pursue sustainability in a different light, Nespresso Korea presents an art...

2022-12-15

Posco CEO named president of World Steel Association

Posco CEO Choi Jeong-woo was named the 44th president of the World Steel Association on Tuesday at the association's general meeting held in Brussels, the company said Wednesday.

2022-10-19

Artist fills hanok with found creations

The backyard of House of Woonkyung, one of the last remaining big hanok mansions built in the early 20th century in central Seoul, is now occupied by gigantic inflatable green and red cabbages, whose leaves move in a startling respiratory manner.

2022-04-24