Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Castrop's 'Korean heart' eager to beat for Taeguk Warriors in U.S. friendlies

Jens Castrop, the Korean national football team's first foreign-born mixed-race call-up, said he is eager to play for the Taeguk Warriors and convince manager Hong Myung-bo that he should be in the 2026 FIFA World Cup side.

2025-09-04

Korea finishs as runner-up for the second time at the International Table Tennis Federation Mixed Team World Cup 2024

Team Korea finished as a runner-up for the second time in a row at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Mixed Team World Cup 2024 after losing the final 8-1 to China in Chengdu, China on Sunday.

2024-12-09

Concrete workers begin indefinite strike

A labor union for the ready-mixed concrete industry, which is under the Federation of Korean Trade Unions, began an indefinite strike over pay for transportation on Monday.

2024-07-01

DP sticks to current proportional representation system for April elections

The majority Democratic Party decided to maintain the current "semi-mixed-member" proportional representation system for the April 10 general elections.

2024-02-05

[2024 Top Picks] Can Samsung compete with Apple's Vision Pro?

Samsung is working with Google and Qualcomm on an extended reality headset to rival Apple's Vision Pro. The gadget, code-named "Infinite" does not yet have a price or release date.

2024-01-02

Trio secures second shooting gold in running target

Jeong You-jin also took bronze in the individual contest, scoring 377 points.

2023-09-26

Mixing it up

Korea's Lee Eun-ji competes in the mixed 400-meter medley relay at the World Aquatics Championship in Fukuoka on Wednesday

2023-07-26

Korean Falcon eyes championship title in return to PFL

Mixed martial artist Jo Sung-bin will start his bid to win the Professional Fighters League (PFL) championship title with his first fight of the season in Las Vegas on Saturday.

2023-03-29

Professional Fighters League has big plans for Korea

The Professional Fighters League (PFL), founded in 2018, is looking to expand in Korea as mixed martial arts gradually grow in popularity here.

2023-03-08

Samsung Electronics applies for new trademarks for potential XR products

Samsung Electronics recently filed a series of trademarks indicating fresh designs for gadgets like smart rings, nearly a month after announcing a trilateral partnership with Google and Qualcomm for extended reality (XR) products.

2023-02-28