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(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on July 10)

A strike hit Samsung Electronics for the first time since its foundation in 1969. The National Samsung Electronics Union, the largest labor union in Korea, started a three-day general strike from Monday. The union demands a “rational wage increase” a…

Bears sign Japanese pitcher Shirakawa to temporary contract

The Doosan bears announced Wednesday they have signed Japanese pitcher Keisho Shirakawa as a temporary replacement for injured starter Brandon Waddell.

The Bears said Shirakawa agreed to a deal worth 4 million yen (US$24,755).

The Bears are Shiraka…

Lee Jae-myung announces bid for 2nd term as DP chief

Rep. Lee Jae-myung, former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), declared his bid on Wednesday for a second term as the party leader in the elections slated for next month.

“I will sacrifice everything I have to change ‘today’s despai…