Yongtae Kim Articles
  • Big Time MLB Teams Seeking To Scout Korean Pitcher, Yang

    South Korea’s Sports Kyung-Hyang reported that a number of major MLB ball clubs are observing Hyeon-Jong Yang, a Korean starting pitcher for the Gwangju KIA Tigers. Yang has already earned approval from his team and is currently preparing to start bidding with any MLB (Major League Baseball) team ...
  • MLB and Japanese All-Stars Host Best of 5 Series In Japan

    A team of Major League Baseball (MLB) star players travelled across the Pacific Ocean to participate in the 2014 “US-Japan Baseball All-Star Series” with Japan’s NPB (Nippon Pro Baseball) all-star team. The purpose of this event was to further globalize baseball and so far many Japanese baseball ...
  • North Korea Prepares For Talks With Russia

    Korea’s World Ilbo reported that North Korea has dispatched Ryong-Hae Choi, who is currently a member of the Politburo Presidium, and Secretariat of the Workers’ Party of Korea, as ambassador to Russia. Both governments of Russia and North Korea announced that Choi will be in Russia from the 17th ...
  • Iraq Government Forces Recover Vital Oil Refining Facility

    South Korea’s KBS reported that the Iraqi government forces have recaptured the city of Baiji from the ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) jihadists. Baiji is a vital oil refining town that is also a crucial strategic point for both the Iraq forces and the ISIS militants. The town was under the ...
  • San Diego Padres Offer 2 Million To New Korean Pitcher

    South Korea’s OSEN reported that the San Diego Padres had offered Korean pitcher Kwang-Hyun Kim (Incheon SK Wyverns) 2 million dollars as his posting price. Korean baseball columnists and critics are showing mixed reactions regarding the Padres’ decision, and are still waiting on the Incheon SK ...
  • After Dark: “Where Music and Message Meet”

    Students of the University of Southern California (USC) are hosting an event called “After Dark” on campus with the motto, “where music and message meet”. Christian students of USC have been advertising the event wearing matching T-shirts and large banners simply as a “free event” that “you cannot ...
  • Seeds Planted for the Rising Generation: Fundraiser for Higher Calling Conference

    KCCC (Korea Campus Crusade for Christ) is one of the largest Korean-American Christian ministries that focus on college students. Preparations are currently underway for KCCC’s annual winter conference, Higher Calling 2014. Every year, around 3,000 students from all over California alone ...
  • What Should Christian College Students Do After They Graduate?

    The question that all college students, Christian or non-Christian, ask is what to do after they finish their education. For several years now, Cru (former Campus Crusade for Christ) has been hosting a conference in Southern California for juniors and seniors who are unsure of their plans for their ...
  • A Look Back At The Fall of The Berlin Wall and Towards the Korean DMZ

    Only 2 days from now, the world will get to witness the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany. Today, many look upon Germany as a great economic power. Germany is the world’s 4th largest economy after the United States, China, and Japan, and excels in many ...
  • Noh Hong-Chul of Reality TV Show “Infinite Challenge” Caught Drunk Driving

    Noh Hong-Chul, a member of one of Korea’s most famous reality TV shows, “Infinite Challenge” (MBC) was caught while drunk-driving at midnight of the 7th of November. The incident has stirred up a great deal of controversy amongst fans of “Infinite Challenge” and many have started asking the ...
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