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Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child
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Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school
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Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
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First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
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Final push to forge UN treaty on plastic pollution set to begin in Busan
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Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
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Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
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Opposition chief acquitted of instigating perjury
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Job creation lowest on record among under-30s
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German Uli Stielike named new head coach of S. Korean men's football team
Former German national team player Uli Stielike has been named the new head coach of the South Korean men's football team, officials said Friday.The Korea Football Association (KFA) said the 59-year-old is signed through the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.Stielike fills the vacancy at the football coaching position here left by Hong Myung-bo, who resigned in early July after South Korea crashed out of the World Cup in Brazil with one draw and two losses.The KFA said Stielike will arrive in South
SoccerSept. 5, 2014
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Djoker rumbles into semis
NEW YORK (AP) ― Through a pair of back-and-forth sets, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray put on a display befitting a matchup of past U.S. Open champions.They tracked down would-be winners and somehow got them back, prolonging points that involved 10 or 20 strokes or more, extended by Djokovic’s slides and splits or Murray’s gifted anticipation. After one 30-shot masterpiece on his way to victory, Djokovic raised his right fist, bellowed, “Come on!” and windmilled his arms to rile up the crowd.Even
More SportsSept. 4, 2014
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Korean handball teams vow to keep strong Asiad tradition alive
South Korea boasts a proud tradition in handball at the Asian Games, having won 11 of 14 gold medals handed out so far in the men’s and the women’s competitions.With this year’s Asiad, to be held in the South Korean city of Incheon, members of the handball squads on Thursday vowed to keep that tradition alive.The South Korean men have won six of the eight handball gold medals at the Asian Games so far and they’re the reigning champs.Head coach Kim Tae-hoon said winning before the home crowds wil
More SportsSept. 4, 2014
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Argentina beats Germany 4-2 in World Cup rematch
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) ― Angel di Maria set up three goals and scored the fourth himself as Argentina trounced Germany 4-2 in its friendly game Wednesday to get a small measure of payback after losing to the host in the World Cup final.Argentina was up 4-0 after just 50 minutes to dampen the home side’s World Cup title celebrations in its first game since winning the final 1-0 in extra time in Brazil in July.“It can’t be revenge,” Germany coach Joachim Loew said. “You can’t bring the final ba
SoccerSept. 4, 2014
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New ballpark site set for expansion club
The southeastern city of Changwon on Thursday announced the site for the new baseball park to be built for an expansion baseball club there, ending a months-long dispute over the stadium’s location.Changwon, some 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul, said the new park for the NC Dinos in the Korea Baseball Organization will be built on the ground currently occupied by Masan Stadium, a multipurpose venue located within Masan Sports Complex.Ahn Sang-soo, Changwon’s mayor, made the announcement, an ab
More SportsSept. 4, 2014
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Jin headlines team in Asiad tune-up
Three-time Olympic shooting champion Jin Jong-oh (Yonhap)Jin Jong-oh, a three-time Olympic shooting champion, will headline the South Korean delegation in the final tune-up event ahead of the upcoming Asian Games.Jin and 63 other South Korean shooters will take part in the International Shooting Sport Federation World Shooting Championships in Granada, Spain, starting on Saturday. For the South Koreans, the quadrennial event will be the last competition before the Asian Games, which will take pl
More SportsSept. 3, 2014
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Back on the saddle
South Korea will host Venezuela on Friday in its first international soccer match since the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.The match will kick off at 8 p.m. at Bucheon Stadium in Bucheon, just west of Seoul. It will be the first-ever meeting between South Korea and Venezuela.South Korea is ranked 57th in the world, 28 spots below Venezuela.South Korea will then face Uruguay next Monday in Goyang, northwest of the capital city.The host will be without a head coach in these two matches.South Korea has y
SoccerSept. 3, 2014
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S. Korea promises security for N.K. athletes to use air route
South Korea informed North Korea Wednesday of some details of its preparations for greeting North Korean athletes to join the Incheon Asian Games, the unification ministry said.In a letter to Pyongyang, the organizing committee for the games promised security for the North’s delegation to cross the border by air over the Yellow Sea, the ministry said.It came in response to the North’s letter about its plan to transport its delegation between Pyongyang and Incheon with a total of six flights from
More SportsSept. 3, 2014
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North Korea athletes on mission for political gold
PYONGYANG (AP) ― It’s a hot, sunny morning at the newly refurbished Sosan Football Stadium in Pyongyang. Two women’s soccer teams head to the sidelines of the artificial turf, leaving only a row of archers to continue their practice before several senior sports ministry officials. So sure are they of their aim ― or, perhaps, so impromptu is the decision to have them shoot here ― that there are no barriers behind the targets, posted on simple squares of straw.The archers have a lot of responsibil
More SportsSept. 3, 2014
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Pro football body launches English-language website
The K League, the national governing body of professional football, launched an English-language website Wednesday, hoping that the move will help it better communicate with its growing international fan base. The website at www.kleague.com/eng contains information on the first-division K League Classic and the second-tier K League Challenge. The site features fixtures and results, match reports, statistics, league tables, video highlights and overviews of each club in both circuits. The page al
SoccerSept. 3, 2014
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Korea to host Venezuela in first football match since World Cup
South Korea will host Venezuela on Friday in its first international football match since the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.The match will kick off at 8 p.m. at Bucheon Stadium in Bucheon, just west of Seoul. It will be the first-ever meeting between South Korea and Venezuela.South Korea is ranked 57th in the world, 28 spots below Venezuela.South Korea will then face Uruguay next Monday in Goyang, northwest of the capital city.The host will be without a head coach in these two matches.South Korea has
SoccerSept. 3, 2014
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Yoon’s big-league dream on hold
His dream of playing in Major League Baseball on hold for now, South Korean pitcher Yoon Suk-min will soon return home after wrapping up his minor league season in the Baltimore Orioles organization, his agency said.The Orioles designated Yoon for assignment last Sunday to make room for other players in their 40-man roster. Yoon cleared waivers and was outrighted to Norfolk. Such a move is designed to clear space for players not on the 40-man roster, and a player already in the minors, such as Y
BaseballSept. 2, 2014
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Kirk rallies to win Deutsche Bank
Chris Kirk poses with the winner’s trophy on Monday. (EPA-Yonhap)NORTON, Massachusetts (AP) ― Chris Kirk made three big putts and captured the biggest win of his career Monday in the Deutsche Bank Championship. Whether that was enough for U.S. captain Tom Watson to add him to the Ryder Cup team was the least of his concerns.Kirk won for the second time this season. He went the last 37 holes at the TPC Boston without a bogey. He played the final two rounds with Rory McIlroy and outplayed the No.
GolfSept. 2, 2014
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Fresh off successful worlds, shuttlers turn eye to Asiad
South Korean shuttlers made a triumphant return home from their successful world championships on Tuesday, fresh off performances that set them up well for the upcoming Asian Games at home.At the Badminton World Federation World Championships, which concluded last weekend in Copenhagen, Denmark, the South Koreans claimed the gold and silver in the men’s doubles and also shared the bronze with a Denmark pair.In the final, the 10th-ranked Ko Sung-hyun and Shin Baek-cheol stunned the world No. 1 an
More SportsSept. 2, 2014
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Footballers gather for camp ahead of friendlies
Ahead of South Korea’s first international matches since the disappointing FIFA World Cup in Brazil, members of the country’s senior national squad gathered on Tuesday to open their training camp.South Korea is scheduled to host Venezuela on Friday in Bucheon, just west of Seoul in Gyeonggi Province, and to meet Uruguay on Monday in Goyang, northwest of the capital city. Both matches will kick off at 8 p.m.The players first met at a hotel here in Goyang and are scheduled to begin training at the
SoccerSept. 2, 2014
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North Korea confirms its plan to send athletes by air
North Korea officially confirmed Tuesday its plan to transport its 273-member Asian Games delegation by air starting next week, South Korean organizers said.North Korea has already announced its plan to send a delegation of 273 athletes, officials and coaches to the upcoming Asian Games to be held in South Korea's western port city of Incheon from Sept. 19 till Oct. 4.On Tuesday, Son Kwang-ho, vice chairman of North Korea's Olympic Committee, sent a letter to Kwon Kyung-sang, secretary-general o
Olympic GamesSept. 2, 2014
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South Korea to share cost of N.K. delegation
South Korea will share the cost of North Korea’s participation in the upcoming Incheon Asian Games in consideration of inter-Korean ties and previous cases, a government official said Tuesday.Pyongyang has said it will send a 273-member group of athletes, coaches, referees and other officials to the games to take place in the South’s western port city from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4. “The (South Korean) government will fork out a portion of the cost,” the unification ministry official told reporters. “I
More SportsSept. 2, 2014
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Back with a vengeance
SAN DIEGO (Yonhap) ― Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers tied a career high with his 14th win of the Major League Baseball season Sunday, cruising to a victory against the San Diego Padres on the road in his return from the disabled list. The South Korean left-hander limited the fellow National League West club to one run on four hits in seven strong innings as the Dodgers won the game 7-1. Ryu struck out seven and walked none to improve to 14-6 this year and lowered his ERA from 3.28 to 3.1
BaseballSept. 1, 2014
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Taekwondowon aims to be ‘holy site’ of the martial art
A spacious park dedicated to taekwondo, Korea’s traditional martial art, aims to become the “Holy Ground” of the sport and attract practitioners from all around the world, Korean officials running the park said Monday. Taekwondowon will officially embark on this ambitious mission with a grand opening ceremony Thursday, with high-ranking officials from international sports organizations, the Korean government and taekwondo instructors from various parts of the world in attendance. Taekwondowon“T
More SportsSept. 1, 2014
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Korea’s Asiad soccer squad opens camp
The South Korean men’s Asiad soccer team opened its training camp Monday, launching a quest to end the country’s 28-year gold medal drought in the quadrennial competition.The 20-man squad, coached by Lee Kwang-jong, has been paired in Group A with Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Laos. The top two teams from the group will reach the round of 16.This year’s Asian Games will open on Sept. 19 in Incheon, a metropolitan city west of Seoul, but the football tournament will kick off Sept. 14, with South Kor
SoccerSept. 1, 2014
