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Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child
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Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
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Opposition chief acquitted of instigating perjury
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Seoul city opens emergency care centers
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[Exclusive] Hyundai Mobis eyes closer ties with BYD
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Jung's paternity reveal exposes where Korea stands on extramarital babies
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[Herald Review] 'Gangnam B-Side' combines social realism with masterful suspense, performance
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Why S. Korean refiners are reluctant to import US oil despite Trump’s energy push
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Agency says Jung Woo-sung unsure on awards attendance after lovechild revelations
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Prosecutors seek 5-year prison term for Samsung chief in merger retrial
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S. Korea paired with Belgium, Algeria, Russia in 2014
South Korea on Friday was paired with Belgium, Algeria and Russia in the group stage at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.At a draw held here in the Brazilian resort town, South Korea ended up in Group H with the two European qualifiers and one African representative. South Korea, making its eighth consecutive World Cup appearance, is currently 54th in the FIFA rankings, the lowest among the four in the group. Belgium is the highest-ranked nation in Group H at No. 11, followed by Russia at
SoccerDec. 7, 2013
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Speed queen Vonn set for downhill return
LAKE LOUISE, Canada (AFP) ― Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn will return to competitive action for the first time in 10 months in Friday’s World Cup downhill, the U.S. star confirmed, in a major step towards getting fit for the Olympics.“Thankful and happy to announce I will be starting in the World Cup downhill race tomorrow!!!...,” tweeted the 29-year-old.Vonn made the decision after taking part in her first official training run since last season on Wednesday. She posted the 22nd-fastest time bu
More SportsDec. 6, 2013
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Ex-Giro winner Danilo Di Luca banned for life
ROME (AP) ― Former Giro d’Italia winner Danilo Di Luca was banned from cycling for life Thursday following a third doping offense, joining Lance Armstrong as one of the highest-profile riders to be kicked out of the sport. The Italian Olympic Committee’s anti-doping court issued the verdict after the 37-year-old Di Luca tested positive for the blood booster EPO in a surprise test in April, five days before this year’s Giro. “It’s certainly not very nice,” Di Luca said. “It makes me think that I
More SportsDec. 6, 2013
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Dyson handed suspended golf ban
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) ―English golfer Simon Dyson was handed a suspended two-month ban from the European Tour and fined 30,000 pounds ($49,000) on Thursday following his rules violation at the BMW Masters in Shanghai in October. Dyson attended a hearing on Thursday where he was found guilty of a serious breach of the tour’s code of behavior for using his ball to press down a spike mark on the green in direct line of a short par putt. His ban will become effective only if he commits anothe
GolfDec. 6, 2013
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Donald leads, lightning ends play in Sun City
SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) ― Luke Donald’s rapid start at the Nedbank Golf Challenge was halted by lightning Thursday, leaving the former top-ranked Englishman ahead by two shots on 5 under through 11 holes of an incomplete opening round. No one was able to play more than 12 holes on the first day at Sun City because of lightning and a thunderstorm. Donald began the 30-man invitational with a birdie and an eagle and was 5 under when the day’s second interruption for lightning forced players off
GolfDec. 6, 2013
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Tourney host Woods 4 behind leader Johnson
THOUSAND OAKS, California (AFP) ― Zach Johnson got hot on a chilly Southern California day Thursday to seize a one stroke lead in the World Challenge, with tournament host Tiger Woods four adrift.Johnson, a two-time runner-up in this event, had seven birdies in his five-under par 67. He was one shot in front of Matt Kuchar, whose four-under 68 was highlighted by an eagle at the par-five 11th.Hunter Mahan and Bubba Watson shared third on 70, followed by Woods on one-under 71 ― the only players in
GolfDec. 6, 2013
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Ulsan names ex-nat'l team defender as new head coach
Ulsan Hyundai, the runner-up in the top division football league this year, named a new head coach on Friday, two days after an abrupt resignation of the former bench boss.The K League Classic club said former national team defender Jo Min-gook will take over as the head coach. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Jo, 50, had coached Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin FC in the National League, the country's top semi-professional competition, since 2009, and this is his first coaching post in
SoccerDec. 6, 2013
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Kim Yu-na to skate 15th among 24 in short program in Croatia
South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na will take to the ice midway through the short program at her much-anticipated season debut in Croatia this week.Kim on Thursday drew 15th among 24 skaters for the short program at the Golden Spin of Zagreb. The short program is scheduled for Friday, and Kim will start her routine at 3:14 p.m. local time (11:14 p.m. in South Korea).The 24 participants will be paired into four groups of six, with an intermission for ice resurfacing to follow after each group fi
Olympic GamesDec. 6, 2013
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S. Korea selected as host of 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
South Korea was selected as the host of the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup here on Thursday.In a vote during FIFA's Executive Committee meeting in Brazil, South Korea edged out Azerbaijan for the right to host the world's premier youth football tournament.The U-20 World Cup will be the fourth FIFA-sanctioned competition that South Korea will stage, after the 2001 Confederations Cup; the 2002 World Cup, which it co-hosted with Japan; and the 2007 U-17 World Cup.South Korea is the third country to host
SoccerDec. 6, 2013
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Bayern, Leverkusen advance in cup
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ― Arjen Robben scored the opening goal before being taken out on a stretcher with an apparent knee injury Wednesday as title holder Bayern Munich advanced to the German Cup quarterfinals with a 2-0 victory in Augsburg.Also, Bayer Leverkusen edged Freiburg 2-1, Eintracht Frankfurt defeated second-division Sandhausen 4-2 after a hat trick from Joselu and Wolfsburg needed a late goal from Ivica Olic to prevail 2-1 over another second-tier club, Ingolstadt.Robben scored in th
SoccerDec. 5, 2013
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Sun, palms and turtles backdrop for WC draw
Sweltering temperatures and palm-tree fringed beaches home to dozens of newly hatched turtles heading for a glistening sea provided the backdrop as World Cup organizers met Wednesday to finalize preparations for Friday’s draw.FIFA chose the northeastern resort of Costa do Sauipe for the draw, an hour by road north of the city of Salvador, once Brazil’s capital and still the focus of the country’s African heritage.World football’s governing body Tuesday had to accept publicly that three of the 12
SoccerDec. 5, 2013
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[Newsmaker] Korea hits a wall with F1 Grand Prix race
South Korea has been dropped from the 2014 Formula One Grand Prix race program.The International Automobile Federation eliminated South Korea, Mexico and the U.S. state of New Jersey from its official 2014 calendar of F1 GP races. It also set the schedule for the 2014 season, which will feature 19 races, starting in Melbourne, Australia, on March 16, and ending in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 23.The three eliminated venues had been listed on a provisional 2014 schedule issued in September, with the Korean
More SportsDec. 5, 2013
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Kim Yu-na to make figure skating season debut in Croatia
Recovered from a recent foot injury, figure skating star Kim Yu-na will make her much-anticipated season debut in the Croatian capital this week, as she gets ready to defend her Olympic gold medal next year.The reigning Olympic champion from South Korea will take the ice at the Golden Spin of Zagreb on Friday, starting with the short program. The free skate is scheduled for Saturday.It will be Kim's first international competition of this season and also her first prep event before she embarks o
More SportsDec. 5, 2013
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Oh Seung-hwan aims to help Hanshin win title
South Korean pitcher Oh Seung-hwan said Wednesday he hopes to help his new Japanese club, the Hanshin Tigers, win their first championship in more than two decades.Oh was introduced as the newest member of the Nippon Professional Baseball club at a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday. He signed a two-year deal with the Tigers last month, leaving the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization after spending nine seasons as the league’s most dominant closer.Oh will be paid 300 million yen
BaseballDec. 4, 2013
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Bale, Arsenal top soccer rankings
LONDON (AP) ― Gareth Bale took first place in the Associated Press global soccer poll Tuesday after scoring his first hat trick for Real Madrid.The Spanish power beat Valladolid 4-0 and was second in the team vote, seven points behind Premier League leader Arsenal.Aaron Ramsey scored twice in Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Cardiff and was second in the player vote with 114 points. He was 49 behind Bale.Bale particularly impressed the panel of 20 global soccer writers, given that Madrid was without Crist
SoccerDec. 4, 2013
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Ulsan football head coach resigns after runner-up finish
Kim Ho-gon resigned as head coach of Ulsan Hyundai on Wednesday, three days after his K League Classic football club finished in second place in the nation's top-tier league.Kim told reporters in Seoul that he will leave the post after five seasons to hold himself accountable for Ulsan's close call this past season.His contract expired at the end of the season and Kim, 62, decided not to negotiate an extension.Ulsan had been in first place for most of November but lost to Pohang Steelers 1-0 on
SoccerDec. 4, 2013
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S. Korea in pot three with Asian, American qualifiers for FIFA World Cup
South Korea has ended up in a pot with other Asian and American qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.In the northern Brazilian resort of Costa do Sauipe, about 70 kilometers north of Salvador, FIFA on Tuesday unveiled its four pots for the quadrennial event set to open next summer.South Korea is in the third pot with Australia, Japan and Iran from Asia, and the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica and Honduras from North and Central America.The draw will take place Friday, also in Costa
SoccerDec. 4, 2013
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Kim Yu-na relaxed ahead of Olympic prep event in Croatia
Figure skater Kim Yu-na said on Tuesday that she feels more relaxed than ever before as she is about to enter her first preparation event ahead of the upcoming Winter Olympics.The reigning Olympic gold medalist departed for Croatia on Tuesday through Incheon International Airport, just west of Seoul, to compete at the Golden Spin of Zagreb in the Croatian capital.The ladies’ short program is scheduled for Friday, to be followed by the free skate on Saturday.It will be Kim’s first international c
More SportsDec. 3, 2013
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Lim becomes free agent after Chicago Cubs decline to offer contract
South Korean pitcher Lim Chang-yong became a free agent on Tuesday after the Chicago Cubs declined to offer him a contract.The Major League Baseball club didn’t offer the 37-year-old right-hander a contract, along with two other players.Lim was not eligible for arbitration.The Cubs signed Lim to a two-year minor league deal in December last year, a uniquely-structured, non-guaranteed deal with different salary rates between the times he spent in the big leagues and the minors.In the big leagues,
BaseballDec. 3, 2013
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Duncan’s jumper lifts Spurs over Hawks
SAN ANTONIO (AP) ― Tim Duncan made a jumper with 0.4 seconds left to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 102-100 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.Duncan finished with 23 points and 21 rebounds as San Antonio dominated the middle against the younger and more athletic Atlanta front court. Boris Diaw had 16 points and Tiago Splitter finished with 11.Atlanta had all five starters score in double figures. Jeff Teague had 19 points, Al Horford added 18 and DeMarre Carroll finished with 17.Th
More SportsDec. 3, 2013
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