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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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First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
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Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
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Final push to forge UN treaty on plastic pollution set to begin in Busan
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Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
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S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
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Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
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Toxins at 622 times legal limit found in kids' clothes from Chinese platforms
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Job creation lowest on record among under-30s
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Korean captain, coach lament poor receive game in loss
The losing coach and captain of the South Korean Olympic women's volleyball team agreed subpar serve receive was their greatest undoing in the quarterfinals loss to the Netherlands on Tuesday.The Netherlands beat South Korea 3-1 (25-19, 25-14, 23-25,25-20) in a match that wasn't nearly as close as the set scores indicate. South Korea was often sloppy on both ends, and the Dutch, though shaky themselves at times, capitalized on it.South Korean captain Kim Yeon-koung, who led all players with 27 p
Olympic GamesAug. 17, 2016
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All Korean female golfers 'in top form,' says coach
South Korean Olympic women's golf coach Pak Se-ri sounded confident in her team's medal chances on Tuesday, saying each one of her four players is peaking at the right time. Coach Park Se-ri (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)The World Golf Hall of Famer got in a practice round at the par-71 Olympic Golf Course with her players a day before the opening around. South Korea is represented by Park In-bee (world No. 5), Kim Sei-young (No. 6), Chun In-gee (No. 8) and Amy Yang (No. 9).They have combined
Olympic GamesAug. 17, 2016
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Korean women defeated in volleyball quarters
The teams traded points early on, before the Netherlands started to pull ahead. Up 8-7, Lonneke Sloetjes and Judith Pietersen went to work on offense and staked the Dutch to a 17-11 lead.Sloetjes, who scored nine points in the opening set alone, was too much for South Korea, and soon it was 23-16 for the Netherlands.Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldSouth Korea made a late push with three straight points before Sloetjes' spike and Pietersen's ace ended the set for the Netherlands at 25-19.Tied at 3-
Olympic GamesAug. 17, 2016
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Banned Korean wrestling coach permitted back in seat
A ban on two South Korean Greco-Roman wrestling coaches was partially lifted on Tuesday, allowing one of them to take his usual seat by the mat for competitions.Coach An Han-bong (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)Coach Park Chi-ho (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)Head coach An Han-bong and his assistant Park Chi-ho were sanctioned on Sunday for going up on the mat in protest of a call during a round-of-16 match between South Korean Kim Hyeon-woo and Roman Vlasov of Russia in the men's 75kg. The S
Olympic GamesAug. 17, 2016
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First day of competition for taekwondo, women's golf
Taekwondo and women's golf, in which South Korea is counting on multiple medals, will get underway on Wednesday.A pair of two-time world champions will be in action in taekwondo: Kim Tae-hun in the men's 58kg and Kim So-hui in the women's 49kg.Kim Tae-hun won the 2013 and 2015 world titles in addition to the 2014 Asian Games gold medal and the 2014 Asian championship. An Olympic gold is the only missing piece in his glowing resume.Kim So-hui was a teenage sensation when she won her first world c
Olympic GamesAug. 17, 2016
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North Korea's Choe didn't meet with Brazilian interim president: report
A close aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Choe Ryong-hae, did not meet with Brazil's interim President Michel Temer during his stay in Rio de Janeiro, a U.S.-based media report said Tuesday, in another testimony to North Korea's false report of Choe's activities there.The Voice of America quoted former Brazilian Ambassador to North Korea Roberto Colin as saying that Choe and Temer never met.Brazil's interim president Michel Temer (AP Yonhap)On Aug. 5, Pyongyang's state-run Korean Central
Olympic GamesAug. 17, 2016
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Korean women's badminton doubles team loses in semis
Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldThe last South Korean badminton doubles team in play at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics lost its knockout match on Tuesday.Jung Kyung-eun and Shin Seung-chan were eliminated in the semifinals of the women's doubles, as the No. 1-ranked Misaki Matsumoto and Ayaka Takahashi of Japan beat them 2-0 (21-16, 21-15).The No. 5-ranked tandem from South Korea was the last remaining doubles pair for the country in Rio. On Monday, two men's doubles teams, including the top-ranked d
Olympic GamesAug. 17, 2016
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Bolt shines bright
Usain Bolt sauntered onto the track, stretched out his arms and waved his hands, signaling for more applause. He knew exactly how this night was going to go.The sprinter-turned-showman‘s swan song in the Olympic 100 meters Sunday night was a no-doubter -- a pedestrian-by-his-standards 9.81-second sprint down the straightaway, but not so slow that he couldn’t take time to point at his own chest with his thumb a step before he crossed the finish line. “It was brilliant,” Bolt said. “I didn’t go so
Olympic GamesAug. 17, 2016
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Victorious Korean archers return home
The South Korean archery teams made a triumphant return home Tuesday after sweeping the gold medals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. South Korea captured all four archery titles -- the individual and team events for men and women -- in Rio, an unprecedented feat in Olympic history. The men's team and the women's team breezed through the competition to win gold medals on the first weekend of the Olympics. Last Thursday, Chang Hye-jin claimed the women's individual gold and on the following day, Ku
Olympic GamesAug. 16, 2016
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Tough day for badminton pairs; table tennis team falls to China
Monday was a tough one for South Korean badminton doubles teams, as three out of four tandems lost in the quarterfinals.The list of victims included the No. 1-ranked men's team, Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong. The Malaysian upstarts Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong upset the South Koreans 2-1 (17-21, 21-18, 21-19).The other South Korean men's doubles duo, Kim Sa-rang and Kim Gi-jung, also got knocked out of the quarters, as Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan of China beat them 2-1 (11-21, 21-18, 24-22). The
Olympic GamesAug. 16, 2016
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Near-upset big confidence builder for Korean table tennis player
When South Korean table tennis player Jeoung Young-sik faced China's Zhang Jike in the men's team semifinals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics Monday, hardly anyone in the house figured Jeoung would put up much of a fight.After all, Jeoung came in ranked 12th in the world, while Zhang, the 2012 individual gold medalist and 2016 silver medalist, is world No. 4.The heavy underdog, however, pushed Zhang to the brink of defeat. Though Zhang ultimately won 3-2 (13-15, 13-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-4) and China
Olympic GamesAug. 16, 2016
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Korea succumbs to China in men's team table tennis semis
South Korea fell to China in the semifinals of the men's table tennis team event at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Monday. Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldIn a rematch of the 2012 Olympic final, China defeated South Korea 3-0, winning the first two singles matches and then the doubles match to complete the shutout. Boasting three of the world's top four male players, China is going for a sweep of table tennis gold medals for the third straight Olympics.South Korea has been relegated to Wednesday's
Olympic GamesAug. 16, 2016
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Korean star makes hole-in-one in practice
South Korean star Park In-bee made a hole-in-one during Monday's practice round for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic women's golf tournament. Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldThe LPGA Hall of Famer, one of four South Koreans in the field for the women's tournament starting Wednesday, picked up the ace at the par-3, 177-yard sixth hole at the Olympic Golf Course."Hopefully, this hole-in-one will be a good omen for the actual tournament," Park told reporters after her round. "I haven't had a lot of aces ei
Olympic GamesAug. 16, 2016
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North Korean gymnast wins vault gold
North Korean gymnast Ri Se-gwang captured his first Olympic gold medal in the men's vault in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldThe two-time world champion scored an average of 15.691 points after two attempts to edge out Denis Abliazin of Russia, who had 15.516 points.Kenzo Shirai of Japan took the bronze medal at 15.449 points.Ri's gold medal came in the absence of the 2012 Olympic vault champion from South Korea, Yang Hak-seon. Yang sat out the Rio Games with an Achilles'
Olympic GamesAug. 16, 2016
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Rio gold medal journey, not destination, for Korean fencer
South Korean epee fencer Park Sang-young came out of blue to win the men's individual gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, but the 20-year-old said the victory is just a part of his journey, not a destination.Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald"I think the gold medal represents the fruit of my hard work, but not necessarily a life goal," Park said Monday at a press conference for the South Korean media at the Korea House. "I think it's a part of the process that will take me to a bigger goal."I
Olympic GamesAug. 16, 2016
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Emotional badminton doubles duo admits to being outclassed in loss
Before the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong, the top-ranked tandem in men's badminton doubles, had played 662 matches together, winning 545 and losing 117.Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldAnd no loss stung quite like the one they suffered on Monday here in Brazil.The No. 12 team from Malaysia, Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong, upset the South Koreans 2-1 (17-21, 21-18, 21-19) at Riocentro-Pavilion 4. Lee and Yoo had gone 5-1 against them in the past.The South Koreans barely won
Olympic GamesAug. 16, 2016
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Top-ranked men's badminton duo shocked in quarters
The No. 1-ranked men's badminton duo of Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong suffered a shocking defeat in the quarterfinals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Monday. Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldThe 12th-ranked Malaysian team of Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong stunned the South Koreans 2-1 (17-21, 21-18, 21-19) at Riocentro-Pavilion 4, sending the gold medal favorites packing after just one knockout match.Lee and Yoo had been 5-1 against the Malaysians prior to the Rio Games.The South Koreans were com
Olympic GamesAug. 16, 2016
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Korean pair advances to badminton semis
The South Korean women's doubles pair of Jung Kyung-eun and Shin Seung-chan advanced to the semifinals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Monday. Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldJung and Shin defeated Eefje Muskens and Selena Peik of the Netherlands 2-1 (21-13, 20-22, 21-14). They will face Misaki Matsumoto and Ayaka Takahashi of Japan for a spot in the final.The South Koreans started out fast at Riocentro-Pavilion 4, opening up a 9-2 lead. Soon it was 18-9, with an array of winners and unforced er
Olympic GamesAug. 16, 2016
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Korean badminton duo eliminated in mixed doubles quarters
The South Korean mixed doubles badminton duo of Ko Sung-hyun and Kim Ha-na got knocked out in the quarterfinals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Sunday.Xu Chen and Ma Jin of China, ranked sixth in the world, defeated the No. 2-ranked South Koreans 2-0 (21-17, 21-18) to reach the final four at Riocentro-Pavilion 4. Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldKo and Kim had been 4-2 in their career against Xu and Ma before Sunday.The South Koreans were sloppy from the get-go as the Chinese charged out to an 8-
Olympic GamesAug. 15, 2016
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North Korean weightlifter wins silver
North Korean weightlifter Kim Kuk-hyang grabbed a silver medal in the women's +75 kilograms weight class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Sunday.Kim lifted 131 kg to lead the field in snatch, and hoisted 175 kg in clean and jerk for 306 kg total. She finished 1 kg behind Meng Suping of China, who finished 1 kg behind Kim in snatch but lifted 177 kg in her final clean and jerk attempt for the gold. Park Hae-mook/The Korea HeraldSarah Elizabeth Robles was a distant third at 286 kg.Two South Korea
Olympic GamesAug. 15, 2016