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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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Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
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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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Bashing in Incheon
South Korean Asiad baseball captain Park Byung-ho said that he will just play the way he usually plays for his professional club, believing his prowess at the plate will be enough to bring home the gold medal at the multisport competition that starts later this week.“It’s an honor to be a national team member, and I feel responsible for leading the team as the captain,” said Park, the two-time reigning MVP in the Korea Baseball Organization, the first-tier domestic professional league.The 28-yea
BaseballSept. 16, 2014
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Iranian soccer equipment manager accused of sexually harassing Korean
ANSAN (Yonhap) ― An equipment manager for the Iranian men’s soccer team competing at the 2014 Asian Games has been booked without physical detention on suspicion of sexually harassing a South Korean female volunteer at a stadium, police here said Tuesday.The Iranian, whose name has been withheld, is suspected of groping a college student in her early 20s on Monday at a hallway inside Ansan Wa Stadium, according to officers. The stadium is one of the out-of-town football venues for the Asiad in I
SoccerSept. 16, 2014
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S. Korean athletes arrive in Incheon
INCHEON (Yonhap) ― The main squad of the South Korean delegation to the 17th Asian Games arrived in the host city of Incheon on Tuesday with hopes of a fifth consecutive second-place finish at the multisport competition that starts here later this week.With Park Soon-ho, head of the Korea Sailing Federation, as the chief of the mission, South Korea has its largest-ever Asiad delegation with 1,068 members, including 831 athletes competing in all 36 sporting events at the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 competiti
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Cool under pressure
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) ― Going up against a seven-time major winner more than twice her age, it was teenager Kim Hyo-joo who showed the calm nerves of a veteran.Kim came from a shot back on the last hole to beat Australian great Karrie Webb by one shot on Sunday and win the Evian Championship, becoming the third youngest major winner at 19 years, 2 months.The South Korean trailed the 39-year-old Webb heading into the 18th but turned the tables with a birdie from 12 feet out. Webb then miss
GolfSept. 15, 2014
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South Korean teams chase second straight win in soccer
INCHEON (Yonhap) ― Fresh off victories in their first group stage matches at the ongoing Asiad soccer tournament, both the South Korean men’s and women’s teams will look to add another win on Wednesday.The men’s team defeated Malaysia 3-0 Sunday to open its Group A campaign. Up next is Saudi Arabia, which beat Laos 3-0 also on Sunday.The women’s squad was even more convincing, defeating Thailand 5-0 on Sunday in its first Group A match. South Korea on Wednesday will take on India, which destroye
SoccerSept. 15, 2014
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Olympic wrestling champ named Asiad flag bearer for South Korea
INCHEON (Yonhap) ― Olympic wrestling gold medalist Kim Hyeon-woo was on Monday named the flag bearer for South Korea at the opening ceremony for this year’s Asian Games in Incheon.The Korean Olympic Committee said Kim will carry the national flag at Friday’s opening ceremony for the 17th Asiad, which will go on for 16 days here in the western port city.The Greco-Roman wrestler is set to compete in the men’s 75 kg class in Incheon. He won the Olympic gold in 2012 in London in the 66 kg division.H
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S. Korean golfer Kim Hyo-joo wins Evian Championship
South Korean teenage golfer Kim Hyo-joo won the Evian Championship in France on Sunday, edging out veteran player Karrie Webb of Australia by one shot for her first career LPGA major championship.Kim, 19, capped off her final round of 3-under 68 with a dramatic birdie putt on the 72nd hole, for a four-round total of 11-under 273 at Evian Resort Golf Club in southeastern France. She won the 350,000-euro (US$487,500) prize and an exemption to play on the LPGA Tour for the next five years.Sunday's
GolfSept. 15, 2014
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Asian Games torch to arrive in host city Wednesday
The torch for the upcoming Asian Games will arrive in the host city of Incheon this week, the event's organizers said Monday.The organizing committee for the 17th Asian Games said the torch will reach the west coast port city on Wednesday, two days before the opening ceremony of the multisport competition.In an unprecedented development, two separate torches were lit first before they came together in a ceremony in Incheon last month. The first torch was lit in New Delhi, India, the host of the
More SportsSept. 15, 2014
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S. Korea beats Malaysia 3-0 to open men's football campaign
South Korea defeated Malaysia 3-0 in their Asiad men's football match on Sunday, beginning the quest to end its gold medal drought on a winning note.In the Group A clash, defender Rim Chang-woo headed in the opening goal near the half-hour mark, and Kim Shin-wook and Kim Seung-dae each scored late in the second half at Munhak Stadium here in Incheon, the host city of the 17th Asian Games.In the first Group A match held earlier in the day, Saudi Arabia beat Laos 3-0, also at Munhak.The Asiad open
SoccerSept. 14, 2014
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McIlroy, Horschel tied for Tour Championship lead
ATLANTA (AP) ― Rory McIlroy made up a two-shot deficit on Billy Horschel at the Tour Championship on Saturday, setting up a $10 million showdown to end the PGA Tour season.McIlroy overcame a pair of three-putt bogeys by rolling in a 25-foot eagle putt on the 15th hole, and closing with a tough chip from thick grass behind the 18th green that allowed him to save par for a 3-under 67.Horschel led by as many as three shots during the third round at East Lake until he dropped two shots on the back n
GolfSept. 14, 2014
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Kim Hyo-joo leads at Evian
Kim Hyo-joo competes during the Evian golf Championships on Saturday. (AFP-Yonhap)EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) ― South Korean teenager Kim Hyo-joo emerged from a third round riddled with errors by contenders to lead the Evian Championship by a stroke on Saturday and in sight of her first major.Kim hit four bogeys on the front nine before recovering for a 1-over 72. That she regained the lead was a legacy of her remarkable 61 on Thursday, the lowest score in major history, and her rivals also dro
GolfSept. 14, 2014
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S. Koreans shoot for Asiad’s first medal
Sharp shooters from the host South Korea will gun for the first medal of the 17th Asian Games when the competition gets underway in earnest on Saturday.The Asiad’s opening ceremony is set for Friday. Though preliminary football matches will be played between Sunday and Thursday, the event’s first medals will be up for grabs on Saturday.According to the Incheon organizers, 18 of the 439 gold medals will be won on Saturday: Four each from judo and shooting, two each from weightlifting, cycling, fe
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Costa’s hat trick powers Chelsea
Chelsea’s Diego Costa celebrates scoring his side’s second goal against Swansea City on Saturday. (AP-Yonhap)LONDON (AP) ― Chelsea finally seems to have found the solution to its striking struggles. Diego Costa took his goal haul to seven in four matches with a hat trick against Swansea on Saturday while Loic Remy also scored on his debut.The 4-2 victory was Chelsea’s fourth win in four matches this season and ended Swansea’s perfect start to the Premier League season. Costa, who joined from Atl
SoccerSept. 14, 2014
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Two Koreas to be welcomed at athletes’ village on same day
Athletes of both South Korea and North Korea will attend the official welcoming ceremony at the Asian Games athletes’ village on the same day, the event’s organizers said Sunday.Organizers of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, west of Seoul, said the flag-raising ceremony at the athletes’ quarters will be held on Thursday. The Asiad will officially start on Friday.According to the host’s officials, South Korea will be welcomed in at 4 p.m. North Korea will be joined by China in the ceremony at 10
More SportsSept. 14, 2014
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[Weekender] Asian Games boosts city’s global ambition
With the 17th Asian Games kicking off next Friday at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium, South Korea is seeking to make a good impression on the flock of international visitors set to arrive in the country’s gateway city.Organizers are also hoping that the biggest gathering of athletes in Asia will offer South Korean sports circles a chance to rebound from recent failures, while potentially acting as catalyst to mend corroding ties with North Korea.The event, taking place from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4, wi
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(Photo News) Athletes’ village opens
The athletes’ village to be used during the upcoming Asian Games officially opened with a ceremony on Friday, a week before the start of the continental multisport competition. After a sneak preview for the media in late August, the organizers of the 17th Asiad in Incheon held the opening ceremony for the newly constructed facilities that will accommodate some 14,500 athletes and officials during the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 event. The athletes’ village is located in Guwol-dong in the central part of the
More SportsSept. 12, 2014
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Taekwondo fighters look to put past disappointments behind in Incheon
South Korea is the birthplace of the martial art taekwondo, which has long been one of its biggest gold mines at the Olympics and the Asian Games.South Korea’s taekwondo athletes have especially been dominant at the Asiads with an all-time lead of 47 gold medals. It swept up seven gold medals in 1986 when taekwondo first became a medal sport. In 1998, South Korea won six men’s and five women’s titles and followed that up with 12 gold medals in 2002 and nine in 2006.The country’s stranglehold was
More SportsSept. 12, 2014
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Korean field hockey coach returns home as Asiad adviser
Four years after coaching China to the Asian Games gold in women’s field hockey, South Korean-native Kim Sang-yeol has come home.Kim, 59, will serve as an adviser for the South Korean women’s team at this year’s Asiad, set to open next Friday in Incheon, west of the capital city, for a 16-day run. It will be Kim’s seventh consecutive Asian Games.And he has won a medal in six of those with two different countries. He coached the South Korean men’s team to the gold in 1994 and then to the silver i
More SportsSept. 12, 2014
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Record number of doping tests to be conducted during Asiad
INCHEON (Yonhap) ― A record number of doping tests will be carried out during the upcoming Asian Games in the South Korean city of Incheon, officials said Friday.The organizing committee for the 17th Asian Games said a total of 1,920 tests will be conducted during the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 competition.It’s the highest number of doping tests to be done at an Asiad, surpassing the previous record of 1,500 tests at the 2010 event in Guangzhou, China.The committee said it will test 1,600 urine samples and
More SportsSept. 12, 2014
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South Korea bans citizens from carrying N.K. flag
South Korea made it clear Friday that its nationals will be prohibited from carrying the North Korean flag even during the upcoming Asian Games.The North Korean flag issue has sparked a controversy here with the opening of the games just a week away. North Korea is sending a 273-member delegation to the event to be held in the South Korean port city of Incheon.Seoul’s unification ministry said related government organizations have reviewed the matter in consideration of the unique characteristic
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