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Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
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Jung's paternity reveal exposes where Korea stands on extramarital babies
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Seoul city opens emergency care centers
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Opposition chief acquitted of instigating perjury
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[Exclusive] Hyundai Mobis eyes closer ties with BYD
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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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UN talks on plastic pollution treaty begin with grim outlook
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Japan judo head to resign in wake of scandals
TOKYO (AFP) ― The head of Japan’s judo authority was Tuesday to announce his resignation according to reports, after the sport was sullied in its birthplace by a series of scandals including abusive coaching, sexual harassment and misuse of funds.Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper and Jiji Press news agency said Haruki Uemura, head of the All Japan Judo Federation, and four other board members would step down after a meeting later in the day.A Federation spokeswoman told AFP that a board meeting
More SportsJuly 30, 2013
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Lim Chang-yong pitches two scoreless innings
South Korean pitcher Lim Chang-yong, under contract with the Chicago Cubs, made a scoreless debut for the big league club’s Triple-A affiliate on Monday, Korean time, taking another step closer to Major League Baseball.Lim, who was called up to the Iowa Cubs in the Pacific Coast League on Saturday, threw two shutout innings as the team’s third and last pitcher against the Oklahoma City RedHawks, giving up two hits and striking out two batters. The RedHawks prevailed 4-3.The 37-year-old right-han
BaseballJuly 29, 2013
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Snedeker wins in Canada by 3 strokes
OAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) ― Zoe Olivia Mahan can expect something special from Brandt Snedeker.Snedeker won the Canadian Open on Sunday, a day after Hunter Mahan withdrew with the lead before the third round when his wife went into labor. Kandi Mahan gave birth to daughter Zoe Olivia early Sunday in Texas.“Zoe will be getting a very nice baby gift from me,” Snedeker said. “I can’t thank Kandi enough for going into labor early. I don’t know if I’d be sitting here if she hadn’t. But that is a way mor
GolfJuly 29, 2013
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Winless Korea still shows promise at East Asian Cup
South Korean men’s national soccer team ended the East Asian Cup tournament with a crushing 2-1 defeat to Japan on Sunday, with Yoichiro Kakitani’s winner coming during the final moments of the taut showdown.South Korea was winless in the tournament, earlier playing back-to-back 0-0 draws against Australia and China.South Korea finished third among the four participants, but not all was lost for the team as its young players showed enough promise to generate optimism about the team’s future.The
SoccerJuly 29, 2013
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Icederby International launches skating derbies in U.S., Russia
A Korean theme park development company is launching speed skating derbies in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Vladivostok, Russia, in the second half of next year. Icederby International Co. said Monday that it secured $500 million from Dar Al Salam Holding Group of Saudi Arabia and Royal Capital FZE of the United Arab Emirates to push the derby project there.The project includes an ice derby ― a professional speed skating race where people can bet on the outcome ― as well as sports entertainment includi
More SportsJuly 29, 2013
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S. Korea loses to East Asian Cup champion Japan
South Korea dropped to Japan 2-1 in the final match of the East Asian Cup on Sunday, a result that gave Japan its first title at the regional tournament.Yoichiro Kakitani scored both goals for Japan, his second one coming in the dying moments of the match, as South Korea wrapped up the tournament without a victory.Japan finished with seven points, two ahead of China. Earlier on Sunday, China defeated Australia 4-3 to improve to five points.South Korea ended the tournament with one loss and two d
SoccerJuly 28, 2013
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Ryu holds Choo hitless, earns win in S. Korean MLB showdown
Los Angeles Dodgers' pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin held Choo Shin-soo of the Cincinnati Reds hitless in three plate appearances en route to his ninth win on Saturday in the all-South Korean showdown in Major League Baseball (MLB).At Dodger Stadium, Choo went 0-for-2 with a walk against Ryu in their first big league meeting. Ryu earned the ninth win of his rookie season by pitching seven strong innings, giving up only one earned run on two hits and a walk while striking out nine.The Dodgers defeated the R
BaseballJuly 28, 2013
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Bolt anchors Jamaicans to win
LONDON (AP) ― Usain Bolt sprinted to a second Diamond League victory inside 24 hours in London on Saturday in what could be his last race in England.Exactly a year after the start of the 2012 Summer Games, Bolt anchored a Jamaican relay team to victory in the Olympic Stadium at the London leg of the Diamond League ― this year also called the Anniversary Games.The Racers Track Club finished the 400-meter relay in 37.74 seconds, a day after Bolt’s victory in the individual sprint in the London sta
More SportsJuly 28, 2013
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Park Ji-sung to rejoin Eindhoven
South Korean footballer Park Ji-sung is set to rejoin his former club PSV Eindhoven in the top Dutch league on a one-year loan deal from Queens Park Rangers in England, news reports in the Netherlands said on Sunday.Voetbal International, a Dutch football magazine, reported online that the midfielder arrived in Eindhoven on Saturday, local time, and is scheduled to undergo a medical test on Sunday.Another news site, Soccernew.nl, also said Park is expected to have his medical test on Sunday befo
SoccerJuly 28, 2013
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History beckons as Park bids for four major wins in a row
Park In-bee will feel as if “the whole world is watching me” when the South Korean attempts next week to become the first golfer of either gender to win four majors in one season.The 25-year-old has already lifted the U.S. Women’s Open and LPGA and Kraft Nabisco Championship trophies this year and will write a fresh page in the record books if she can add the British Open title at St Andrews.Park knows all eyes will be on her when she tees it up at the home of golf on Thursday. “I’m trying to ge
GolfJuly 28, 2013
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Park Ji-sung to rejoin PSV Eindhoven on loan from QPR: reports
South Korean footballer Park Ji-sun is set to rejoin his former club PSV Eindhoven in the top Dutch league on a one-year loan deal from Queens Park Rangers (QPR) in England, news reports in the Netherlands said on Sunday.Voetbal International, a Dutch football magazine, reported online that the midfielder arrived in Eindhoven on Saturday, local time, and is scheduled to undergo a medical test on Sunday.Another news site, Soccernew.nl, also said Park is expected to have his medical test on Sunday
More SportsJuly 28, 2013
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Ryu holds Choo hitless, earns win in S. Korean MLB showdown
Los Angeles Dodgers' pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin held Choo Shin-soo of the Cincinnati Reds hitless in three at-bats en route to his ninth win on Saturday in the all-South Korean showdown in Major League Baseball (MLB).At Dodger Stadium, Choo went 0-for-2 with a walk against Ryu in their first big league meeting. Ryu earned the ninth win of his rookie season by pitching seven strong innings, giving up only one earned run on two hits and a walk while striking out nine.The Dodgers defeated the Reds 4-1.R
BaseballJuly 28, 2013
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S. Korea stuns Japan, helps N. Korea win East Asian Cup
South Korea upset the reigning Women's World Cup champion Japan 2-1 in the final East Asian Cup match on Saturday, an unexpected result that helped North Korea earn its first title of the regional tournament.Ji So-yun scored both South Korean goals at Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul, giving South Korea its first win of the tournament and denying Japan its third straight East Asian Cup title. Japan finished second with four points, followed by South Korea and China with three points apiece, with
SoccerJuly 28, 2013
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Hong Myung-bo virtually settled on starting lineup vs. Japan
After fiddling with his lineup in the first two games of the East Asian Cup tournament, South Korean men's football head coach Hong Myung-bo said Friday he has virtually settled on his starting 11 for the finale against Japan.This Sunday South Korea will take on Japan at 8 p.m. in Seoul for the teams' final game at the regional tournament. South Korea had a 0-0 tie against Australia last Saturday, and for a game against China on Wednesday, Hong replaced nine starters from the earlier match.The g
SportsJuly 26, 2013
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Lions sign ex-major league pitcher Caridad
The Samsung Lions, the two-time defending South Korean baseball champions, announced on Friday they have signed former big league pitcher Esmailin Caridad.The right-hander will be the new foreign pitcher for the Korea Baseball Organization club and is signed for the rest of this season at $120,000 with no signing bonus.On Wednesday, the last day to waive foreign players in the KBO, the Lions released the struggling right-hander Aneury Rodriguez.KBO teams are each allowed to carry two foreign pla
BaseballJuly 26, 2013
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Pitcher Lim promoted to Double-A
South Korean pitcher Lim Chang-yong, who signed with the Chicago Cubs last winter, has joined the big league club’s Double-A affiliate in Tennessee, the minor league team announced.The Tennessee Smokies said they have added the 37-year-old right-hander to their pitching staff. On Thursday, Lim made a scoreless debut for the Smokies. He gave up a hit and struck out two batters in one scoreless inning in relief against the Huntsville Stars, an affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Smokies are ba
BaseballJuly 26, 2013
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Korea, Japan to revive regular friendlies
PAJU (Yonhap News) ― Asian football rivals South Korea and Japan have agreed to revive their regularly scheduled friendly matches starting next year, the South’s top football official said Friday.“We have agreed with the Japan Football Association to hold a friendly match some time in October or November next year,” Chung Mong-gyu, president of the Korea Football Association, told reporters at the National Football Center.“We haven’t settled on a specific date yet, but the two sides have agreed
SoccerJuly 26, 2013
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Bolt: Doping scandals ‘set us back’
LONDON (AP) ― Usain Bolt believes the recent doping scandals in sprinting hurt the sport and insists he’s running clean.The world’s fastest man stopped short of condemning fellow Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson or American rival Tyson Gay, whose failed doping tests have left the sport in turmoil ahead of worlds.“Definitely, it’s going to set us back a little bit,” Bolt said Thursday in London before a Diamond League meet ― his first competition in the city since his three gol
More SportsJuly 26, 2013
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Ryu, Choo to meet in all-Korean pitcher-batter duel in MLB
The two South Koreans currently playing in Major League Baseball (MLB) are expected to meet in their first pitcher-batter duel in Los Angeles this weekend.The Los Angeles Dodgers will host the Cincinnati Reds for a four-game series starting on Thursday, local time. The Dodgers' rookie left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin is listed as a probable starter for Saturday's game, which would set up his first meeting with the Reds' outfielder Choo Shin-soo.Ryu, who joined the Dodgers last December after seven succe
SportsJuly 26, 2013
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Troicki banned for 18 months for doping violation
Serbia's Viktor Troicki has been banned for 18 months for failing to provide a blood sample during an anti-doping test before the Monte Carlo Masters in April.The International Tennis Federation said in a statement Thursday that the 53rd-ranked Troicki had provided a urine sample, but not a blood sample, and therefore had violated anti-doping rules. His ban will end Jan. 24, 2015. Troicki, who is competing at the Croatia Open this week at Umag, told a news conference on Thursday that “this is th
More SportsJuly 26, 2013
