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Jung's paternity reveal exposes where Korea stands on extramarital babies
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Samsung entangled in legal risks amid calls for drastic reform
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Heavy snow alerts issued in greater Seoul area, Gangwon Province; over 20 cm of snow seen in Seoul
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[Herald Interview] 'Trump will use tariffs as first line of defense for American manufacturing'
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Agency says Jung Woo-sung unsure on awards attendance after lovechild revelations
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[Health and care] Getting cancer young: Why cancer isn’t just an older person’s battle
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Prosecutors seek 5-year prison term for Samsung chief in merger retrial
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K-pop fandoms wield growing influence over industry decisions
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Korea's auto industry braces for Trump’s massive tariffs in Mexico
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[Graphic News] International marriages on rise in Korea
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Serena takes gold after crushing Sharapova
(Yonhap News)LONDON - Serena Williams clinched her first Olympic singles gold medal with a 6-0, 6-1 demolition of Maria Sharapova in the most one-sided women's final in the history of the Games on Saturday.Williams' victory surpassed Suzanne Lenglen's 6-3, 6-0 win over Dorothy Holman in the 1920 final in Antwerp.The American's win, which came just a month after she had captured a fifth Wimbledon c
Aug. 5, 2012
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Weightlifter, shooter going for back-to-back gold medals
LONDON -- Female weightlifter Jang Mi-ran, the defending Olympic champion in the women's over-75-kilogram class, is competing in her last Summer Games. She has had an up-and-down stretch since Beijing and isn't the prohibitive favorite she was four years ago. Still, the 28-year-old will try to go out on a winning note against China's Zhou Lulu and Russia's Tatiana Kashirina.Jin Jong-oh, who grabbe
Aug. 5, 2012
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Football team shocks Britain; fencers get real medal
On an action-packed day for South Korea at the London Olympics, athletes who haven't yet won a medal outshone those who did.South Korea stunned Britain in men's football in Cardiff, beating the host country 5-4 in a penalty shootout to advance to the semifinals for the first time.The shocking win came hours after the country's female epee fencing team won the silver medal behind China. Shin A-lam,
Aug. 5, 2012
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Korea wins silver in women’s team epee
South Korea captured the silver medal in women's team epee fencing Saturday at the London Olympics.At the ExCeL Arena, South Korea was routed by China 39-25. Shin A-lam, Jung Hyo-jung and Choi In-jeong and substitute Choi Eun-sook opened an early lead before the trio of Li Na, Sun Yujie and Xu Anqi built a big lead midway through the lopsided contest.This was South Korea's sixth fencing medal in L
Aug. 5, 2012
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Park Tae-hwan misses podium in final race
South Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan finished fourth in the men's 1,500-meter freestyle race Saturday, missing the podium in his third and final race at the London Olympics.Park touched the pad at 14 minutes and 50.61 seconds. Sun Yang of China broke his own world record by more than three seconds at14:31.02 to win the gold medal.Park won silver medals in both the 200m and 400m freestyle here.
Aug. 5, 2012
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South Korea defeats North Korea in table tennis
Ryu Seung-min (left) and Oh Sang-eun of South Korea compete against North Korea during men's team table tennis competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday (Yonhap News)South Korea defeated North Korea on Saturday in men's table tennis in one of the most politically charged showdowns of the Olympics.South Korea won 3-1 to reach the quarterfinals of the team competition in a tense match that w
Aug. 4, 2012
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Men's doubles badminton team loses bid for gold
Korea's Lee Yong-dae returns a shot as his teammate Chung Jae-sung looks on from behind during their men's doubles badminton semifinal match against Denmark at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Wembley Arena on Saturday. (Yonhap News)The South Korean badminton duo of Lee Yong-dae and Chung Jae-sung lost to their Danish counterparts in the men's doubles seminfinals at the London Olympics Saturda
Aug. 4, 2012
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Korea reaches gold medal milestone thanks to fencing, archery
It was a day of milestones for South Korea at the London Olympics on Friday.Archer Oh Jin-hyek won the country's first Olympic gold medal in men's individual archery. The male sabre fencers then grabbed gold for the country's first fencing team medal for men.The fencers' gold medal was No. 100 for South Korea in its Olympic history, covering both Winter and Summer Games. The country hit the centur
Aug. 4, 2012
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S. Korea picks up 100th gold medal in Olympics
South Korean sabre fecing team cheers after beating Romania to claim gold medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The victory brought the country its 100th Olympic gold medal. (Yonhap News)South Korea claimed its 100th Olympic gold medal on Friday, as the men's sabre fencing team beat Romania for the country's ninth gold at the London Games.The country's first Summer Olympics under its own flag wa
Aug. 4, 2012
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S. Korea grabs gold in men’s team saber
From left, South Korea`s gold medal team, Kim Junghwan, Oh Eun-seok, Gu Bon-gil and Won Woo-young participate in the medals ceremony for men`s team saber fencing at the 2012 London Olympics on Friday. (Yonhap News)South Korea captured the gold medal in men's sabre team event here Friday.The team of Gu Bon-gil, Kim Jung-hwan and Won Woo-young, plus substitute Oh Eun-seok, beat Romania 45-26.In the
Aug. 4, 2012
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No joint medal for S. Korean epee fencer after controversy: officials
South Korean fencer Shin A-lam (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)The South Korean female epee fencer who lost her bid for gold in disputed circumstances will not earn a joint medal after all, officials said Friday.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has informed South Korean officials that it will not give an extra medal to Shin A-lam, who lost to Britta Heidemann of Germany in the semifinal
Aug. 4, 2012
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Oh Jin-hyek wins gold in men’s individual archery
South Korean archer Oh Jin-hyek poses at the award ceremony after winning gold medal in the men`s archery at the London 2012 Olympic Games. (Yonhap News)Oh Jin-hyek won the gold medal in men's individual archery Friday at the London Olympics.Oh defeated Takaharu Furukawa of Japan by the set score of 7-1 to become the first South Korean man to capture an individual archery Olympic gold.In the ind
Aug. 4, 2012
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S. Korean badminton head coach issues first public apology since match-throwing scandal
South Korea`s Jung Kyung-eun, left, and Kim Ha-na play against Valeria Sorokina and Nina Vislova, or Russia, during a women`s doubles badminton match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London. (AP-Yonhap News)The head of South Korea's disgraced badminton delegation issued his first public apology Friday over his players' connection to controversial match-throwing attempts at th
Aug. 3, 2012
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Park Tae-hwan reaches third swimming final in London
South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan checks his record after completing the qualifying round of the men`s 1,500 meter event in the London 2012 Olympic Games. (Yonhap News)Swimmer Park Tae-hwan progressed to the final of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle race Friday.At Aquatics Centre, Park finished second in his heat and sixth among eight qualifiers at 14 minutes and 56.89 seconds.The final set for Sa
Aug. 3, 2012
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Phelps back on top
Swimmer wins 200-meter individual medley to win 20th career medalLONDON (AP) ― Michael Phelps spent the day thinking about all the things he’s doing for the final time at the pool. It turns out that included one last win over Ryan Lochte.Phelps finally got a gold all his own at his final Olympics.Adding to an already unprecedented medal collection, he claimed his first individual victory of the London Games and handed Lochte a double disappointment on his rival’s final night in the pool Thursday
Aug. 3, 2012
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Cameron takes Putin to watch Olympic judo
LONDON (AFP) ― Russian President Vladimir Putin did his hardman image no harm Thursday as he watched Russia claim an Olympic gold medal at the judo and then bear-hugged the new champion.Putin, a black belt, is no stranger to the Russian judo team, the 59-year-old having regularly grappled with the squad as they trained for the London 2012 Games.And how he relished Russia’s triumph ― jacket off, jumping to his feet to cheer Tagir Khaibulaev’s victory with both arms in the air.British Prime Minist
Aug. 3, 2012
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[Photo] Badminton doubles
South Korea’s Lee Yong-dae (right) and Jung Jae-sung react after defeating Indonesia 2-0 at Wembley Arena in London in the Olympic men’s badminton doubles quarterfinals on Thursday. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)
Aug. 3, 2012
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U.K. cyclist admits deliberate crash
Last night, Chris Hoy, a major cycling star in the U.K., became a national hero after leading the U.K. to victory in the men’s team sprint to earn his fifth gold medal in the Olympic Games. However, his moment of glory was overshadowed when his teammate claimed that he had deliberately crashed to help the team progress. Philip Hindes, a 19-year-old German-born cyclist for the U.K., fell from his bike in the qualifier. He said that his fall was on purpose to bring victory to U.K. After the fall,
Aug. 3, 2012
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History again as Phelps wins 200m IM gold
U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps (Yonhap News)LONDON - Michael Phelps made more Olympic history Thursday, winning gold in the men's 200m individual medley to become the first man to win the same individual swimming event at three straight Games.Phelps, denied trebles in London in the 400m medley and 200m butterfly, delivered a vintage performance to win in 1min 54.27sec and collect his 20th career Olym
Aug. 3, 2012
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Soni wins 200m breaststroke gold in world record
(Yonhap News)LONDON - American Rebecca Soni broke the women's 200m breaststroke record for the second time in two days Thursday as she won Olympic gold for the second straight Games.Using her trademark late kick, Soni won gold in 2min 19.59sec, improving the record of 2:20.00 she posted in the semi-finals on Wednesday.She became the first Beijing swimming gold medallist to successfully defend a ti
Aug. 3, 2012