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Korea enters full election mode
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Lee Jong-sup resigns as envoy to Australia
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Yellow dust engulfs S. Korea, advisory alert issued
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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Kia EV9 wins world car of year
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Korea misses out on global bond index boost
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[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Defending skeleton champion out of medal contention at halfway point
BEIJING -- The 2018 Olympic men's skeleton champion Yun Sung-bin ranked outside the top 10 halfway through his gold medal defense at Beijing 2022 on Thursday. The South Korean had a combined time of 2:02.43 to rank 12th after the first two of four runs at Yanqing National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, northwest of Beijing. Yun sits 2.10 seconds back of the leader, Christopher Grotheer of Germany. The one other South Korean in action, Jung Seung-gi, is in 10th place at 2:02.22. At PyeongCha
Olympic GamesFeb. 10, 2022
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[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Figure skater You Young shrugs off Russian's reported doping, keeps focus on self
BEIJING -- South Korean figure skater You Young is so locked in on her own pursuit of a medal in China -- to a degree that she had a decidedly nonchalant reaction to one of the most shocking stories to come out of Beijing 2022 so far. Kamila Valieva, a Russian teen sensation and the prohibitive gold medal favorite in the women's singles, has tested positive for a banned substance, Russian media reported Thursday. If Valieva, who helped the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) to gold in the team comp
Olympic GamesFeb. 10, 2022
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[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Short track speed skater going after 1st medal in Beijing
BEIJING -- After three days' worth of races, South Korea finally has its first gold medal in short track speed skating at Beijing 2022. On Friday, Choi Min-jeong will try to add to that total. Choi, the double gold medalist from PyeongChang 2018, will compete in the quarterfinals of the women's 1,000m at Capital Indoor Stadium, with the semifinals and the final also scheduled for later in the evening. Hwang Dae-heon came through with South Korea's first gold in short track and also its first gol
Olympic GamesFeb. 10, 2022
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[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Not content with two bronze medals, speed skater takes aim at gold in 2026
BEIJING -- South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok is his own toughest critic. He doesn‘t usually pat himself on the back. Not even winning a second straight Olympic bronze medal, as he did in Beijing on Tuesday, changed that. Kim earned bronze in the men’s 1,500m race of Beijing 2022 with a time of 1:44.24. Kjeld Nuis, who skated next to Kim in the 11th pair out of 14 at the National Speed Skating Oval, defended his gold medal with an Olympic record time of 1:43.21. Anothe
Olympic GamesFeb. 8, 2022
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[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Speed skater Kim Min-seok wins men's 1,500m bronze for S. Korea's 1st medal in Beijing
BEIJING -- Speed skater Kim Min-seok brought South Korea its first medal of Beijing 2022 on Tuesday, grabbing bronze for his second consecutive Olympics. Kim finished the men‘s 1,500m race at the National Speed Skating Oval in 1:44.24, 1.03 seconds back of the champion, Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands. Another Dutch skater, Thomas Krol, took the silver medal in 1:43.55. At PyeongChang 2018, Kim also captured the bronze medal to become the first Asian to reach the Olympic podium in
Olympic GamesFeb. 8, 2022
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[BEIJING OLYMPICS] S. Korean official believes short trackers got shortchanged by referee
BEIJING -- The two South Korean short trackers who were penalized in their recent Olympic races in Beijing committed no violations that warranted disqualification, an international referee from the country said Tuesday, adding that the competition at Beijing 2022 has already been marred by bad officiating. Choi Yong-koo, a senior official on the South Korean short track team in Beijing and an International Skating Union (ISU) referee, made those remarks at a press conference held in light of th
Olympic GamesFeb. 8, 2022
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[BEIJING OLYMPICS] S. Korean netizens express outrage over controversial Beijing short track refereeing
Many South Koreans expressed outrage on Tuesday over what they perceived as egregious refereeing against some of the country's short track speed skaters at the Beijing Winter Olympics this week. In the men's 1,000m semifinals on Monday, South Korea's Hwang Dae-heon and Lee June-seo each got disqualified from their respective heats for illegal passing and lane change. Those decisions each allowed Chinese skaters to advance to the final, and the host country ended up collecting gold and silver me
Olympic GamesFeb. 8, 2022
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[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Int'l skating body rejects S. Korean protest in short track race
BEIJING -- The international skating governing body has rejected a South Korean protest following the disqualification of its short track speed skater at Beijing 2022. The International Skating Union (ISU) said in a statement on Tuesday that decisions regarding disqualification for rule violations cannot be challenged. South Korea had filed its protest Monday after Hwang Dae-heon was penalized during his semifinal heat in the men's 1,000m race at Capital Indoor Stadium. He was called for what
Olympic GamesFeb. 8, 2022
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[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Short trackers to make another push for 1st medal
BEIJING -- South Korea has been uncharacteristically shut out of short track speed skating medals after two days' worth of races at Beijing 2022. Its skaters will be hoping the third time will be the charm Wednesday, when the final for the men's 1,500m will take place. It will start with the quarterfinals for Hwang Dae-heon, Lee June-seo and Park Jang-hyuk, with the final set as the last race of the night. There will also be heats for the women's 1,000m and semifinals for the women's 3,000m re
Olympic GamesFeb. 8, 2022
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[BEIJING OLYMPICS] S. Korean men out early in men's 1,000m short track with injury, penalties
Three South Koreans were gone early from the men's 1,000m short track speed skating event at Beijing 2022 on Monday, with one suffering an injury in a collision and two others penalized for causing contact with other skaters. Hwang Dae-heon, the world record holder in the event, crossed the line first in his semifinal heat at Capital Indoor Stadium but was disqualified for making "an illegal late passing" that caused contact. Hwang was in the middle of the pack before moving out into
Olympic GamesFeb. 8, 2022
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[BEIJING OLYMPICS] S. Korea to appeal short track refereeing at top sports tribunal
BEIJING -- South Korea is taking its appeal of Olympic short track speed skating refereeing to the top international sports tribunal. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) announced Tuesday that it will file an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to "publicize the unfairness" of officiating during short track races involving South Korean athletes at Beijing 2022 on Monday. "We will do our best to ensure our athletes won't be treated so unfairly in inte
Olympic GamesFeb. 8, 2022
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[BEIJING OLYMPICS] S. Korean men out early in men's 1,000m short track with injury, penalties
Three South Koreans were gone early from the men's 1,000m short track speed skating event at Beijing 2022 on Monday, with one suffering an injury in a collision and two others penalized for causing contact with other skaters. Hwang Dae-heon, the world record holder in the event, crossed the line first in his semifinal heat at Capital Indoor Stadium but was disqualified for making "an illegal late passing" that caused contact. Hwang was in the middle of the pack before moving out into
SportsFeb. 7, 2022
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[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Short tracker Choi Min-jeong eliminated in women's 500m quarterfinals
With a stunning late fall, South Korean short track speed skater Choi Min-jeong was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the women's 500m at Beijing 2022 on Monday, as the two-time Olympic champion has now gone 0-for-2 in her medal quest here. Choi finished fourth out of five skaters in her quarterfinal heat at Capital Indoor Stadium with a time of 1:04.939. The top two skaters from four quarterfinal heats and the two-fastest third-place skaters advanced to the semifinals. Choi was in second pla
Olympic GamesFeb. 7, 2022
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[BEIJING OLYMPICS] S. Korean short tracker cries foul over biased officiating in favor of China
As disappointed as he was that his team crashed out early in the mixed team relay in short track speed skating in Beijing over the weekend, South Korean short tracker Kwak Yoon-gy seemed even more upset that China won gold thanks to what he claimed was biased judging. In a scrum with South Korean reporters Sunday, a day after China won the inaugural Olympic gold in the mixed relay on home ice, Kwak said it was difficult to describe the mixed bag of feelings he had about China's path to the titl
Olympic GamesFeb. 7, 2022
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[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Alpine snowboarder Lee Sang-ho goes for historic gold
Alpine snowboarder Lee Sang-ho will try to make a new piece of South Korean Olympic history on Tuesday, when the men's parallel giant slalom event takes place at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Lee became the first South Korean snowboarder to win an Olympic medal four years ago, capturing silver in the parallel giant slalom on home soil at PyeongChang. As the International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup overall points leader, Lee enters Beijing 2022 as a strong gold medal contender. The qualifica
Olympic GamesFeb. 7, 2022
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[BEIJING OLYMPICS] S. Korean speed skater Kim Bo-reum celebrates birthday in Beijing
South Korean speed skater Kim Bo-reum celebrated her 29th birthday in Beijing on Sunday, the third time she has gotten to mark her big day during a Winter Olympics. The three-time Olympian is the only South Korean athlete here whose birthday falls during the Feb. 4-20 competition. Before her training session on Sunday, Kim received a bouquet of flowers and a stuffed doll of the panda Olympic mascot, Bing Dwen Dwen, from the head of the athletic delegation, Yoon Hong-geun. Speaking to reporter
Olympic GamesFeb. 6, 2022
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[BEIJING OLYMPICS] S. Korean figure skater to attempt 3 quadruple jumps in Beijing
With his confidence running high after a recent international victory, South Korean figure skater Cha Jun-hwan will try to push himself into medal contention at Beijing 2022 with three quadruple jumps. After nailing a quadruple salchow multiple times in practice on Saturday, Cha said he plans to do a quadruple salchow in the short program and then a quadruple salchow and a quadruple toe loop in the free skate. The salchow jump has the base score of 9.70 points and the toe loop has a 9.50 base
Olympic GamesFeb. 6, 2022
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[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Emerging speed skater ready for starring role in Beijing
At the tender age of 16 in his first Olympic appearance at PyeongChang 2018, South Korean speed skater Chung Jae-won willingly played a supporting role for older teammates. Stronger and better than before, Chung is now ready to take up a more prominent position on the national team at the Beijing Winter Olympics. "I will be asked to handle more responsibilities," Chung said after his first training session at the National Speed Skating Oval on Saturday. "I will have to do much m
Olympic GamesFeb. 6, 2022
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[BEIJING OLYMPICS] With S. Korean-born coaches in charge, China throws down gauntlet early in short track
So what do you do when you can't beat them or join them? You bring in someone from them. That's what China did in short track speed skating before hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Kim Sun-tae, who coached South Korea to six medals, including three gold medals, at the 2018 Winter Games, is now the head coach for China. Kim's top assistant is the six-time Olympic champion Victor An, who was born Ahn Hyun-soo in South Korea but later became a naturalized Russian citizen. He's the mos
Olympic GamesFeb. 6, 2022
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[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Short track stars look to put disappointing relay behind for individual races
Short track speed skaters Choi Min-jeong and Hwang Dae-heon will try to shake off disappointments from an early relay race as the two South Korean stars chase individual medals at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Monday. Choi will be competing in the women's 500m, starting with the quarterfinals and, if she keeps advancing, in the final at Capital Indoor Stadium. Hwang and two other South Koreans, Park Jang-hyuk and Lee June-seo, will be in the quarterfinals in the men's 1,000m, with the final sc
Olympic GamesFeb. 6, 2022