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AC Milan clinch 18th Serie A title

Berlusconi’s club rumbles to its first Italian championship since 2004ROME (AP) ― AC Milan ended five years of dominance by city rival Inter Milan, clinching its first Serie A title since 2004 with a 0-0 draw at Roma on Saturday night.Owned by Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, AC Milan ended a streak of five straight league titles by Inter, tied Inter with 18 overall titles and closed within nine

Soccer May 8, 2011

Dominance at risk?

Korea suffers worst performance in taekwondoSouth Korea has successfully hosted the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, drawing more than 1,000 athletes and officials from 149 countries. But the six-day competition, which ended Friday, also dealt a big blow to the host. Korea has dominated the competition since its establishment in 1973, but this year Iran to

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World’s top athletes coming to Daegu for IAAF World Challenge

Some of the biggest names in athletics, including reigning women’s 100 meter champion Carmelita Jeter and three-time 200 meter champion Allyson Felix, are coming to Daegu for its annual Pre-Championships on Thursday. The event started in 2005 and was upgraded last year to IAAF World Challenge status, one of the 14 races of the IAAF league series. For this year’s event, more than 220 athletes from

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Profiles of new ministers

Bahk Jae-wanStrategy and finance Bahk began his career as a government official at the Prime Minister’s Office after he passed the civil service examination in 1980.He then moved on to the Board of Audit and Inspection, the nation’s top inspection body, before he became a public management professor at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul.The holder of a Ph.D. in public policy from Harvard University

World News May 6, 2011

Atopic eczema on steep rise

Atopic rhinitis and eczema are on the rise among children and teenagers, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Studying the patterns of relative patients between 1995 and 2010, the rhinitis showed a 1.3 times jump among children during the period and a 1.4 times rise among teenagers. Eczema also rose by up to 34.2 times among teenagers. Atopic eczema often leads to l

May 5, 2011

Bipolar disorder diagnoses rise

There has been a rapid increase in treatment of people in their thirties and forties for bipolar disorder, a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy and activity levels, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment service said Monday.According to its analysis of patients between 2006 and 2010, the number of people treated for bipolar disorder marked 55,000 in 2010, up 12,000 in fo

May 5, 2011

Restaurants agree to cut down salt

As early as July, 135 Korean food restaurants nationwide will serve dishes with less salt.The low-salt initiative will start with 45 restaurants in Seoul and will expand to 90 others in Chungcheong Provinces, Daegu, Busan and Ulsan within a month, the Korea Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. “The restaurateurs will choose the five most popular dishes at their stores and reduce the sodium

May 5, 2011

Suwon, Jeonbuk reach 2nd round

The Suwon Samsung Bluewings and the Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of South Korea’s K-League advanced to the next round at an ongoing continental club competition with victories.At the Suwon World Cup Stadium, about 45 kilometers south of Seoul, the Bluewings defeated Sydney FC 3-1 in Group H action of the Asian Football Confederation Champions League. Ha Tae-gyun, Mato Neretljak and Yeom Ki-hun each had

May 4, 2011

Cho returns from military service

Actor Cho In-sung was discharged from mandatory military service Wednesday after serving for 25 months.Cho was honorably discharged from Pyeongtaek’s Osan Air Base at 10 a.m.The popular actor who joined the Air Force in 2009 has been active as an honorary ambassador for the Military Manpower Administration. His last position as a serviceman was as sergeant in the military band. Cho In-sung. (Yonh

People May 4, 2011

Cho to call up young guns in June

South Korean national team manager Cho Kwang-rae has announced that he will call up his best players, including some of the country’s rising young stars, for two friendly games in June, much to the dismay of U23 team manager Hong Myong-bo.Cho said earlier that he would take the strongest available squad for the home friendly against Serbia on June 3 and also Ghana on June 7 in preparation for 2014

Soccer May 3, 2011

Park Ji-sung sets sights on final

It is becoming almost commonplace but fans in South Korea shouldn’t take it for granted. Park Ji-sung is currently playing in his fourth set of UEFA Champions League semifinals. His two successes should become three with Wednesday’s second leg (3:45 a.m. Thursday Korean time) between Manchester United and Schalke 04 of Germany.The English Premier League team won the first leg 2-0 in Gelsenkirchen

Soccer May 3, 2011

Jung nets French debut goal

Auxerre’s forward Jung Jo-gook scored his debut goal in the French top-division league just six minutes after coming on as a late substitute as the team drew 1-1 on Sunday with Marseille.Jung, who joined the French side earlier this year, had started only one game this season, and failed to score a goal in his 10 appearances.Jung Jo-gook celebrates his goal. (AP-Yonhap News)But on Sunday, the Kore

Soccer May 2, 2011

Kim Yu-na returns home

South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na returned home Monday after finishing second in last week’s world championships in Moscow, saying she did her best although she was not fully satisfied with the results.“I competed in an official contest for the first time in 13 months. Although I did not show 100 percent of what I had accomplished in training, I did my best,” Kim said upon her arrival at Incheo

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Kim donates prize money

Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na will donate her prize money from the World Figure Skating Championships under way in Moscow to Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims, her agent said Sunday.Kim Yu-na carries the national flag after performing her free-skate program. (Yonhap News)All That Sports, the management company for the reigning Olympic gold medalist, said that Kim has decided to use her silv

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Events Calendar

Exhibitions“Paulo Robersi: Photographs”: A retrospective exhibition on Italian photographer Paulo Robersi is underway at 10 CORSO COMO. Robersi is referred to as currently one of the three best fashion photographers in the world along with Steven Meisel and Peter Lindbergh. The exhibition runs through May 8 at 10 CORSO COMO SEOUL in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul. Admission is free. Minors are not

Performance April 29, 2011

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