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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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North Korea holds drills simulating nuclear counterattack against enemy
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S. Korean LPGA star thinks team 'can win again' at International Crown
The highest-ranked female golfer from South Korea believes the country "can win again" at this week's LPGA match play competition. South Korea is the defending champion at the International Crown, whose fourth edition will tee off at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco on Thursday. At the pre-competition press conference on the eve of the event, Ko Jin-young, world No. 3 and one of four South Korean players in the field, said she likes her team's chances of repeating. "Def
GolfMay 4, 2023
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Veteran reliever gets groove back in 1st career start
Following his first professional start, Samsung Lions reliever Oh Seung-hwan has come away feeling better about himself. After making 979 relief appearances in three leagues -- Korea Baseball Organization, Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball -- since his debut in 2005, Oh started a game for the first time at age 40 against the Kiwoom Heroes on Wednesday at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in the southeastern city of Daegu. Lions pitching coach Jong Hyun-wook had talked Oh into startin
BaseballMay 4, 2023
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[Graphic News] Son Heung-min achieves double-digit goals for 7 seasons
Tottenham Hotspur’s South Korean star, Son Heung-min, reached double-digit goal figures for his seventh consecutive season in the Premier League when he scored his 10th goal of the 2022-2023 season in the 77th minute of Tottenham’s 4-3 loss to Liverpool on April 30. Since the 2016-2017 season, Son has kept his performance consistent, including his Golden Boot-winning 2021-2022 season with a career best of 23 goals. Son is the only Asian to have won the Golden Boot in Premier
SoccerMay 4, 2023
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Football chief names new executives in hopes of improving communication
Beleaguered South Korean football chief Chung Mong-gyu introduced new executives for the sport's national federation Wednesday, with an aim to improve communication. Chung, head of the Korea Football Association, made the personnel changes in the aftermath of the organization's ill-advised attempt to reinstate former players, coaches and referees suspended for misconduct, including match fixing. At a press conference at the KFA House in Seoul, Chung attributed problems from the controv
SoccerMay 3, 2023
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[Kim Seong-kon] After the summit: Back on track
To the great relief of both countries, the 2023 summit meeting between South Korea and the US turned out to be a remarkable success in many respects. The atmosphere was indeed congenial, based firmly on the mutual trust and companionship of fellow travelers on the challenging path to defend democracy against the threat of autocracy. The foreign press, too, favorably reported on the success of the summit. One of the highlights was President Yoon’s surprise song during the welcoming banquet
Olympic GamesMay 3, 2023
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Struggling reliever Oh Seung-hwan to make 1st career start this week
For the first time in his illustrious career as a reliever, Samsung Lions right-hander Oh Seung-hwan will start a game this week, his manager said Tuesday, as desperate times called for desperate measures. To help the struggling 40-year-old return to form, Lions manager Park Jin-man has decided to give Oh the ball to start Wednesday's game against the Kiwoom Heroes at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, some 235 kilometers southeast of Seoul. "Oh Seung-hwan has been talking to pitching
BaseballMay 2, 2023
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S. Korea goes for 2nd straight title at LPGA match play competition
Led by a resurgent star, South Korea will chase its second consecutive title at an LPGA team match play competition this week in San Francisco. South Korea will be the No. 2 seed at the eight-country International Crown, scheduled to tee off Thursday at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. This is the fourth edition of the International Crown. The $2 million biennial competition began in 2014, with Spain being crowned the inaugural champion. The United States won the next event in 2016, and South
GolfMay 2, 2023
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Red-hot Giants soar to top of KBO standings
Don't look now, but here come the Lotte Giants, for the second straight spring. After getting virtually no love from pundits in preseason prognostications, the Giants are sitting pretty atop the Korea Baseball Organization standings with a 14-8 record after the first month of the season. This is familiar territory for the Busan-based club this time of year. At the end of April 2022, the Giants were in second place at 14-9-1 (wins-losses-ties). But they finished the season in eighth place at
BaseballMay 2, 2023
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Mallorca's Lee Kang-in stays hot with 6th goal of season
South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in has scored his sixth goal of the top Spanish league season for RCD Mallorca, reaching a milestone in the process. Lee netted Mallorca's only goal in their 1-1 draw against Athletic Club in the latest La Liga action at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, on Monday. Lee one-timed home a pass from Vedat Muriqi inside the box in the 58th minute, left all alone while Muriqi drew multiple defenders near the goal. This was Lee's third goal
SoccerMay 2, 2023
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Son Heung-min extends double-digit scoring streak to 7 seasons in loss
Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur has reached double figures in Premier League goals for his seventh consecutive season, though the milestone goal came in a losing cause. Son scored his 10th goal of the 2022-2023 season in the 77th minute of Tottenham's 4-3 loss to Liverpool at Anfield in Liverpool, England, on Sunday. The defeat dragged Tottenham down from fifth to sixth place in the league tables with four matches to play, dampening the club's hopes of finishing in the top four and
SoccerMay 1, 2023
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Son Heung-min nets 9th goal of Premier League season, 1 away from extending streak
Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur is now a goal away from scoring in double figures for the seventh consecutive Premier League season. Son netted the second-half equalizer in Spurs' 2-2 draw against Manchester United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Thursday, salvaging a key point in a race for a spot in the UEFA Champions League next season. It was Son's ninth goal in the league and 13th in all competitions this season. Son made his Premier League debut with Spurs in 2015, a
SoccerApril 28, 2023
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KBO surpasses 1m in attendance
The South Korean baseball league said Thursday it has topped 1 million in attendance after 101 games this season, the fifth-fastest rate in the current 10-team setting. The Korea Baseball Organization announced that its 10 teams combined to surpass the 1 million mark after the previous night's games. This is the fifth-earliest point in a season for the KBO to reach 1 million fans drawn since it expanded to 10 teams in 2015. Clubs each play 144 games, 16 times against each other. In 2019, th
BaseballApril 27, 2023
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K League to hold inaugural Hall of Fame induction ceremony on May 2
The South Korea professional football league said Tuesday it will hold its first Hall of Fame induction ceremony in the first week of May. Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Korea Professional Football League created the Hall of Fame earlier this year, and selected its first class of inductees in March. They will be enshrined in a ceremony at the Ambassador Seoul-A Pullman hotel beginning at 11 a.m. on May 2. Biennially starting this year, the K League Hall of Fame will select inductees in th
SoccerApril 25, 2023
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Spotlight on managers as KBO legend visits old park for 1st time
A midweek series between teams going in opposite directions in South Korean baseball will put the spotlight firmly on their skippers, with a franchise icon for one team paying his first visit to his old stadium as an opposing manager. Former Samsung Lions slugger Lee Seung-yuop will manage the Doosan Bears against his former club in a three-game set starting Tuesday evening at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, his hometown located some 290 kilometers southeast of Seoul. It will be Lee's fi
BaseballApril 25, 2023
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KBO's top 2 teams set for 1st clash of 2023
The two best teams in South Korean baseball will clash for the first time this season starting Tuesday, each looking to set an early tone in the race for the pennant. On the heels of a four-game winning streak, the SSG Landers have reclaimed the top spot in the Korea Baseball Organization at 12-6. They are in a virtual tie with the LG Twins, who are 13-7 and trail the Landers only in the winning percentage, .667 to .650. Their first three-game series of the season goes from Tuesday to Thursday a
BaseballApril 24, 2023
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Derby win pushes FC Seoul to 2nd place in K League; Ulsan grab point thanks to late goal
By winning a key derby match against a reeling rival, FC Seoul jumped to second place in the K League 1 over the weekend, putting some early pressure on defending champions Ulsan Hyundai FC. Ulsan, for their part, barely avoided losing consecutive matches for the first time this season, needing a last-gasp goal to take a 2-2 draw against Pohang Steelers in their own regional derby on the weekend. In the 100th "Super Match" derby, FC Seoul cruised past downtrodden Suwon Samsung Bluewing
SoccerApril 24, 2023
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Two S. Koreans tie for 4th at LPGA season's 1st major
South Korean golfers Kim A-lim and Yang Hee-young have fallen short of winning the first major championship of the 2023 LPGA season. Kim and Yang finished tied for fourth place at the Chevron Championship near Houston, Texas, on Sunday, at eight-under 280. Kim shot an even 72 with three birdies against three bogeys at the par-72 Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at The Club at Carlton Woods, while Yang carded a 73 with three birdies and four bogeys. They finished two strokes out of the playoff be
GolfApril 24, 2023
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S. Korea to host Peru, El Salvador in men's football friendlies in June
South Korea will face Peru and El Salvador in men's football friendly matches at home in June, the sport's national governing body announced Friday. The Korea Football Association said South Korea, world No. 27, will first take on 21st-ranked Peru on June 16. Then they will host world No. 75 El Salvador on June 20. Venues and kickoff times will be determined later, the KFA added. This will be South Korea's third meeting against Peru. South Korea had a draw and a loss in their two
SoccerApril 21, 2023
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Under caretaker boss, Suwon Samsung Bluewings seek 1st win of K League season
With their season on the brink after a seven-match winless skid at the onset, Suwon Samsung Bluewings will be chasing their first win of 2023 under a caretaker manager this weekend. One of the K League 1's most prestigious and proud franchises, Suwon Samsung find themselves in last place among 12 clubs this season, with two draws and five losses. This is the longest winless streak to start a season in the club's history. The previous record was a six-match skid at the start of 2017. Bu
SoccerApril 21, 2023
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Veteran closer Oh Seung-hwan removed from role amid early season woes
Samsung Lions reliever Oh Seung-hwan, the all-time saves leader in South Korean baseball, has been removed from his closer role in the midst of his early-season struggles. Lions manager Park Jin-man told reporters Thursday that Oh will now be pitching in relief, with left-hander Lee Seung-hyun taking over as closer. "I think he has lost a bit of confidence," Park said before the Lions took on the Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. "He hasn't been making pitches. We h
BaseballApril 20, 2023