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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Jong hopes to be ‘ambassador’ for inter-Korean exchange
With joining a first-division South Korean club, North Korean footballer Jong Tae-se said Tuesday he’d like to act as an “ambassador” for inter-Korean sporting exchange.Jong, who last week agreed to terms set by the Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the K League Classic, arrived in South Korea Tuesday.After undergoing medical tests, he will be officially introduced as Suwon’s newest member on Thursday.The 28-year-old forward left 1. FC Koln in the second-division German league to become the fourth Nort
Jan. 8, 2013
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Messi wins record 4th world's best player award
Lionel Messi won the FIFA Ballon d'Or award on Monday as an expected reward for his astonishing 91-goal year for Barcelona and Argentina in 2012.Aged just 25, Messi has now been voted the world's best player for an unprecedented fourth straight year as the outstanding talent of his generation.Messi beat his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo of Spanish champion Real Madrid and Barcelona teammate Andres Iniesta, who starred as Spain won the 2012 European Championship.``To tell the truth, this is reall
Jan. 8, 2013
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Barca cruise to victory
BARCELONA (AP) ― Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova returned to the sideline after missing just one game following surgery Dec. 20 to remove a tumor from a saliva gland, and his team routed crosstown rival Espanol 4-0 in the Spanish league.Lionel Messi, expected to win a record fourth straight FIFA Player of the Year award on Monday, converted a penalty kick in the 29th minute to give Barcelona a four-goal lead, his 27th league goal of the season and 36th overall. Messi has scored in eight straight l
Jan. 7, 2013
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Arsenal held 2-2 by Swansea in FA Cup 3rd round
Arsenal threw away a winning position to draw 2-2 with Premier League rival Swansea following a late goal flurry in the FA Cup third round on Sunday.Michu slotted Swansea ahead with a neat finish the 58th minute, but Lukas Podolski leveled in the 81st and Kieran Gibbs volleyed Arsenal in front inside two minutes after playing a one-two with Mikel Arteta.But after Podolski only half-cleared a corner, Danny Graham pounced to equalize in the 87th and the sides will have to contest a replay. “We sho
Jan. 7, 2013
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Football: Ronaldo rescues Madrid on dramatic Casillas day
Goalkeeper Iker Casillas came off the bench after just five minutes for 10-man Real Madrid who needed a second half double from Cristiano Ronaldo to beat Real Sociedad 4-3 on Sunday.The Madrid captain was left out for the second consecutive game but was called upon in the opening minutes following a penalty conceded by his replacement Adan Garrido who was red carded. Xabi Prieto, who was to grab a hat-trick, scored from the spot-kick to equalize after Karim Benzema had put Madrid ahead after jus
Jan. 7, 2013
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Ba scores twice in debut
LONDON (AP) ― Demba Ba scored twice in his debut as Chelsea got off to a perfect start in its FA Cup defense with a 5-1 rout of Southampton in the third round, while Robin van Persie scored an injury-time tying goal for Manchester United to tie 2-2 at West Ham and earn a replay.A day after completing his move from Newcastle, Ba took just 35 minutes Saturday to score at Southampton to tie the score 1-1 after Jay Rodriguez scored.After two more Chelsea goals from Victor Moses and Branislav Ivanovi
Jan. 6, 2013
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Weary Premier League clubs begin FA Cup campaigns
LONDON (AP) ― All 20 English Premier League clubs enter the FA Cup this weekend after a grueling festive schedule, giving many exhausted players a chance to take a breather.Chelsea begins its cup defense at Southampton on Saturday, with Rafa Benitez’s side reeling from a four-game winning run being ended by Queens Park Rangers on Wednesday to remain fourth in the Premier League.Striker Fernando Torres, who has started all 20 league matches this season, could make way for Demba Ba if the Senegal
Jan. 4, 2013
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AC Milan friendly suspended after racist chants
BUSTO ARSIZIO, Italy (AP) ― A friendly match between AC Milan and lower division club Pro Patria was abandoned Thursday after Milan’s players walked off the pitch because of racist chants, the latest incident of racial abuse blighting the sport in Europe.After repeated chants directed his way, Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng picked up the ball and kicked it at a section of the crowd in the 26th minute of the first half.Boateng then took off his shirt and walked off with his Milan teammates
Jan. 4, 2013
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Jong Tae-se to join Suwon
North Korean soccer player Jong Tae-se will join a first-division South Korean club next week, an official here said Thursday.Jong, 28, will leave 1. FC Koln in the second-division German competition to play for Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the K League, and will be introduced as the team’s newest member next week, a Suwon official said.“We’ve finalized talks with Koln over the transfer fee for Jong Tae-se,” the official said. “He will arrive in South Korea as early as next Monday for medical test
Jan. 3, 2013
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Soccer league adopts new names, logo
South Korea’s top professional soccer league on Thursday unveiled the new names for its two divisions for the upcoming season, along with a new logo based on the colors of the country’s flag.Starting this year, the first division will be called the K League Classic, officials said. Previously, the competition had the hyphenated name, the K-League.The second-tier circuit, which will be introduced for the first time this year, will be simply called the K League.The new logo is red and blue, the co
Jan. 3, 2013
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S. Korea's top football competition adopts new names, logo
South Korea’s top professional football league on Thursday unveiled the new names for its two divisions for the upcoming season, along with a new logo based on the colors of the country‘s flag.Starting this year, the first division will be called the K League Classic, officials said. Previously, the competition had the hyphenated name, the K-League.The second-tier circuit, which will be introduced for the first time this year, will be simply called the K League.The new logo is colored in red and
Jan. 3, 2013
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N. Korean footballer Jong Tae-se to join S. Korean league: official
North Korean football player Jong Tae-se will join a first-division South Korean club next week, an official here said Thursday.Jong, 28, will leave 1. FC Koln in the second division German competition to play for Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the K-League, and will be introduced as the team's newest member next week, a Suwon official said."We've finalized talks with Koln over the transfer fee for Jong Tae-se," the official said. "He will arrive in South Korea as early as next Monday for medical te
Jan. 3, 2013
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Transfer window opens
LONDON (AP) ― Expect plenty of speculation about Cristiano Ronaldo, David Villa, Wesley Sneijder, Frank Lampard and Theo Walcott, among others, to be flying around for the next month.Yes, the “silly season” has arrived.European soccer’s January transfer window opens, giving clubs a month to strengthen their squads for the second half of the season.Top teams operating strategic transfer plans, such as Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United, rarely make major deals during this period. Likely
Jan. 2, 2013
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United, City begin 2013 with wins
LONDON (AP) ― First-place Manchester United and second-place Manchester City began the new year with emphatic victories Tuesday in the Premier League.United cruised to a 4-0 win at Wigan for its second straight shutout. City treated its home fans to a 3-0 decision over Stoke.Javier Hernandez and Robin van Persie scored two goals each for United, which leads the league by seven points. Van Persie has a league-high 16 goals.City ended Stoke’s 10-match unbeaten run behind goals from Pablo Zabaleta,
Jan. 2, 2013
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Footballer Ji Dong-won moves from England to Germany on loan
South Korean footballer Ji Dong-won, once confined to the bench in the English Premier League, has joined a first-division German club on loan, officials said Wednesday.Ji's new team, FC Augsburg in the Bundesliga, and his English side, Sunderland, both announced early Wednesday, Korean time, that Ji is moving to Germany on a loan deal. The transaction ended months of speculation on the future of the 21-year-old, who had not played a game for Sunderland in the ongoing season.According to FC Augs
Jan. 2, 2013
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Lampard: Chelsea have transformed EPL race
LONDON (AFP) ― Frank Lampard says Chelsea’s dramatic upturn in form has transformed the Premier League title race.Lampard struck twice in the 2-1 victory over Everton at Goodison Park that moved the Blues back up to third place and ensured they face bottom club Queens Park Rangers at Stamford Bridge looking for a seventh win in eight games.Four successive league wins have moved Rafael Benitez’s side to within eleven points of leaders Manchester United with a game in hand.And after having dropped
Jan. 1, 2013
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Sunderland’s Ji could go on loan: O’Neill
LONDON (AFP) ― South Korean forward Ji Dong-won could be allowed to leave Sunderland on loan during the January transfer window after failing to establish himself at the Premier League club.Ji famously came off the bench to score the goal which condemned Manchester City to a 1-0 defeat in January 2012, but 12 months later he faces a bleak future at Sunderland.The 21-year-old has endured a difficult time since moving to the Stadium of Light from Chunnam Dragons in June 2011 and Black Cats boss Ma
Jan. 1, 2013
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Beckham in no rush to join club
LONDON (AP) ― Nearly a month after leaving the Los Angeles Galaxy, David Beckham is considering “a number of serious proposals” but is in no rush to find a new team.He has been linked to clubs in France, Australia and Asia in what would be the final chapter of the illustrious career of the 37-year-old midfielder and former England captain.A “host of clubs” have made offers, Beckham’s management company said in a statement to the Associated Press on Thursday, but it remains “early days in the pro
Dec. 28, 2012
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Fired national soccer coach seeks back pay
Former head coach of South Korea’s national football team Cho Kwang-rae said Friday he has taken legal steps against the sport’s national governing body to receive unpaid wages from his earlier contract.“Through my legal representative, I sent the Korea Football Association a certification of contents demanding that it pay me my outstanding wage,” Cho said. “I didn’t want to resort to legal measures but I didn’t want to leave a bad precedent for other football coaches in this country.”Cho was fi
Dec. 28, 2012
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Olympic bronze-medal contest voted best soccer match of 2012
South Korea’s 2-0 victory over Japan to claim the men’s soccer bronze medal at the London Olympics this past summer was voted the country’s best soccer match of the year, an online poll showed Thursday.The Korea Football Association said in an online survey conducted Dec. 14 to 26, the bronze-medal contest received 540 of 999 votes.By beating its regional sporting rival, South Korea captured its first Olympic football medal.Also at the London Olympics, South Korea stunned the host-country Britai
Dec. 27, 2012