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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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US 'incredibly concerned' about suspected NK-Iran military ties
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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K-pop singer lost consciousness after being hit by foul ball, cancels show
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Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral
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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
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Seoul says Fu Bao loan 'not going to happen'
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Korea nominated in six categories at Asian soccer awards
South Korea has earned multiple nominations at the annual Asian soccer awards, officials said Tuesday.The Asian Football Confederation has informed the Korea Football Association that South Korea has placed candidates in six team and individual categories at the 2012 AFC Annual Awards, KFA officials said.The men‘s Olympic team, open to players under age 23, is up for the Men’s National Team of the Year award. South Korea made the preliminary list earlier this month and survived the final cut.It
Nov. 20, 2012
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West Ham held to 1-1 draw
LONDON (AP) ― Defender Joey O’Brien scored his first Premier League goal in the 48th minute, giving West Ham a 1-1 tie with Stoke on Monday night.Jonathan Walters put the visitors ahead in the 13th minute off Glenn Whelan’s corner kick as defenders focused their attention on forward Peter Crouch.O’Brien tied the score when he turned in Gary O’Neil’s low cross along the box. West Ham (5-3-4) remained in seventh place. Italy Pablo Osvaldo converted a penalty kick in the 71st minute after a goal-li
Nov. 20, 2012
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FIFA to revisit Park’s case
FIFA, the international governing body of soccer, is scheduled to hold a disciplinary meeting Tuesday at its Switzerland headquarters to revisit a South Korean player’s controversial post-match celebration at the London Olympics.The 23-year-old Park Jong-woo came under the international spotlight in August in London, following his celebration of South Korea’s bronze medal against Japan with a banner that read, in Korean, “Dokdo Is Our Territory.”Dokdo refers to a group of South Korea’s easternmo
Nov. 20, 2012
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End of the road
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― David Beckham says the MLS Cup next month will be his final game with the Los Angeles Galaxy.Beckham and the Galaxy announced the superstar English midfielder’s decision Monday, a day after the defending MLS champions advanced to their second straight league final. Los Angeles faces Houston for the MLS title on Dec. 1.The 37-year-old Beckham isn’t retiring, however.“I’ve had an incredibly special time playing for the L.A. Galaxy,” Beckham said in a statement. “However, I wante
Nov. 20, 2012
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Sunderland beats 10-man Fulham
LONDON (AP) ― Struggling Sunderland capitalized on the early sending-off of Brede Hangeland to beat Fulham 3-1 on Sunday, earning only its second win of the season and easing its worries at the bottom of the Premier League.Steven Fletcher, Carlos Cuellar and Stephane Sessegnon all scored in the second half for the visitors while Fulham was down to 10 men, with Hangeland given a straight red card for a reckless 30th-minute tackle.Substitute Mladen Petric equalized in the 62nd minute for the mid-t
Nov. 19, 2012
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Messi nets 2 as Barcelona beats Zaragoza 3-1
BARCELONA (AP) ― Lionel Messi netted his eighth brace of the season and created a third goal to steer Barcelona to a 3-1 win over a feisty Real Zaragoza on Saturday as the Spanish league leaders kept alive their club-record start.Unbeaten Barcelona’s 11th victory in 12 rounds maintained its eight-point lead over Real Madrid after the defending champions thrashed Athletic Bilbao 5-1 ahead of their critical Champions League trip to Manchester City.Messi started the scoring at Camp Nou Stadium in t
Nov. 18, 2012
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S. Korea beats Iraq for Asian U19 crown
BAGHDAD (AP) ― South Korea came from a goal down to beat Iraq in a penalty shootout and claim its 12th under-19 Asian title on Saturday.Iraq was looking for its first title since the war-torn country won the 2007 Asian Cup. It led in the United Arab Emirates until injury time when South Korea equalized for 1-1, then after extra time the Koreans won the shootout 4-1.Despite the loss, Iraqis were just happy to see their team in the final. It was the latest sign that football in the country was imp
Nov. 18, 2012
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Ibrahimovic shoots down England
LONDON (AP) ― Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic highlighted the opening game at Friends Arena outside Stockholm with four goals, including a spectacular bicycle kick in a 4-2 victory over England.Ibrahimovic’s one-man show overshadowed two high-profile matches between fierce European rivals, with the Netherlands and Germany drawing 0-0, and France coming from behind to beat Italy 2-1.The prolific Lionel Messi was kept scoreless as Argentina was held 0-0 in Saudi Arabia while Portugal, missing the inju
Nov. 15, 2012
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Mixed results
The South Korean men’s soccer team has ended its 2012 season on a three-game winless skid, following the 2-1 loss to Australia in a friendly Wednesday, as head coach Choi Kang-hee’s latest experiment produced mixed results.The team drew Uzbekistan 2-2 in Tashkent in September in its World Cup qualifier, and then dropped to Iran 1-0 in Tehran the following month.The Australian match was the last international contest for South Korea in 2012. The next World Cup qualifying match, at home against Qa
Nov. 15, 2012
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Korea defeated by Australia 1-2 in friendly
Korea defeated by Australia 1-2 in friendly HWASEONG (AP) -- Australia came from behind to defeat South Korea 2-1 in a friendly at Hwaseong Stadium on Wednesday.Robert Cornthwaite, who plays his club football in South Korea, scored the winning goal with three minutes remaining.With both teams free from the present round of matches in Asian World Cup qualifying, both coaches took the opportunity to experiment although it was a veteran who opened the scoring.After just 11 minutes, Lee Dong-guk vol
Nov. 14, 2012
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Messi moves back to top of player poll
LONDON (AP) ― Lionel Messi has returned to the top of the AP Global 10 soccer rankings by breaking Pele’s 54-year-old goal-scoring record, while Bayern Munich’s stunning form propelled the German side to the top of the team list.In the Associated Press’ weekly rankings, Messi finished far ahead of his closest rival, Mexican striker Javier Hernandez, who was in goal-scoring form for Manchester United over the past week. Messi is just 10 goals away from breaking the all-time calendar-year record s
Nov. 14, 2012
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Eclipsing greatness
BARCELONA (AP) ― Lionel Messi surpassed Pele’s milestone of goals in a calendar year, scoring for the 75th and 76th time in 2012 to lead Barcelona to a 4-2 victory at Mallorca in the Spanish league Sunday. Messi is within nine goals of Gerd Mueller’s career record.Xavi Hernandez unlocked Mallorca’s defense with a free kick in the 28th minute before Messi struck in the 44th. Cristian Tello added a third goal a minute later at Iberostar stadium.After Mallorca netted twice early in the second half
Nov. 12, 2012
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Messi passes Pele’s goals in 1 year as Barca wins
Lionel Messi surpassed Pele’s milestone of goals in a calendar year by scoring for the 75th and 76th time in 2012 to move within nine of Gerd Mueller’s all-time record as Barcelona won 4-2 at Mallorca in the Spanish league on Sunday.Xavi Hernandez unlocked Mallorca’s defense with a free kick in the 28th minute before Messi struck in the 44th. Cristian Tello added a third goal a minute later at Iberostar stadium.After Mallorca netted twice early in the second half to breathe life into the match,
Nov. 12, 2012
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Ulsan crowned Asian club champion
ULSAN (Yonhap News) ― South Korea’s Ulsan Hyundai Tigers were crowned the Asian football club champions Saturday after beating Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia 3-0.The new champions rejoiced after the victory at home in Ulsan, about 410 kilometers south of Seoul. It was the Korean club’s first AFC Champions League triumph in its third try.The victory also qualified Ulsan for the FIFA Club World Cup next month in Japan, where champions of six continental football confederations plus the league winner of t
Nov. 11, 2012
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Hernandez rallies United to comeback win
LONDON (AP) ― Manchester United scored three unanswered goals for a 3-2 win at Aston Villa, and Arsenal squandered a two-goal lead in a 3-3 draw against Fulham in the English Premier League on Saturday.Javier Hernandez scored twice and Ron Vlaar’s own goal completed the turnaround that put United four points clear of Chelsea in the standings. Chelsea hosts Liverpool on Sunday.“We did put pressure on ourselves today but we came through it,” United manager Alex Ferguson said. “The lesson is we nee
Nov. 11, 2012
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S. Korea's Ulsan crowned Asian club football champion
South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai Tigers were crowned the Asian football club champion Saturday after beating Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia 3-0.The new champion rejoiced after the victory at home in Ulsan, about 410 kilometers south of Seoul. It was the Korean club's first AFC Champions League triumph in its third try.The victory also qualified Ulsan for the FIFA Club World Cup next month in Japan, where champions of six continental football confederations plus the league winner of the host nation will coll
Nov. 11, 2012
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Liverpool, Atletico Madrid lose in Europa League
LONDON (AP) ― Liverpool lost 1-0 at wealthy Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala in the Europa League on Thursday to leave Group A up for grabs, while reigning champion Atletico Madrid missed a chance to qualify with two games to spare.Lacina Traore grabbed a 45th-minute winner for Anzhi, which climbed above Liverpool to the top of the group after four games. Young Boys’ 3-2 surprise victory at Udinese means all four teams can still reach the knockout stage.Atletico’s perfect start to Group B, as well
Nov. 9, 2012
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Ulsan sets sights on first AFC club title
South Korean soccer club Ulsan Hyundai Tigers will chase their first Asian club championship this weekend against a Saudi Arabian rival.The K-League’s Ulsan will host Al Ahli in the final of the Asian Football Confederation Champions League at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Munsu Stadium, some 410 kilometers south of Seoul.Ulsan clinched the berth in the final by eliminating Bunyodkor of Uzbekistan in the semifinals. Ulsan is the fourth consecutive K-League club to reach the AFC final.Al Ahli squeezed pa
Nov. 8, 2012
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Green party
ROME (AP) ― Barcelona lost for the first time since August, and Manchester United and Chelsea needed late goals to win in a wild night of Champions League action Wednesday.Barcelona had been unbeaten in 12 matches since the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid before falling 2-1 at Celtic, which is two points behind the Spanish power with two matches remaining.“It is not the first time we have lost a game like this and it won’t be the last,” Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova said.United came back f
Nov. 8, 2012
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S. Korean men's football team, player shortlisted for Asian honors
The South Korean men's national football team and one of its star players have been shortlisted for annual Asian honors, officials here said Wednesday.The Korea Football Association (KFA) said the national team was nominated for the National Team of the Year in the men's category by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Forward Lee Keun-ho is a candidate for the AFC Asian Player of the Year honors, the KFA added.The team award, which was first presented in 2000, recognizes nations' performance
Nov. 7, 2012