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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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Yankees say they ‘would love’ Chipper
VIERA, Florida (AP) ― Chipper Jones putting on pinstripes?The banged-up New York Yankees would love to have him. General manager Brian Cashman even said so Monday, expressing interest in the retired Atlanta Braves star.“He’d be perfect,” Cashman said at Yankees’ camp in Tampa. “I’d take Larry in a heartbeat. I think everybody would.”The eight-time All-Star third baseman ― better known by his nickname than actual first name ― quickly ended such talk.“Enough with the rumors!” Jones tweeted. “While
March 12, 2013
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Rivera plans to retire after 2013
The great Mariano Rivera is getting set to close his career.The New York Yankees reliever plans to announce this weekend that he will retire after this season, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday.The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because there was no official statement. A news conference was called for Saturday at the Yankees' spring training complex in Tampa, Florida.The 43-year-old closer is Major League Baseball's saves leader with 608.
March 8, 2013
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KBL to play out season despite scandal
The nation’s top men’s professional basketball league will play out the season despite the cloud of a match-fixing scandal involving an active coach, the league’s commissioner said Friday.Han Sun-kyo, head of the Korean Basketball League, convened an emergency board meeting Friday to discuss fallouts from the match-fixing allegations surrounding Kang Dong-hee, head coach of the Dongbu Promy.Hours after the KBL meeting, prosecutors filed for an arrest warrant for Kang, who allegedly took cash fro
March 8, 2013
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MLB examining expanded replay for 2014 season
GLENDALE, Arizona (AP) ― Major League Baseball intends to expand the use of instant replay for the 2014 season and will be studying over the course of this year which calls to review and how to do it.Joe Torre, an MLB executive vice president, said Tuesday that league officials plan to visit Miami during the World Baseball Classic and various spring training sites to examine camera angles and other factors that will help them develop a plan.“We’re going to increase replay next year. We just don’
March 6, 2013
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Korea crashes out with stagnant offense and sloppy fielding
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Yonhap News) ― Leading up to the World Baseball Classic, South Korean players and coaches talked the talk. The country was third at the inaugural WBC in 2006 and then was second in 2009. Brimming with confidence, they said they were bound to win it all in their third try.In Taiwan, though, they couldn’t walk the walk.Despite making seven roster changes before the tournament and losing the country’s only two major leaguers ― Cincinnati outfielder Choo Shin-soo and Dodgers pitche
March 6, 2013
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S. Korea eliminated from WBC despite win over Taiwan
South Korea was knocked out of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) on Tuesday, despite a 3-2 win over Taiwan.In the first-round Pool B meeting on Tuesday at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Kang Jung-ho hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the three-run eighth inning, but it wasn't enough to give South Korea the necessary margin of victory to advance in the tournament.South Korea needed to beat Taiwan by at least six runs to qualify for the next round outright, or win by five for a chance
March 6, 2013
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S. Korea beats Australia to stay alive at WBC
South Korea defeated Australia 6-0 in the first round of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) on Monday, staying alive in the tournament after the devastating loss to the Netherlands last week.In the Pool B contest at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, South Korea built an early lead and held on for its first win at this year's WBC.Starter Song Seung-jun held the Australians scoreless over four innings and Lee Seung-yeop and Lee Dae-ho, batting third and fourth, each had three hits for Sout
March 4, 2013
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S. Korea stunned by Netherlands at WBC
South Korea was stunned by the Netherlands 5-0 on Saturday in its first game at the 2013 World Baseball Classic (WBC) here in Taiwan.In the first-round action at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, the Netherlands got timely hits from the heart of their lineup and took advantage of South Korean errors for the upset over the runner-up from the 2009 WBC.Andruw Jones, with 434 career homers in Major League Baseball (MLB), went 2-for-4 with a run, while Roger Bernadina, an outfielder for the
March 3, 2013
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‘Taiwan appears vulnerable’
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Yonhap News) ― Taiwan, one of South Korea’s opponents in the first round at the upcoming World Baseball Classic, appears quite vulnerable just days before the start of the tournament, a former South Korean national team manager said Thursday.Kim Kyung-moon, currently the manager of the Korea Baseball Organization club NC Dinos, said South Korea should have little trouble getting past Taiwan when the two countries clash next Tuesday.“I think Taiwan is lacking organization as a t
Feb. 28, 2013
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Big bats down
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Yonhap News) ― With the opening game of the World Baseball Classic only two days away, South Korea is still waiting for its bats to heat up.South Korea managed just three hits in an embarrassing 1-0 loss to a team of Taiwanese military players in a practice match Wednesday. The performance left manager Ryu Joong-il literally speechless, as he declined to speak to the media afterward.South Korea will begin its quest for its first WBC crown on Saturday against the Netherlands. Au
Feb. 28, 2013
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Four Korean clubs start AFC Champions League
Four South Korean teams will start their campaigns at Asia’s premier club competition this week, looking to sustain the country’s recent dominance at the annual tournament.FC Seoul, the defending champion of the first-division K League Classic, will headline the Korean contingent at the Asian Football Confederation Champions League.The AFC awards Champions League spots to the top three K League Classic clubs from the previous season and to the FA Cup winner. FC Seoul, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and
Feb. 25, 2013
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Korea set to begin quest for WBC crown
South Korea will begin its quest for its first World Baseball Classic championship this week in Taiwan, trying to shake off its underdog label with yet another surprising march through the tournament.Manager Ryu Joong-il will lead the team of 28 players, including 13 pitchers, into Taichung Intercontinental Stadium in Taiwan for first round action. South Korea has been paired with Taiwan, Australia and the Netherlands in Pool B of this March 2-19 tournament.South Korea’s opening game will be aga
Feb. 25, 2013
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Practice game between NC, Cuba canceled over ball
DOU LIOU CITY, Taiwan (Yonhap News) ― A practice game between the Cuban national baseball team and a South Korean professional club was canceled Thursday over a dispute of the game ball, officials said.Cuba was to face the NC Dinos of the Korea Baseball Organization at Dou Liou Baseball Stadium here in Taiwan, as part of preparations for the March 2-19 World Baseball Classic. According to NC officials, the two sides had previously agreed that they would each pitch their own choice of the ball. B
Feb. 21, 2013
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Ryu looks to step into rotation
GLENDALE, Arizona (AP) ― Clayton Kershaw is No. 1 and Zack Greinke is No. 2 in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ starting rotation. There are several interesting candidates vying for slot Nos. 3, 4 and 5.Ryu Hyun-jin, Chad Billingsley, Josh Beckett, Ted Lilly, Chris Capuano and Aaron Harang are the six who have begun to throw in batting-practice sessions in the second week of spring training at Camelback Ranch. Dodgers manager Don Mattingly has kept a close eye on Billingsley and Lilly. Both are coming o
Feb. 21, 2013
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‘Taiwan, Cuba not to be feared’
DOU LIOU CITY, Taiwan (Yonhap News) ― Cuba and Taiwan, seen as South Korea’s two rivals at the upcoming World Baseball Classic, don’t appear to be as strong as scouts had earlier feared, a former South Korean national team manager said Wednesday.Kim In-sik, who managed South Korea at the first two WBCs in 2006 and 2009, said he has watched Taiwan and Cuba once each in practice games. Kim, currently a technical director for the Korea Baseball Organization, admitted his sample size was small, but
Feb. 20, 2013
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Center of attention
GOODYEAR, Arizona (AP) ― Choo Shin-soo has made 10 starts in center field over eight seasons in the majors. He’ll get a chance to win the job during his first spring training with the Cincinnati Reds.If that doesn’t work out, the defending NL Central champions will have to do some rearranging.The Reds traded incumbent center fielder Drew Stubbs to Cleveland for Choo in the offseason, looking for a stronger bat at the top of the lineup. They haven’t had a consistent leadoff hitter for years.They’
Feb. 18, 2013
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Choo not about to change style on new club
GOODYEAR, Arizona (Yonhap News) ― Having joined a new team in Major League Baseball during the offseason, South Korean outfielder Choo Shin-soo said he will not change his style of play regardless of his position on the field or in the batting order.Choo was traded from the Cleveland Indians to the Cincinnati Reds in December. The Reds, the reigning National League Central Division champs, acquired the 30-year-old to bolster their offense at the top of the lineup and have him patrol center field
Feb. 17, 2013
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Dodgers pitcher Ryu pleased with 1st bullpen session
GLENDALE, Arizona (Yonhap News) ― South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers said here Thursday he was pleased with his first bullpen session for his new Major League Baseball club.Ryu, who signed a six-year, $36 million contract last December, has joined the Dodgers’ spring training at Camelback Ranch here in Arizona this week. After two days of running and light tossing, Ryu threw in the bullpen for the first time Thursday, as he competes for a spot in the Dodgers’ starting r
Feb. 15, 2013
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High aspirations
GLENDALE, Arizona (Yonhap News) ― Entering his first Major League Baseball season, South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers said Tuesday he is confident that he can beat stiff competition to join the team’s starting rotation.The 25-year-old signed a six-year, $36 million contract in December last year, leaving the Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization, his home since 2006. The former MVP of the South Korean league reported to the Dodgers’ spring training at Camelba
Feb. 13, 2013
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Could Astros be facing another 100-loss season?
HOUSTON (AP) ― The Houston Astros have a grand total of five players with more than two years of major league experience on the 40-man roster, a first-year manager and a move to the American League to deal with, too.They also have a payroll projected to be the lowest in baseball since the Florida Marlins spent just under $22 million in 2008.So why are they so optimistic they can avoid becoming the first team in a half-century to lose 106 games in three consecutive seasons?General manager Jeff Lu
Feb. 7, 2013