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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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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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Struggling Tigers lose again, 4-2 to Indians
DETROIT (AP) ― Ubaldo Jimenez had walked more hitters than anybody in baseball this year, and it’s fair to say he’d been a bit of a bust since coming over to Cleveland in a big trade last season.“He’s better than that,” manager Manny Acta said Tuesday night. “Today was a step in the right direction.”Jimenez walked only one hitter, pitching impressively into the seventh inning, and the Indians hit three run-scoring triples off rookie Drew Smyly in a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers.Jimenez (6-
June 6, 2012
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Surging Giants sweep away Cubs
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Ryan Vogelsong kept thinking how steady all the other San Francisco starters have been over the past week. It weighed on his mind Monday morning before his outing.His turn, time to keep up and do his part. He delivered, all right.Vogelsong won his fourth straight decision, Buster Posey scored the go-ahead run on a double-play groundball by Joaquin Arias in the seventh inning and the Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Monday for a four-game sweep.San Francisco’s starters hav
June 5, 2012
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Korean baseball attendance continues to rise
Korean baseball fans are coming out in full force this year and breaking attendance records, according to the Korean Baseball Organization on Tuesday.Since the season opened on April 7, the nation’s seven stadiums have seen more than 3 million fans come to enjoy the sport as of Tuesday.The KBO hit the mark just 186 games into the season, breaking last year’s record of 3 million fans in 227 games.On April 29, attendance numbers hit the million mark just 65 games into the season, and on May 18, th
June 5, 2012
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Lee Dae-ho bags MVP award for May
Korean veteran slugger Lee Dae-ho has pumped up his Japanese performance this month, earning him the league’s MVP award for May.The Orix Buffaloes’ “Big Boy” Lee was named the Pacific League MVP for his offensive performance last month, making him the third Korean ever to receive the honor.Lee topped the charts with 28 hits, a batting average of .322 and eight home runs during the month, his second month in the Japanese league. Lee’s performance put him far ahead of Iguchi Tadahito of the Lotte
June 5, 2012
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Twins take 2 of 3 from Tribe
CLEVELAND (AP) ― Now that the Minnesota Twins are winning, they hope they haven’t lost Joe Mauer for long.The former AL MVP and three-time batting champion sprained his right thumb and left the Twins’ 5-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday, Minnesota’s fifth victory in six games following a five-game losing streak.“Hopefully I’ll be back in there soon,” said Mauer, who singled home Minnesota’s first run and later walked and scored. “They (trainers) assured me I’m day to day.” The four-tim
June 4, 2012
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Mauer snaps out of slump as Twins roll
CLEVELAND (AP) ― Joe Mauer knows how to break out of a slump.Mauer, who entered Saturday night’s game in an 0 for 10 skid, had three hits and three RBIs, including a two-run homer, to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 7-4 win over the Cleveland Indians. “I was making good contact,” Mauer said. “I felt pretty good.” Mauer had an RBI single in Minnesota’s four-run first inning. He also singled in the second and hit a two-run homer in the seventh off Tony Sipp.Trevor Plouffe’s one-out homer in the sixt
June 3, 2012
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Lee enjoys big month
May was a big month for the Orix Buffaloes’ slugger Lee Dae-ho after hitting eight homers.Lee ended his second month in the Pacific League with a batting average of .277 which is likely to only keep rising as he ended the month with a six-game hitting streak. Up from .233 at the beginning of the month, Lee could possibly add more to the board on Saturday against the Tohuku Golden Eagles after a day’s rest.And looking at the number of homers Lee has this early in the season, it seems as though he
June 1, 2012
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Chen, timely hitting lead Royals past Indians 6-3
CLEVELAND (AP) ― The Kansas City Royals are headed home on a high note.Wednesday’s 6-3 win over the Cleveland Indians was significant on several fronts for the Royals. The victory gave Kansas City a 5-4 road trip in which it won four of its last six games. The Royals, who are off Thursday, finished May with a 15-13 record, their first winning mark in the month since 2000.Kansas City, which took two of three in both Baltimore and Cleveland after losing two of three in New York to open the trip, i
May 31, 2012
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Lee Dae-ho bashes season’s 10th homer
The Orix Buffaloes’ “Big Boy” Lee Dae-ho hit his 10th home run of the season on Monday, putting him first in the Pacific League and second in Japan. What’s surprising is that the 29-year-old is not only smashing balls into the upper deck at a record pace but doing it after only 100 days in Japan. Lee’s last homer against the Yokohama Baystars on Monday put him one ahead of Wily Pena of the Softbank Hawks, also of the Pacific League, and two behind the Tokyo Swallows’ Wladimir Balentien of the Ce
May 29, 2012
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Sale has 15 strikeouts as White Sox clip Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) ― Chris Sale nearly made White Sox history in a dominating victory.Sale struck out a career-high 15, Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer and Chicago extended its winning streak to six games with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.“A special day ... it was awesome,” said Sale, who is from nearby Lakeland. “It’s nice, especially growing up and being kind of a Tampa Bay Rays fan. My uncle brought me here to the first game. It was the day after my birthday.” Sale
May 29, 2012
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Lee Dae-ho hits 10th home run, leads Japanese Pacific League
(Yonhap News)Lee Dae-ho hit his 10th homer of the season Monday to lead the Japanese Pacific league in home runs.The Orix Buffaloes’ “Big Boy” hit a solo home run during the fourth inning of a game against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, surpassing the Softbank Hawks’ Wily Pena.This is the first time a Korean slugger has topped the rankings in his first season across the East Sea. Despite Lee’s effort
May 29, 2012
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Tigers pounce, Heroes fall and Eagles clipped
The Hanwha Eagles had a lot to look forward to this season: They brought in Korean pitching legend Park Chan-ho as a starting pitcher and saw their veteran slugger Kim Tae-kyun return from his two-year run in Japan.But the Eagles just can’t seem to pull themselves up. Although it is still early in the season, the team has an abysmal winning percentage and is in danger of repeating its 2009-2010 last-place slump.However, Kim continues to dominate the batting race with a .435 batting average and a
May 28, 2012
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Sox sink Indians to finish sweep
CHICAGO (AP) ― Paul Konerko got a big milestone home run and the White Sox got a sweep of the only team between them and the AL Central lead.Konerko’s tiebreaking three-run homer was his 400th for the White Sox and Chicago routed the Cleveland Indians 12-6 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.The White Sox have won five straight for the first time this season and nine of 10 overall.Konerko, who extended his hitting streak to 13 games, also came out for a curtain call after fans chanted “Paul
May 28, 2012
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White Sox pound Tribe 14-7
CHICAGO (AP) ― Paul Konerko just wants to trust his instincts every time he steps to the plate. The way he’s stinging the ball, why wouldn’t he?“It doesn’t come easy,” Konerko said.He sure is making it look that way, and so are his teammates, for that matter.Dayan Viciedo homered in his third straight game, Konerko had four hits, and the Chicago White Sox pounded Derek Lowe and the short-handed Cleveland Indians 14-7 on Saturday for their eighth win in nine games.Chicago scored four in the first
May 27, 2012
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Indians sweep with 2-1 win over Tigers
CLEVELAND (AP) ― After the final out, closer Chris Perez let out a primal scream and punched the air in celebration.The Cleveland Indians, overlooked and underappreciated ― even by many of their own skeptical fans ― had swept three straight from the Detroit Tigers and their high-priced lineup.Maybe the AL Central will be a race after all.Unless the Indians run away with it.Justin Masterson matched Justin Verlander pitch for pitch for first his career win over Detroit, and the first-place Indians
May 25, 2012
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Kia Tigers sign on Henry Sosa midseason
The Kia Tigers released Horacio Ramirez and signed Houston Astros pitcher Henry Sosa in a desperate bid to improve their performance midseason.Kia brought in the starting pitcher for a $50,000 starting bonus and a $160,000 annual salary, the club said Thursday.The Tigers are hoping that the Dominican Republic native will pull them out of seventh place with his 150 kilometer fastball, curveball and sliders.“He throws the ball with incredible ease,” said manager Sun Dong-ryul, adding that they nee
May 24, 2012
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Lee Dae-ho eyes home run title
Slugger Lee Dae-ho is playing in Japan like he wants to be a home run king his first season into the league.The Orix Buffaloes “Big Boy” Lee looks like he is settling in Japan’s Pacific League, after a string of two-run home runs. Lee enjoyed a three-game homer streak before tiring out and finishing the game week with no hits in Wednesday’s contest. Still, Lee clings to second in his league with eight home runs, just one behind the Softbank Hawks’ slugger Wily Pena, and is tied for third in Cent
May 24, 2012
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Choo, Indians handcuff Tigers
Korean right fielder goes 2 for 4 with 2 runs, walk and stolen baseCLEVELAND (AP) ― When the bullpen door swung open, Chris Perez braced himself.After criticizing Cleveland’s fans for failing to support the first-place Indians, Perez wasn’t sure what to expect when he came in for the ninth inning with another game on the line.As he entered the field, there was only one sound.The roar carried him.“That’s the loudest I’ve ever been cheered here,” Perez said after earning his 14th save in Clevelan
May 23, 2012
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Gonzalez masters Phillies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ― Gio Gonzalez continued to dominate hitters and the Washington Nationals continued to frustrate the Philadelphia Phillies.Gonzalez allowed three hits over six innings and Ian Desmond homered and drove in both runs to lead the Nationals to a 2-1 victory Monday night.Gonzalez (6-1), a former Phillies farmhand, struck out seven of the first nine batters and finished with nine strikeouts. That upped his total to 35 over his last four starts, all wins, in 25 innings.“Even though th
May 22, 2012
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Scherzer’s 15 Ks help Tigers roll
DETROIT (AP) ― Max Scherzer headed off the mound and toward the dugout, where manager Jim Leyland was waiting to offer a congratulatory handshake.After 15 strikeouts in seven innings, Scherzer’s day was done, and the only question was whether the Detroit right-hander’s fine effort would go to waste.“We’re in this business to win,” Scherzer said.And win the Tigers did. Alex Avila’s tiebreaking, two-run single highlighted a three-run seventh that sent Detroit to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh P
May 21, 2012