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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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S. Korea remains at No. 3 in baseball world rankings
South Korea stayed at No. 3 in the latest baseball's world rankings released Friday.The World Baseball Softball Confederation said South Korea will head into the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as world No. 3 with 4,622 points, behind Japan (6,127) and the United States (4,676). Chinese Taipei is in fourth with 4,352 points.The WBSC rankings measure national team performance -- from under-12 to professional -- in WBSC-sanctioned international competitions over a four-year period.At the most recent WBSC tou
Jan. 17, 2020
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KBO club Wiz re-sign outfielder Mel Rojas Jr.
South Korean baseball club KT Wiz announced Tuesday they'll bring back outfielder Mel Rojas Jr. for his fourth straight year with the team.The Korea Baseball Organization team said Rojas, 29, has agreed to a new one-year deal worth up to $1.5 million. He'll make $800,000 in guaranteed salary, $500,000 in signing bonus and up to $200,000 in incentives.Rojas batted .322 with 24 home runs and 104 RBIs in 2019, and earned his first Golden Glove, awarded to the best overall player at each position. T
Dec. 31, 2019
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MLB's Ryu Hyun-jin to join Bosingak bell-ringing event
South Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin, who recently signed with the Toronto Blue Jays, plans to participate in this week's Bosingak bell-ringing ceremony, a Seoul city official said Sunday.The annual ceremony is held at the Bosingak belfry in Jonggak, central Seoul, as a New Year's Eve celebration to greet the new year.Ryu plans to ring the bell, along with 11 other civilian representatives, including Pengsoo, a popular penguin character, at the start of New Year's Day. Ryu initially had a sched
Dec. 29, 2019
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Newest Blue Jay Ryu Hyun-jin brought No. 99 back to Canada: agent
In Canadian sports, 99 is a sacred number, for it was worn by one of the country's greatest athletes, the hockey legend Wayne Gretzky.Though in a different sport, South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin will now don No. 99 for the Toronto Blue Jays, which signed him to a four-year, US$80 million contract. Ryu has had that number throughout his pro career, which began in South Korea in 2006 and shifted to the majors with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2013. While No. 99 is retired across the National Hocke
Dec. 28, 2019
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Ryu Hyun-jin to depart for Toronto on Christmas Day to finalize deal with Blue Jays
South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin is scheduled to depart for Toronto on Christmas Day to finalize his contract with the Blue Jays, his Seoul-based agency said Tuesday.A•Spec Corp. said the 32-year-old left-hander will fly to Toronto on a 10:20 a.m. flight out of Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Wednesday. The agency added Ryu will not speak with the press at the airport and will instead have his media availability here after he returns home from Toronto.The agency said Ryu w
Dec. 24, 2019
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Ryu Hyun-jin signs with Toronto Blue Jays: report
South Korean free agent left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin has signed with the Toronto Blue Jays, a US report said.Jeff Passan of ESPN reported on Sunday (US Eastern Time) that Ryu has agreed to a four-year deal worth $80 million, citing multiple sources. Other reports said the deal has a full no-trade clause and no opt outs.The Blue Jays have not yet confirmed the deal. If the deal is finalized, Ryu will be the second South Korean player to play for the Jays, after reliever Oh Seung-hwan, who spent half
Dec. 23, 2019
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KBO free agent shortstop returns to original team after controversial negotiations
South Korean free agent shortstop Oh Ji-hwan will be returning to his original club after all, following criticism of unreasonable demands at the negotiating table.The LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Organization announced on Friday that Oh has agreed to a four-year deal worth 4 billion won ($3.4 million). The deal includes a signing bonus of 1.6 billion won, and the 29-year-old will be making 600 million won in annual salary.Oh was drafted by the Twins out of high school in 2009 and has spent hi
Dec. 20, 2019
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S. Korean pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun signs with St. Louis Cardinals
South Korean left-hander Kim Kwang-hyun has signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, fulfilling his dream of pitching in the majors in his second crack.The Cardinals announced on Tuesday (local time) their signing of the 31-year-old pitcher and introduced him right away at a press conference at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The deal is reportedly worth $8 million for two years.In 2019, his 12th season with the SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization, Kim went 17-6 with a 2.51 ERA and 180 strikeo
Dec. 18, 2019
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Baseball league announces 2020 regular season schedule
The top South Korean baseball league announced its 2020 regular season schedule on Monday.The Korea Baseball Organization said the new season will begin on March 28, making it the third straight regular season to open on a Saturday. The 10 clubs will each play 144 games.Defending champions the Doosan Bears will host the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul for a two-game opening series. Other opening weekend matchups are: the Kiwoom Heroes hosting the LG Twins at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seou
Dec. 16, 2019
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Former KBO MVP announces retirement
Yoon Suk-min, former MVP-winning pitcher in South Korean baseball, announced his retirement Friday at age 33.The Kia Tigers in the Korea Baseball Organization said Yoon has decided to call it a career, with his long rehab from a shoulder injury stalled."I've been trying to return to the mound, but I am in a situation where I can no longer pitch," Yoon said in a statement released by the Tigers. "Rather than taking up a spot on the team during my rehab, I wanted to give younger pla
Dec. 13, 2019
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Yanks reportedly sign hurler Cole to $324m deal
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Right-handed pitcher Gerrit Cole has agreed to a record-setting nine-year, $324 million contract with the New York Yankees, US media reported Tuesday.Yahoo Sports, USA Today and MLB.com cited sources at the Major League Baseball owners' meetings in San Diego in reporting the deal, which was not immediately confirmed. Cole, 29, was widely considered the top free agent pitcher available this season after becoming a star with the Houston Astros.His reported deal comes just a da
Dec. 11, 2019
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S. Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin named to inaugural All-MLB Team
South Korean free agent pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin has been selected to the inaugural All-MLB Team.Major League Baseball announced its first-ever official star squad Tuesday (US Eastern Time) to recognize a season's worth of accomplishments, in line with other major professional sports leagues in North America.Ryu, who led all of baseball with a 2.32 ERA while pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was one of five starting pitchers on the All-MLB Second Team. He was joined by Zack Greinke (Arizona Diam
Dec. 11, 2019
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Ex-KBO MVP Kim Jae-hwan to be posted for MLB clubs
After slugging his way around South Korean baseball for years, MVP-winning outfielder Kim Jae-hwan now wants to see how he stacks up against big league pitching.The Korea Baseball Organization announced Thursday it has asked Major League Baseball to post Kim for its 30 teams, making the 31-year-old slugger available for any interested clubs.The move came hours after Kim's KBO club, the Doosan Bears, said they decided to post the 2018 league MVP. Kim becomes the second KBO player to be posted thi
Dec. 5, 2019
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KBO club SK Wyverns to post LHP Kim Kwang-hyun
South Korean left-hander Kim Kwang-hyun will take his second crack at the majors after all.Kim's Korea Baseball Organization club, SK Wyverns, announced Friday they will post their former MVP-winning pitcher for interested Major League Baseball clubs.The Wyverns said they've met with Kim twice since he returned from pitching for South Korea at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Premier12 on Monday. Because Kim was still under contract with the Wyverns, he needed the club's perm
Nov. 22, 2019
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S. Korea undone by lack of firepower
TOKYO -- After his squad lost to Japan in the championship final of the Premier12 baseball tournament, South Korean manager Kim Kyung-moon said it was all his fault that the team came up short.Kim, long known for being fiercely loyal to his players, isn't one to throw his players under the bus. But he came as close to doing so as he ever had Sunday, when he acknowledged that the heart of his order never quite got it going."Our sluggers never came around, and that just goes to show you baseb
Nov. 18, 2019
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S. Korea falls to Japan to finish in 2nd place in Premier12 baseball
TOKYO -- South Korea finished runner-up to Japan at the Premier12 baseball tournament on Sunday, losing 5-3 in its bid for a second straight championship.South Korea blew a 3-0 first-inning lead, with Japanese leadoff man Tetsuto Yamada cracking a go-ahead three-run shot in the bottom of the second at Tokyo Dome.This was the second edition of the signature tournament by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. South Korea won the inaugural title in 2015. Despite losing in the championship fina
Nov. 17, 2019
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Championship final to pit aces from S. Korea, Japan
It will be one ace against another when South Korea takes on Japan for the championship of thePremier12 baseball tournament in Tokyo on Sunday night.Left-hander Yang Hyeon-jong will start the game at Tokyo Dome, with the first pitch at 7 p.m. He'll be countered by right-hander Shun Yamaguchi. Yang has been the leader of the South Korean staff at the World Baseball Softball Confederation tournament, going 2-0 with a 0.77 ERA in a team-high 11 2/3 innings.Yang opened South Korea's Premier12 tourna
Nov. 17, 2019
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S. Korea shakes up batting order for crucial match vs. Mexico
TOKYO -- South Korea will send out a new-looking batting lineup in an important Olympic qualifying game against Mexico later Friday in Tokyo.South Korean manager Kim Kyung-moon announced changes ahead of the Super Round game at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Premier12 at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo.The Premier12 is also an Olympic qualifying tournament for Asian/Oceanian and American countries. South Korea can clinch its spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a win over Mexico. A loss would fur
Nov. 15, 2019
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S. Korean Ryu Hyun-jin ties for 2nd in NL Cy Young voting
South Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin has finished tied for second place in the 2019 National League Cy Young Award voting, while also becoming the first Asian to earn a first-place vote for the top pitching prize.In the voting result announced Wednesday evening (US Eastern Time), Ryu, who led all of baseball with a 2.32 ERA for the Los Angeles Dodgers this year, earned one first-place vote, six second-place votes and eight third-place votes for a total of 72 points. It tied him with Max Scherze
Nov. 14, 2019
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S. Korean bats stymied by Chinese Taipei
CHIBA -- This looked like a completely different South Korean team, and not in a good way.South Korea was shut out 7-0 by Chinese Taipei in the Super Round at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Premier12 on Tuesday in Chiba, east of Tokyo. The loss at ZOZO Marine Stadium was South Korea's first in the tournament and snapped the team's winning streak at four. The exact same starting lineup that produced a home run and four doubles in a 5-1 win against the United States on Monday went silen
Nov. 13, 2019