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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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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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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral
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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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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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Blixt, Moore, de Jonge lead in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) ― Jonas Blixt birdied six of the last seven holes Saturday for a 5-under 66 and a share of the lead with Ryan Moore and Brendon de Jonge in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.Moore had a bogey-free 65, and de Jonge birdied four of the last five for a 66 to match Blixt at 19-under 194 in the Fall Series opener at TPC Summerlin.Moore, a former UNLV player who lives in Las Vegas, won the 2009 Wyndham Championship for his lone PGA Tour title. Blixt, from Sweden
Oct. 7, 2012
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Ryan Moore shoots 61 to take Vegas lead
LAS VEGAS (AP) ― Ryan Moore matched the course record and his career best with a 10-under 61 on Thursday in the first round of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.The former UNLV player had nine birdies, an eagle ― on the 341-yard, par-4 15th ― and a bogey in perfect conditions at TPC Summerlin to take a one-stroke lead in the Fall Series opener.Brendon de Jonge had a 62, and Tim Herron and John Huh shot 63. Justin Leonard, Chris Kirk and Jonas Blixt were three strokes bac
Oct. 5, 2012
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Yang joins continent’s challenge for Royal Trophy
Asian team captain Naomichi “Joe” Ozaki has nominated Asia’s first-ever major championship winner, Korean Yang Yong-eun, to join the continent’s challenge against the Europeans at the sixth edition of the Royal Trophy in Brunei on Dec. 14-16, Entertainment Group (Asia), which promotes the tournament, said in a news release. “Yang is a highly accomplished player and has proven to be able to produce remarkable golf and astonishing shots even when facing maximum pressure,” said the Japanese golf le
Oct. 3, 2012
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Tigers wrap up AL Central
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) ― Miguel Cabrera had four hits, including a homer during a five-run sixth inning, and the Detroit Tigers held off the Kansas City Royals 6-3 Monday night to clinch the AL Central title.Gerald Laird added a bases-loaded double, Rick Porcello (10-12) pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning and Jhonny Peralta went deep off Bruce Chen (11-14) to help Detroit reach the postseason in consecutive years for the first time since 1934-35.“We wanted to win this game. That was
Oct. 2, 2012
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Stars of Choi’s tourney have high expectations
Star players from home and abroad said Tuesday they will carry high expectations into a tournament hosted by one of South Korea’s great golfers.PGA Tour veteran Choi Kyung-ju will host his own tournament at home for a second year this week. The CJ Invitational hosted by K.J. Choi, his more famous moniker on the PGA Tour, will run from Thursday to Sunday at Haesley Nine Bridges in Yeoju, about 105 kilometers southeast of Seoul.At a press conference in Seoul, Choi, the tournament’s defending champ
Oct. 2, 2012
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Woods happy to be with Stricker again
CHICAGO (AFP) ― Tiger Woods expressed his satisfaction at resuming his partnership with Steve Stricker in the opening foursomes of the Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club on Friday morning.Playing in his seventh Ryder Cup, but first on U.S. soil in eight years, Woods and Stricker will go out in the fourth and final of the opening foursomes up against English pair Justin Rose and Ian Poulter.Woods had struggled to find a steady partner in previous Ryder Cups, but hit up an understanding with quiet
Sept. 28, 2012
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Choi to host own tourney
YEOJU (Yonhap News) ― South Korean golfer Choi Kyung-ju will host his own tournament at home for a second year next month, bringing together stars from domestic and foreign tours.At a press conference held at Haesley Nine Bridge in Yeoju, about 105 kilometers south of Seoul, he said the CJ Invitational hosted by K.J. Choi, his more famous moniker on the PGA Tour, will go on from Oct. 4 to 7. The inaugural tournament took place last year as the first event in South Korea bearing the name of an ac
Sept. 27, 2012
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Kim Mi-hyun to retire
Kim Mi-hyun, a South Korean golfer with eight LPGA Tour wins, will retire from the sport after an LPGA stop on her home soil next month, officials said Thursday.Organizers of the LPGA KEB·HanaBank Championship, set for Oct. 19 to 21 in South Korea, said Kim had informed them of her plan to call it quits after the 54-hole tournament.“She will be a special invitee for our tournament,” an organizing official said.The tournament will be held at Sky72 Golf Club near Incheon International Airport, wes
Sept. 27, 2012
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The Price of greatness
Rory McIlroy the ‘marked man’ of this Ryder Cup at MedinahMEDINAH, Illinois (AP) ― Rory McIlroy has gone from being a rookie in the Ryder Cup to a marked man at Medinah.McIlroy is the first European in nearly 20 years to go into the Ryder Cup as the No. 1 player in the world, although the star power of this 23-year-old from Northern Ireland is defined by much more than a computer ranking. He already has won two majors, with a record score in the U.S. Open last year at Congressional and a record
Sept. 27, 2012
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Korea to face Australia, Netherlands in WBC
South Korea will take on Australia and the Netherlands, along with a qualifier to be determined, in the opening round of the World Baseball Classic next year, officials said Wednesday.South Korea has been paired with the two countries in Pool B for first-round matches from March 2 to 5 at Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taichung, Taiwan, according to the World Baseball Classic Inc., which operates the WBC tournament.The fourth and the final place in Pool B will go to the winner of the fourt
Sept. 26, 2012
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Women’s golf pioneer Pak shows her play not waning
To Koreans, she is much more than a high-profile compatriot golfer. She was a shooting star who dominated the domestic field of women golfers as a high-school student and a pioneer who blazed the trail for Korean golfers on the international stage. The day she clinched the U.S. Open in 1998 was the starting point of a fever among aspiring young girls in Korea to learn the sport. Inducted into the U.S. LPGA Hall of Fame, Pak Se-ri is now known as a living legend. The veteran golfer, who has parti
Sept. 24, 2012
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Snedeker pulls away to capture FedEx Cup
ATLANTA (AP) ― With the biggest round of his career, Brandt Snedeker won something far more valuable than money Sunday.He proved to himself he could beat the best in the world.Snedeker knew his best chance to be the FedEx Cup champion was to win the Tour Championship, no simple task with East Lake as tough as ever and Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods going after the same prize.Snedeker was the only player in the last five groups to break par.He answered the final challenge with three big birdies on
Sept. 24, 2012
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Lewis in Navistar lead
PRATTVILLE, Alabama (AP) ― Stacy Lewis is No. 3 in the world ― and No. 1 in Alabama.Lewis shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over Angela Stanford in the Navistar LPGA Classic, while second-round leader Lexi Thompson fell five shots behind.Lewis is trying to complete an Alabama sweep after beating Thompson by a stroke in the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic in late April. The former Arkansas star also won the ShopRite LPGA Classic in June in New Jersey.Lewis birdied four of the first
Sept. 23, 2012
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Thompson storms into lead
PRATTVILLE, Alabama (AP) ― Lexi Thompson made a little more history Thursday in the Navistar LPGA Classic, opening her title defense with a career-best 9-under 63 to match the tournament record.Last year, Thompson became the youngest champion in LPGA Tour history at age 16, winning by five strokes. Fifteen-year-old amateur Lydia Ko broke the record last month in the Canadian Women’s Open.Thompson had nine birdies in her bogey-free round on the links-style Senator course at the Robert Trent Jones
Sept. 21, 2012
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Tiger, McIlroy meet again
ATLANTA (AP) ― With every week, and every win, Rory McIlroy gets a new moniker. Two-time major champion. The world No. 1. Heir apparent. The latest nickname was courtesy of none other than Tiger Woods.“He calls me ‘The Intimidator,’” McIlroy said Wednesday as he tried to stifle a laugh.Woods has never had much of a rival during his 17 years on the PGA Tour, at least not for long. Now, he can’t escape the growing shadow of McIlroy, who comes into the Tour Championship as the undisputed No. 1 play
Sept. 20, 2012
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Thompson seeks to defend Navistar title
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AFP) ― Lexi Thompson will be going for an encore performance at this week’s Navistar Classic, where the American teenager became the LPGA Tour’s youngest winner last year.Thompson was just 16 years, seven months and eight days old when she captured her lone win in eight tournaments in 2011, winning by eight strokes on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail course.Her age record has since been eclipsed by 15-year-old New Zealander Lydia Ko, who claimed the Canadian Women’s Open la
Sept. 20, 2012
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Ryu closes in on top rookie honors
South Korean golfer Ryu So-yeon is now the top candidate for winning the Rookie of the Year on the LPGA Tour.The 22-year-old, who earned her LPGA Tour card for 2012 by winning the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open, clinched the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic title in August. This gave her eight top-10 finishes in her rookie season on tour. Last week, Ryu was tied for fifth in the British Women’s Open, earning 130 points in the Rookie of the Year points race.She is ahead of all other rookies with 1,061 points to
Sept. 19, 2012
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No contest: Shin runs over major competition
Atrocious weather, a marathon 36-hole day and nine extra holes extending over two days could not stop South Korean Shin Ji-yai from making her comeback to win an LPGA major title Sunday.Shin overcame inclement weather and survived a tough 36-hole final day to claim the Women’s British Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Last Monday, she had survived an exhausting play-off which extended to nine holes to capture the Kingsmill Championship on the LPGA Tour. Shin relieved her thirst for a win throu
Sept. 17, 2012
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Shin romps to Open win
Former world No. 1 dismantles field to win by a record 9 shotsHOYLAKE, England (AP) ― Shin Ji-yai avoided mistakes in miserable weather conditions Sunday to cruise to a record nine-stroke victory in the Women’s British Open.In the 36-hole finish Sunday in the wind-delayed tournament, Shin took a three-shot lead into the final round after shooting a 1-under 71 in the morning. She stayed calm while strong wind and heavy showers sent scores soaring at Royal Liverpool in the afternoon, closing with
Sept. 17, 2012
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S. Korean Shin Ji-yai wins Women's British Open on LPGA Tour
South Korean Shin Ji-yai captured the Ricoh Women's British Open on the LPGA Tour here Sunday for her second career major championship.At Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Shin fired a four-round total of nine-under 279 in windy conditions for a resounding, nine-stroke victory over compatriot Park In-bee. It is the largest margin of victory in the Women's British Open history since it became an LPGA majo
Sept. 17, 2012