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Korea enters full election mode
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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Yellow dust engulfs S. Korea, advisory alert issued
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Lee Jong-sup resigns as envoy to Australia
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Kia EV9 wins world car of year
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Korea misses out on global bond index boost
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Tseng returns to defend Kraft Nabisco title
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (AP) ― Yani Tseng got a good laugh when she walked past the pond where she celebrated her Kraft Nabisco Championship victory last year by leaping into the water ― and then remembering she doesn’t know how to swim.Tseng survived that traditional plunge and swam all the way to the world No. 1 ranking after winning the LPGA Tour’s first major of the year at Mission Hills in
March 31, 2011
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Duel to the finish
Sandra Gal holds off Shin on the 18th to capture Kia ClassicINDUSTRY, California (AP) ― Sandra Gal won the Kia Classic to become the second German winner in LPGA Tour history, beating second-ranked Shin Ji-yai with a 2-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday.The 25-year-old Gal made the winning putt after Shin’s 5-foot birdie attempt caught the right edge and spun out.“It was big pressure, she w
March 28, 2011
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Shin Ji-yai holds lead at Kia Classic
Korean recovers from slow start to finish with a 3-under 70INDUSTRY, California (AP) ― Second-ranked Shin Ji-yai shot a 3-under 70 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Sandra Gal after the third round of the Kia Classic.Shin, the South Korean star who has eight LPGA Tour victories, had a 15-under 204 total on the Industry Hills Golf Club course at Pacific Palms. Gal, from Germany, also shot
March 27, 2011
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Levin flawless in the wind to lead Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) ― Spencer Levin is atop the leader board after the opening round for the third time this year, so that’s nothing new. It was his score Thursday afternoon at Bay Hill that surprised him and everyone else.In warm, blustery conditions on a course that allowed only three rounds in the 60s and the most rounds in the 80s in nearly two decades, Levin had a 6-under 66 and a three-sho
March 25, 2011
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Webb captures LPGA Founders Cup
Mindy Kim finishes four shots behind leaderPHOENIX (AP) ― The LPGA Founders Cup came down to a chipping contest.Karrie Webb saved par on the par-4 18th with a chip from the front fringe and a 3-foot putt. About 20 minutes later, Brittany Lincicome also ended up in the fringe short of the green. Her chip ran 10 feet past the hole and she missed the par putt.That gave Webb her second straight victor
March 21, 2011
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Ishikawa faces torn emotions
PALM HARBOR, Florida (AP) ― Japan’s biggest golfing star Ryo Ishikawa wishes he could fly home to see his family and find ways to help a country devastated by an earthquake and tsunami, that now faces concerns over a nuclear meltdown.The 19-year-old realizes there is little he can do but try to play his best golf.Ishikawa is in the middle of a three-tournament stretch at the Transitions Championsh
March 16, 2011
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Tiger’s schedule limited with kids
Cadillac Championship to be only 10th competitive round of yearDORAL, Florida (AP) ― Tiger Woods is hitting some of his best shots when no one is watching.That’s typically the case when Woods tries to build a new golf swing, and his third major swing change is no exception. Put him on the practice range at home in Isleworth and he says he goes through long stretches of hitting the ball how he want
March 10, 2011
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Park In-bee cracks top 10
South Korea has a new member inside the top 10 in the latest women’s world golf rankings.Park In-bee jumped from 13th to ninth in this week’s rankings, announced by the LPGA Tour, thanks to her victory at the first Japan LPGA Tour event of the season on Sunday. Following that win, Park had said her goal was to be among the top 10 golfers in the world this year.There was no change among the eight g
March 8, 2011
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Tiger to visit Korea next month
Tiger Woods, the former No. 1 golfer in the world, is scheduled to visit South Korea next month for a youth golf camp, his corporate sponsor announced Tuesday.Nike Golf Korea said Woods will come to South Korea on April 14 as part of the company’s “Make It Matter” youth clinic series covering Asia. Woods will first go to China in early April, after the April 7-10 Masters, and then make a stop here
March 8, 2011
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Tiger Woods to visit S. Korea next month for youth clinic
Tiger Woods, former No. 1 golfer in the world, is scheduled to visit South Korea next month for a youth golf camp, his corporate sponsor announced Tuesday.Tiger Woods at the AT&T National golf tournament.(AP)Nike Golf Korea said Woods will come to South Korea on April 14 as part of the company's "Make It Matter" youth clinic series covering Asia. Woods will first go to China in early April, after
March 8, 2011
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Park In-bee aims for high LPGA ranking
Fresh off her first victory of the 2011 season, South Korean female golfer Park In-bee said she has her sight on a bigger goal.“This year, I would like to be among the top 10 players of the world,” Park said after winning the Daichi Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament in Okinawa over the weekend. It was the first event of the 2011 Japan LPGA Tour, and Park overcame a three-stroke deficit to win by three
March 7, 2011
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S. Korean golfer aims for top-10 ranking after win in Japan
Fresh off her first victory of the 2011 season, South Korean female golfer Park In-bee said she has her sight on a bigger goal. "This year, I would like to be among the top 10 players of the world," Park said after winning the Daichi Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament in Okinawa over the weekend. It was the first event of the 2011 Japan LPGA Tour, and Park overcame a three-stroke deficit to win by th
March 7, 2011
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Yang is Asia’s last hope
MARANA, Arizona (AFP) ― South Korean Yang Yong-eun, the first Asian man to capture a major title, is the lone Asian to reach the last 16 at the World Golf Championships Match-Play Championship.Yang, who won the 2009 PGA Championship in a ground-breaking effort, advanced on Thursday in emphatic style when he beat 2009 British Open champion Stewart Cink 4 and 3 in the second round of the $8.5 millio
Feb. 25, 2011
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Surprise losers at Match Play
Champion hopefuls Westwood, Mickelson, McIlroy, Els outMARANA, Arizona (AFP) ― Top seed Lee Westwood and No. 4 Phil Mickelson were among the surprise losers in the second round at the Accenture Match Play Championship on Thursday.Westwood and Mickelson weren’t the only big guns spiked as two-time runner-up Paul Casey, Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy and South African Ernie Els also were eliminated
Feb. 25, 2011
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Tiger knocked out in first round
Yang Yong-eun handles Alvaro Quiros; Martin Kaymer ousts Noh Seung-yulMARANA, Arizona (AP) ― The slow road back for Tiger Woods took another detour Wed-nesday when he followed a clutch birdie with a shocking shot into the desert and lost to Thomas Bjorn in the first round of the Match Play Championship.It was only the second time that Woods, the No. 3 seed, had been eliminated in the first round.B
Feb. 24, 2011
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Players stake out their territory at Match Play
Europeans own eight of the top 16 seedsMARANA, Arizona (AP) ― More than ever, the World Golf Championships are living up to their name.The series enters its 13th year when the Match Play Championship gets under way Wednesday at Dove Mountain with Lee Westwood of England as the fifth player to occupy the No. 1 seed in the 64-man field.There are players from 15 countries, which is not unusual or eve
Feb. 23, 2011
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Top ladies’ golf tour to offer most money ever
The top-tier South Korean ladies’ golf tour will kick off in April with the most-ever amount of purse up for grabs.The Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association announced Tuesday that its 24 tournaments this year will offer 13.6 billion won ($12.1 million) in total purse, up 1.6 billion won from a year ago. There are also two more events in 2011 than last year.The KLPGA also said eight of its 24
Feb. 15, 2011
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Tiger cuts deficit to 1 in Dubai
DUBAI (AP) ― Tiger Woods overcame a poor start in windy conditions Saturday to shoot a par 72, one shot behind leader Rory McIlroy and two others going into the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic.On dusty day in the desert when the wind reached 28 mph, Woods showed an uncanny ability to repeatedly rally. He finished with a total of 7-under 209, behind second-round leader McIlroy (75), Denmark
Feb. 13, 2011
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Marino, Points share top spot at Pebble
PEBBLE BEACH, California (AP) ― D.A. Points knew it was going to be a great week at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am when he found out Bill Murray was his amateur partner.It got even better Thursday.Points found Murray’s antics to be more amusing than annoying, and it showed in his play. With eight birdies on the Shore Course at Monterey Peninsula, he opened with a 7-under 63 and shared the lead w
Feb. 11, 2011
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Kang leads at Torrey, Woods five adrift
LA JOLLA, California (AFP) ― All eyes were on Tiger Woods, but it was South Korean Kang Sung-hoon, playing his second U.S. PGA Tour event, who topped the leaderboard on Thursday after the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open.Woods launched his 2011 campaign with a bogey-free three-under par 69 on Torrey Pines’ North Course.That left him five behind Kang, who notched six birdies and an eagle i
Jan. 28, 2011