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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Korean women's table tennis team hires Chinese coach
South Korea's women's table tennis team has hired a former Chinese national team coach to prepare for the upcoming Asian Games, the sport's national governing body said Friday.The Korea Table Tennis Association said Zhong Jinyong will coach South Korean women players through the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. After the women's team struggled in recent international competitions including the Rio de Janeiro Olympics the KTTA said it was looking to hire a Chinese coach to raise the competitiveness o
July 21, 2017
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Park Tae-hwan chasing 1st world swimming title in 6 years in Hungary
South Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan will be chasing his first world title in six years in Hungary starting this weekend.The 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships began last week in Budapest with the diving and synchronized competitions, and the swimming portion will get underway Sunday. Park's first race, the 400m freestyle, will have heats Sunday morning, followed by the final later in the same day.Park, the 2008 Olympic gold medalist in the 400m free, has also won two world titles in tha
July 20, 2017
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Korea hockey coaches undaunted ahead of Winter Olympic debuts
Despite their teams' underdog status at next year's Winter Games on home ice, coaches of the South Korean men's and women's squads on Wednesday seemed undaunted by the challenges ahead.Jim Paek, ex-National Hockey League rearguard now coaching the men's team here, and Sarah Murray, former standout in U.S. collegiate hockey leading the South Korean women's team, attended a press conference in Seoul, marking the 200-day countdown to the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.Both teams will compete in t
July 19, 2017
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Korea hopes to use Olympics at home as launch pad for hockey
South Korea will try to use next year's Winter Olympics at home as a launch pad for its men's and women's hockey programs, the head of the sport's national federation said Wednesday.In a media briefing at the National Training Center in Seoul, Chung Mong-won, president of the Korea Ice Hockey Association, said South Korea has already turned its eyes toward the future beyond the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.The men's team, coached by former National Hockey League defenseman Jim Paek, is ranke
July 19, 2017
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Korean hockey chief, coach tiptoe around joint Korean team controversy
South Korea's top hockey official and the women's national team head coach on Wednesday tiptoed around the controversy surrounding a potential joint Korean team at next year's Winter Olympics.Sports Minister Do Jong-hwan last month suggested assembling a South-North joint women's squad for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games south of the border. Do's rationale was that the all-Korean team would help promote peace on the divided peninsula.The idea was quickly met with criticism, since a few of the
July 19, 2017
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Moon govt. aims to enhance sports participation, accessibility
South Korea's Moon Jae-in administration will aim to improve the recreational sports environment in the country during its five-year term, so that more people can enjoy sports and activities, according to a state policy blueprint announced Wednesday.Under the plan revealed by the State Affairs Planning Advisory Committee, a policy advisory panel for the government, the Moon administration will first try to expand community sports clubs that will provide various programs with instructors. There a
July 19, 2017
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Korea's fastest man aims to break 10-sec. barrier with new technique
South Korean sprinter Kim Kuk-young said Wednesday he aims to break the 10-second barrier in 100 meters next year, hoping his revised sprint technique will pay off.Kim last month set the men's 100m national record with 10.07 seconds. His time was enough to beat the world championships' qualifying time of 10.12, set by the International Association of Athletics Federations.This year's IAAF World Championships will be held in London starting on Aug. 4 and Kim said he is ready to compete with top c
July 19, 2017
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Ex-NHL forward Matt Murley signs with Korean club
Former National Hockey League forward Matt Murley has signed with a South Korean club, his new team announced Wednesday.The Daemyung Killer Whales in the Asia League Ice Hockey said they've acquired the 37-year-old American forward. Murley made his ALIH debut last season with the Oji Eagles in Japan, picking up 19 goals and 44 assists for 63 points, good for fifth in the league.This undated photo, provided by the Daemyung Killer Whales hockey club, shows American forward Matt Murley skating for
July 19, 2017
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Korean-born Russian short tracker wants to enjoy self at PyeongChang 2018
At the advanced age of 31, Victor An, South Korean-born Russian short track speed skater, knows next year's Winter Olympics in his native land could well be his last.And when the PyeongChang Winter Games roll around next February, An just wants to enjoy himself."Throughout my career, I've competed under a lot of pressure," An told reporters after practice with the rest of the Russian national team in Seoul on Monday. The Russian skaters arrived at Korea National Sport University last week.Victor
July 17, 2017
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Korea to host Sweden in women's hockey friendlies
South Korea will host Sweden in two women's hockey friendly games later this month, officials said Wednesday.The Korea Ice Hockey Association said the 22nd-ranked South Korea and No. 5-ranked Sweden will meet on July 28 and 29 at Gangneung Hockey Centre in Gangneung, some 230 kilometers east of Seoul. The puck drop for the first game is 7 p.m., and the second game starts at 3 p.m.The two countries will also clash in the preliminary round at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics next February. They're
July 12, 2017
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Now is not right time to discuss unified Korean team at PyeongChang: Korean Olympic chief
JINCHEON -- South Korea's Olympic body chief said Thursday it is too early to talk about a unified team or joint march between the two Koreas at the 2018 Winter Games because North Korea has yet to confirm its participation.Lee Kee-heung, president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee acknowledged during a press meeting that sports exchanges are instrumental to the reconciliation of the two Koreas."But sports exchanges and a unified team are not things that we can do on our own," Lee told rep
July 6, 2017
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World champion Sagan disqualified from Tour de France
Peter Sagan, the reigning cycling world champion, has been disqualified from the 2017 Tour de France for his role in a crash that occurred during the fourth stage of the Tour on Tuesday in Vittel, France.The crash occurred in the stage’s final sprint when Mark Cavendish crashed into a barrier while trying to pass Sagan. Replays showed the two riders making contact and Sagan using his elbow to block Cavendish’s path. Cavendish broke his right shoulder in the crash, forcing his withdrawal from the
July 5, 2017
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Chief organizer of PyeongChang 2018 optimistic about N. Korean participation despite missile provocation
The chief organizer of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics said Wednesday that he is optimistic about North Korea's participation in the Winter Games south of the border next year despite Pyongyang's recent missile provocation.North Korea on Tuesday test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile, named the Hwasong-14, and claimed that its ICBM is capable of carrying a large-sized nuclear warhead. While the international community is calling for tougher sanctions against North Korea for heightening
July 5, 2017
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Bach reiterates IOC to support N. Korea's Winter Olympic participation
INCHEON -- International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach reaffirmed Monday that the top Olympic body will support North Korea's participation in the upcoming Winter Games in South Korea.Bach arrived in South Korea last Thursday to attend the closing ceremony of the World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, North Jeolla Province. Before leaving the country, Bach had a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in earlier Monday about North Korea's participation in the 2018 PyeongChang Wint
July 3, 2017
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PyeongChang 2018 opens website for environmental info on venues
The organizers of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games said Monday they have opened a website that provides environmental information, such as air and water quality, on competition venues. (Yonhap)The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games said its sustainability website will display on-site environmental data for the first time in the games history. The POCOG said people can find live charts on air quality and water quality for the competition venues, alon
July 3, 2017
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Korean sports minister asks for IOC's support in N. Korea's participation in PyeongChang 2018
MUJU -- South Korean Sports Minister Do Jong-hwan on Friday asked the International Olympic Committee for "continuous interest and support" in North Korea's participation in next year's Winter Games south of the border.Do made the remarks in his speech during the closing ceremony of the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, 240 kilometers south of Seoul. IOC President Thomas Bach was also in attendance at T1 Arena. Do had earlier proposed a joint Korean women's hockey
July 3, 2017
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Taekwondo world championships end with host Korea at top
MUJU -- The 23rd edition of the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships drew to a conclusion on Friday with the host South Korea at the top of the medal standings.South Korea captured five gold medals to lead all participants, and its 10 medals overall also topped the standings. South Korea had one silver and four bronze medals to go along with its five titles.At the previous world championships in Chelyabinsk, Russia, two years ago, South Korea had four gold and one bronze.Sout
July 3, 2017
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Fun-loving taekwondo fighter enjoys limelight
MUJU -- For South Korean taekwondo fighter Lee Ah-reum, one of the biggest perks that comes with winning a world title is being in the limelight.The 25-year-old captured her first World Taekwondo Championships gold medal on Friday in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul. In the women's under-57kg final at T1 Arena, Lee got past Hatice Kubra Ilgun of Turkey 7-5.It was South Korea's competition-best fifth and final gold medal, as the signature event for the World Taekwondo Federation came to a
July 3, 2017
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Demonstration performances put finishing touch to taekwondo worlds
MUJU -- Demonstration performances by teams from the two Koreas put the finishing touch on the taekwondo world championships here Friday.Teams from the World Taekwondo Federation and the International Taekwondo Federation helped draw the curtain on the 23rd WTF World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, 240 kilometers south of Seoul.The ITF's team also performed here in the opening ceremony last Saturday, the first time an ITF demo team performed at a WTF event held in South Korea.After appearing in
July 3, 2017
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Sports set to play bigger role in improving inter-Korean relations
Inter-Korean cooperation in sports may play a bigger role in breaking the current deadlock on the Korean Peninsula, stemming from a recent series of missile launches and nuclear tests carried out by Pyongyang, a report said Sunday."Within the realm of social and cultural exchange between the two Koreas, only sports has survived the strained relations," Kim Dong-sun, a professor from Kyonggi University, said in a report published by the state-run Korea Development Institute. "Sports exchanges hav
July 2, 2017