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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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Park Tae-hwan wins 400m freestyle title in tune-up meet for worlds
South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan has claimed an encouraging victory in a tune-up meet for next month's world championships.Park won the 400m freestyle title at the Sette Colli Trophy at Stadio del Nuoto in Rome on Friday (local time), with a time of 3:44.54.This is the fifth-best 400m freestyle time of 2017. Park also owns the fourth-fastest time in the distance this year with 3:44.38. South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan listens to a question during a press conference in Seoul on June 16, 2017.
June 25, 2017
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Athletes welcome new rules in taekwondo
MUJU -- Taekwondo's top athletes said Saturday they welcome new scoring rules designed to make their sport more exciting and spectator-friendly.The World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships started its seven-day run earlier in the day at Taekwondowon in Muju, about 240 kilometers south of Seoul. This is also the first world championships since the WTF adopted a series of rule changes at its General Assembly in November. Athletes and officials participating in the World Taekwondo F
June 25, 2017
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Host S. Korea seeks redemption at taekwondo world championships
Representatives from host South Korea will seek redemption when the biennial world championships in their traditional martial art will get underway this weekend.The 23rd edition of the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships kicks off at Taekwondowon here in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul, on Saturday. The competition will run through next Friday.This will be the seventh WTF worlds held in South Korea, the birthplace of taekwondo, and the first since the 2011 edition i
June 23, 2017
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Venue rearranged for N. Korean taekwondo demonstration team's S. Korean performance
A venue for an upcoming performance in South Korea by a North Korean taekwondo demonstration team was rearranged Thursday.The North Korea-led International Taekwondo Federation will bring a demonstration team to South Korea for the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul. The ITF's team is scheduled to perform during the event's opening and closing ceremonies on Saturday and June 30, respectively, with a WTF team.The WTF first arranged
June 22, 2017
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Stumbling blocks ahead for Koreas to assemble joint women's hockey team at PyeongChang 2018
South Korea will have plenty of stumbling blocks ahead in its bid to assemble a unified, all-Korean women's hockey team at next year's PyeongChang Winter Olympics.New Sports Minister Do Jong-hwan told PyeongChang's organizing committee on Tuesday that he'll have discussions with the International Olympic Committee on putting together a joint Korean squad for the competition.Promoting peace has long been one of the goals of PyeongChang 2018, the first Winter Games to take place in South Korea. Wi
June 22, 2017
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S. Korea to seek NK participation in weightlifting competition
South Korea will seek North Korea's participation in a continental weightlifting competition to be held this fall south of the border, Seoul's sports minister said Wednesday.Do Jong-hwan, the minister of culture, sports and tourism, said South Korea will try to bring North Korean athletes on board for the 2017 Asian Cup and Interclub Weightlifting Championship starting on Oct. 18 in Yanggu, some 175 kilometers east of Seoul. In this file photo taken on Sept. 25, 2014, North Korean weightlifter K
June 21, 2017
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Korea to skip world youth athletics championships for safety reasons
South Korea will not participate in an international youth athletics competition in Kenya next month due to safety reasons, the country's track and field governing body said Wednesday.The International Association of Athletics Federations World U-18 Championships will be staged from July 12-16 in Nairobi, but the Korean Association of Athletics Federations said it will not send its track and field prospects to the Kenyan capital."We can't travel to the championships risking our safety," a KAAF o
June 21, 2017
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New sports minister visits PyeongChang to check on Olympic prep
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new sports minister traveled to PyeongChang on Tuesday to check on preparations for the country's first Winter Olympics next year.Do Jong-hwan, newly appointed minister of culture, sports and tourism, visited the headquarters of the 2018 Winter Olympics organizing committee in PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul, in Gangwon Province.The PyeongChang Winters Games will be held from Feb. 9-25, 2018.After getting briefed on the preparatio
June 20, 2017
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KTO to promote 2018 PyeongChang Olympics in New York
South Korea's state-run tourism promotion body said Tuesday it will hold various events in New York this week to promote the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. The Korea Tourism Organization and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will hold the Korea, PyeongChang Festival in New York from Thursday to Saturday. This undated photo provided by the Korea Tourism Organization on June 20, 2017, shows Korea, PyeongChang Festival in New York under way in the United States in 2015. (Yonhap)The eve
June 20, 2017
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History awaits as Korea readies for largest-ever taekwondo worlds
The upcoming taekwondo world championships in South Korea will be a historic one on many levels, as the organizers prepare for the largest competition to date.The 2017 World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships will take place in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul from June 24 to 30. This is the 23rd edition of the biennial competition, and the seventh in South Korea.The WTF announced last week that 971 athletes from 183 nations have registered to compete, making this the lar
June 20, 2017
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Korean Olympic chief to run for IOC seat
The South Korean Olympic chief is running for a seat on the International Olympic Committee, an official with the top national sports body said Monday.Lee Kee-heung, president of the Korea Sport & Olympic Committee, submitted his candidacy documents to the IOC's Members Election Commission on Friday, according to the official with the KSOC.The Members Election Commission will review candidates' qualifications and narrow down the list for the IOC's Executive Board meeting starting July 9 in Lausa
June 19, 2017
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Korean hockey club hires ex-NHL head coach
A South Korean hockey club has hired a former National Hockey League head coach.The Daemyung Killer Whales in the Asia League Ice Hockey announced Monday they have signed Kevin Constantine to be their new head coach. The financial terms of the three-year deal were not disclosed. They're the first South Korean team to hire an ex-NHL bench boss.(Daemyung Killer Whales)Constantine, a 58-year-old American, previously coached the San Jose Sharks, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New Jersey Devils in t
June 19, 2017
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Swimmer Park Tae-hwan departs for Rome to open pre-worlds camp
South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan departed for Rome on Sunday to open his pre-world championships training camp, with an eye on a gold medal at the biennial competition.Park, 27, is scheduled to compete at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest. The competition begins July 14 with synchronized swimming and diving, and the swimming portion starts July 23.South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan holds a press conference in Seoul on June 16, 2017. (Yonhap)This will be Park's first world champ
June 18, 2017
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Paralympic athlete loses state living subsidy after winning gold medal
South Korea's government is drawing fire for stripping a Paralympic gold medal winner of basic state subsidies for livelihood stability, critics said Saturday.The controversial policy came to light after Chung Ho-won, a disabled resident of Sokcho on the east coast, said he lost his status as the beneficiary of basic livelihood security aid after winning a boccia gold medal at the Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August last year.Boccia is a competitive sport practiced by people
June 18, 2017
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Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan eyes gold at world championships
South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan said Friday he wants to grab a gold medal at the upcoming world championships.The former Olympic freestyle champion returned home from Sydney on Thursday after completing his four-month training for the FINA World Aquatics Championships that start July 23. He will depart for Rome on Sunday to set up a new training camp before moving to Budapest for the biennial event. (Yonhap)It will be Park's first appearance at a world championships held in a long course pool
June 16, 2017
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Park Tae-hwan wraps up training camp ahead of world championships
South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan returned home from Sydney on Thursday after wrapping up his pre-world championships training camp.The former Olympic freestyle champion will only spend three days at home before heading out to set up a new camp in Rome on Sunday. He'll train for about a month there before moving to Budapest for the FINA World Aquatics Championships starting on July 23.It will be Park's first world championships appearance since2011 in Shanghai, where he won his second 400m free
June 15, 2017
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Ex-UN chief tapped to head IOC ethics committee
Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been nominated to head the Ethics Commission of the International Olympic Committee, the IOC said Thursday.According to the IOC’s press release, Ban has been proposed as the new chair of the Ethics Commission. The 73-year-old will be put up for vote to the full membership at an IOC session in Lima, Peru, on Sept. 22.Ban Ki-moon (Herald DB)If approved, Ban will replace the current chair of the ethics body, Youssoupha Ndiaye, formerly the pre
June 15, 2017
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Korea to host largest-ever world championships in taekwondo
This year's taekwondo world championships to be held in South Korea will be the largest in the competition's history, organizers said Wednesday.The World Taekwondo Federation said 917 athletes from 183 nations have signed up for the June 24-30 WTF World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul. This undated photo, provided by the North Jeolla Provincial Government, shows Taekwondowon in Muju, North Jeolla Province, the venue for the 2017 World Taekwondo Federation Worl
June 14, 2017
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Korea to host 2018 World Firefighters Games
South Korea will host the 2018 World Firefighters Games, a major international sporting event for firefighters, in the central city of Chungju in September next year, government officials said Wednesday.The Sept. 10-18 games, also known as the "mini-Olympics for firefighters," are expected to bring together about 6,000 full-time, volunteers, industrial, military fire service personnel and their families from 50 countries worldwide. This file photo shows firefighters taking part in the 2010 World
June 14, 2017
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NBA star Andrew Wiggins to visit Korea on corporate tour
Former National Basketball Association Rookie of the Year Andrew Wiggins will visit South Korea next month, officials here said Wednesday.Sportswear manufacturer Adidas will bring Wiggins, who is with the Minnesota Timberwolves, to South Korea from July 21 to 24.Adidas said the Canadian basketball star's visit is solely designated for South Korean fans as he will not make a stop in other Asian cities. (Yonhap TV)"It's meaningful that Wiggins will visit only for South Korean fans, and it's not j
June 14, 2017