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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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Man U snatch late win, Chelsea held
LONDON (AFP) ― Manchester United started their defense of the Premier League title with a hard-fought 2-1 win over West Brom on Sunday, while new Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas had to settle for a 0-0 draw at Stoke.Sir Alex Ferguson sent out a youthful United team including Tom Cleverley, Danny Welb
Aug. 15, 2011
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One last chance
London 2012: Veteran handball player continues to chase Olympic dreamSome dreams die hard, and for national handball player Yoon Kyung-shin that dream is winning an Olympic medal. It’s a dream that he has held for the past two decades. Yoon, 38, is undoubtedly one of South Korea’s best ever handball
Aug. 15, 2011
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Daegu awaits world’s top athletes
Korean city ready for the big dayOn a blazing hot afternoon last week at the Taeneung Training Center in northeast Seoul, a group of sprinters were warming up by jogging around the running track. Their faces, necks and arms glistened with sweat as they sped up. “Since last December, we’ve been stayi
Aug. 14, 2011
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‘Daegu will help develop athletics in Asia’
With just two weeks to go until the opening of the Daegu World Championships, the head of athletics governing body said that he was confident over Daegu’s preparations to stage the world’s biggest athletics event. “I can confidently say the facilities are world class,” said Lamine Diack, the preside
Aug. 14, 2011
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No-names doing just fine at PGA
Steele, Dufner tied for 3rd round lead; Woods misses out, McIlroy and Choi Kyung-ju long shotsJOHNS CREEK, Georgia (AP) ― Brendan Steele is playing in his first major championship. Jason Dufner has never won a tour event.Hard to tell at the PGA Championship.The no-names stayed cool on a sweltering S
Aug. 14, 2011
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Djokovic, Fish reach Rogers Cup final ...
MONTREAL (AP) ― Top-ranked Novak Djokovic advanced to the Rogers Cup final when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retired from their semifinal match Saturday night because of an apparent right arm injury.Djokovic, who led 6-4, 3-0 when the Frenchman retired, will face sixth-seeded Mardy Fish on Sunday.The Australi
Aug. 14, 2011
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Lee speaks on playing football in Europe
Veteran Korean defender weighs up his next moveLee Young-pyo’s place in the history of Korean soccer was assured a long time ago. Perhaps it was due to his performances at the 2002 World Cup, or maybe fans will remember the 2006 and 2010 editions just as much. It is not only the 127 appearances he m
Aug. 14, 2011
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Frustrating start for Liverpool
LIVERPOOL (AFP) ― Liverpool made a frustrating start to the new Premier League season as Sebastian Larsson earned Sunderland a 1-1 draw at Anfield on Saturday.All appeared to be going to plan for Kenny Dalglish’s expensively-assembled side when Luis Suarez, who had earlier missed a penalty, gave the
Aug. 14, 2011
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Celtic hit five to maintain perfect start
GLASGOW, Scotland (AFP) ― Celtic remain two points ahead of rivals Rangers as they continued their winning start to the Scottish Premier League season with a comprehensive 5-1 victory over Dundee United.Anthony Stokes gave the Hoops the lead in the fourth minute as he scored for the third successive
Aug. 14, 2011
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Djokovic win, Federer out at Montreal
MONTREAL (AP) ― Some top players have shown signs of rust at the Rogers Cup, though not top-ranked Novak Djokovic.The 24-year-old Serb kept up his strong play this season with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Marin Cilic of Croatia on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Masters Series event.He’s now t
Aug. 12, 2011
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No. 1 Wozniacki loses opening match
TORONTO (AP) ― World No. 1 and defending champion Caroline Wozniacki lost to Roberta Vinci 6-4, 7-5 in a second-round match at the Rogers Cup on Wednesday.Wozniacki, who has won a WTA-leading five titles this year, was up 5-1 in the second set and looking to rally from a set down. However, the No. 2
Aug. 11, 2011
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Yao could join Hall as contributor
HOUSTON (AP) ― Retired Houston Rockets center Yao Ming could enter the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as early as next year ― not as a player, but as a contributor to the game.John Doleva, the president and CEO of the Hall, said Tuesday that Yao has been nominated by a member of the Chinese media
Aug. 10, 2011
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Scientists ready to fight doping at Daegu world championships
Scientists ready to fight doping at Daegu world championshipsIn a small laboratory in the northern part of Seoul on Monday, a group of scientists were busy conducting and analyzing chemical tests.“We’re preparing for the Daegu World Championships,” said Kwon Oh-seung, the director of Doping Control
Aug. 9, 2011
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Matches called off as riots spread in London
LONDON (AP) ― Police ordered soccer clubs in London to postpone matches as violence and looting spread across the British capital Monday for a third night with buildings being set ablaze.As police struggled to contain the spiraling disorder, League Cup matches due to take place at West Ham and Charl
Aug. 9, 2011
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Pistorius confirmed for Daegu
JOHANNESBURG (AP) ― Double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius was chosen by South Africa’s athletics federation to join this month’s world championships.Pistorius called the selection a culmination of his dream to compete at the highest level against able-bodied athletes. He will be the first amputee at
Aug. 9, 2011
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Korea, N. Zealand, Singapore qualify for World Cup
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia (AFP) -- New Zealand powered to a superb closing round of 67 on Saturday to qualify for the Omega Mission Hills World Cup, with Singapore and Korea also securing their place alongside the elite.The Kiwi pairing of Michael Hendry and Gareth Paddison capped a perfect day by hol
Aug. 7, 2011
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Adam Scott maintains Bridgestone lead
apan’s Ryo Ishikawa 1 off lead, Tiger Woods falls 13 strokes backAKRON, Ohio (AP) ― Ryo Ishikawa amazed even his peers in a charity-driven sport when he pledged in March to donate his entire earnings on the golf course to the tsunami relief fund in his native Japan.He could double the donation Sunda
Aug. 7, 2011
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It’s real, fast and fun
Experience the thrill of racing with kart drivingIt’s a blisteringly hot afternoon in July, and we are standing on the asphalt track, wearing heavy racing suits and helmets, perspiring as if we just ran a full-marathon.We are, in fact, just looking down at a tiny four-wheel car, commonly known as a
Aug. 5, 2011
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Singapore nun tells of passion for taekwondo
MUJU, North Jeollla Province ― A Singaporean nun says she is finding strength and also peace in the Korean martial art of taekwondo. Sister Linda Sim is visiting Korea with her pupils to participate in the taekwondo youth camp in Muju, North Jeolla province.“I believe God gave me taekwondo as a gift
Aug. 5, 2011
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Promoting taekwondo to the world
Taekwondo Park to be built by 2013, to serve as martial arts hubMUJU, North Jeolla Province ― Taekwondo, Korea’s traditional martial art and one of the official Olympic disciplines, is now a global sport practiced by more than 70 million people from over 200 countries, but greater efforts are needed
Aug. 5, 2011