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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Daegu Orions make move to Gyeonggi Province
There will be no more professional basketball games in Daegu from next season as top division team Daegu Orions will leave the city for Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, according to the league governing body.The Orions, based in Daegu since the start of the Korean Basketball League in 1997, recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Gyeonggi Province city to move their home and become the Goyang
June 28, 2011
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Jeju United striker Shin awake from 50-day coma
Jeju United striker Shin Young-rok is awake after a 50-day coma, resulting from a serious heart attack in May, Cheju Halla General Hospital announced on Jeju Island, Monday.Shin is now capable of communicating freely and will eventually be able to return to his normal life with the help of rehabilitation therapies, the hospital said. Jeju United manager Park Kyung-hoon (right) clasps hands with st
June 27, 2011
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Lee Man-soo tops vote for all-time baseball greats
Lee Man-soo, a former triple crown-winning catcher, topped the vote for South Korea’s all-time baseball greats, the nation’s top baseball league announced Monday.In a vote among baseball officials, fans and media, Lee earned 74.05 points of a possible 100, the Korea Baseball Organization said. The league is celebrating its 30th season and naming 10 all-time all-stars as part of the season-long com
June 27, 2011
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Striker Shin awake after 50-day coma
Jeju United striker Shin Young-rok is awake after a 50-day coma, resulting from a serious heart attack in May, Cheju Halla General Hospital announced on Jeju Island, Monday.Shin is now capable of communicating freely and will eventually be able to return to his normal life with the help of rehabilitation therapies, the hospital said. Jeju United manager Park Kyung-hoon (right) clasps hands with s
June 27, 2011
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2018 Olympics in sight for PyeongChang
Figure skating champ Kim Yu-na optimistic about Korea’s chancesAhead of PyeongChang’s Olympic bid presentation in Togo this week, figure skater Kim Yu-na said Monday that she was optimistic about the South Korean candidate city’s chances to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.“We’ve all worked hard so far, and I am confident we will have good results in the end,” Kim said before departing for the Africa
June 27, 2011
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Minority kids learn Korea’s Olympic spirit
Children of multicultural families pose with 2006 Olympic Gold Medalists for women’s short track skating, Jeon Da-hye (left in the center) Kang Yun-mi (right to Jeon), at an event to experience Korea’s Olympic spirit and send well wishes for the PyeongChang 2018 bid at Seoul Olympic Parktel, Saturday.About 100 members of multicultural families in Korea participated in an event to learn about Korea
June 26, 2011
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Korea steps closer to London 2012
Manager Hong indicates big changes ahead of final qualifying for OlympicsThe Korean Under 23 team manager Hong Myung-bo has addressed his worries over the team, after his side drew with Jordan 1-1 in the second round of Asian qualifying on Thursday. Having won its first leg of the play-off 3-1, Korea advanced to the final round of Asian qualifier for the 2012 London Olympics.The 42-year-old manage
June 24, 2011
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Science helps athletes make big leap
Sports science team supports Korean athletes for Daegu worldsIt was 4 p.m. on Tuesday and a female athlete was nervously sitting on a strange looking chair in a lab with one of her legs strapped into a machine.“Go! Kick your leg as fast as you can,” shouted an instructor, and the athlete followed suit with a painful look on her face. “It’s a muscular performance test,” said Sung Bong-ju, a senior
June 23, 2011
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Sports stars, students support PyeongChang
PyeongChang’s bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics has been boosted by support from university students and a number of sports stars.A student volunteer group led by professor Seo Kyung-deok of Sungshin Women’s University, has been traveling around Asia since the beginning of 2011 to help promote PyeongChang’s bid. Professor Seo Kyung-deok (left) of Sungshin Women’s University and his students pose w
June 23, 2011
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Park sets sights on 100m finals
The management company for Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan said Wednesday it will be satisfied with a finals place in the men’s 100-meter freestyle at next month’s world championships.Park will add the event to his usual 200m and 400m freestyle events at the championships in Shanghai.Park Tae-hwan“Park has been training continuously to increase his speed and he recently suggested he should add the 10
June 22, 2011
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Taekwondo qualifiers begin
A taekwondo qualifying competition for the London Olympics is to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from June 30, the World Taekwondo Federation announced.The WTF World Taekwondo tournament will double as a qualifier for the 2012 Games with more than 340 athletes from more than 100 countries competing at the Sarhadchi Olympic Center. A total of 60 international referees, including 10 review juries, will
June 21, 2011
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Park to compete in 100m at world championships
Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan will enter the men’s 100-meter freestyle at next month’s world championships, his management company said Tuesday.The sports division at SK Telecom said Park has added the 100m to his usual repertoire of the 200m and 400m freestyle events for the world championships in Shanghai, China, next month.It will be Park’s third world championships. Park has never competed in t
June 21, 2011
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Ryu wins racing event
Korean actor-singer Ryu Si-won won an auto racing event in China over the weekend, his racing team here said Monday.Ryu finished first at the Ferrari Challenge Race in Zhuhai, a southern Chinese city, EXR Team 106 said.Korean actor and racing driver Ryu Si-won (center) poses after winning the Ferrari Challenge Race in Zhuhai, China, Sunday. (Team 106)The local importer of Ferrari, Forza Motors Kor
June 20, 2011
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Park wins three titles at Santa Clara Grand Prix
South Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan has notched three victories at the Santa Clara Grand Prix, showing his best form ahead of the World Championships in July.Park finished first in the men’s 200-meter freestyle final on Sunday at the Santa Clara Swim Club in California, beating Australian Ryan Napoleon with a new meet record of 1 minute 45:92 seconds. Korea’s Park Tae-hwan (right) and Michael
June 19, 2011
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Park wins 200 m at Santa Clara International Grand Prix
South Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan notched up three victories at the Santa Clara Grand Prix, winning the men’s 200 m freestyle on Sunday.Park finished first in the 200 m freestyle at the Santa Clara Swim Club in California with a season best record of 1 minute 45.92 seconds. Earlier at the competition, the 21-year-old won the 100 m freestyle in 48.92 sec, ahead of 14-time Olympic gold medal
June 19, 2011
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S. Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan secures first win over Phelps
South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan beat American great Michael Phelps for the first time in a California meet on Saturday. Park finished first in the men's 100-meter freestyle final ofthe Santa Clara International Grand Prix in California with arecord time of 48.92 seconds. The 21-year-old defeated Phelps who touched in 49.61 seconds.Graeme Moore of the United States came in third at 49.70 sec
June 18, 2011
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National marathon coach probed for doping athletes
CHUNCHEON (Yonhap News) ― The national marathon team head coach is being probed for allegedly doping his athletes, including an Asian Games gold medalist, local police said Friday.Jeong Man-hwa has allegedly made his marathoners inject themselves with illegal substances that increase red blood cells since April, said a spokesman for the police here, about 85 kilometers east of Seoul, adding these
June 17, 2011
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National marathon coach under investigation for doping athletes
CHUNCHEON (Yonhap News) -- The national marathon team head coach is being probed for allegedly doping his athletes, including an Asian Games gold medalist, local police said Friday.Jeong Man-hwa has allegedly made his marathoners inject themselves with illegal substances that increase red blood cells since April, said a spokesman for the police here, about 85 kilometers east of Seoul, adding these
June 17, 2011
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McDowell ready to move on after title
BETHESDA, Maryland (AP) ― Even an affable, easygoing guy like Graeme McDowell can succumb to the burden that comes with being a first-time U.S. Open champion.The pride of Portrush, Northern Ireland, basked in a special 2010 that included the Father’s Day win at Pebble Beach, three other tournament wins and the Ryder Cup. Quite the talker, he’s happily relived it all many times in his mind ― and ov
June 15, 2011
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Lee set to be in Durban
JOHANNESBURG (AP) ― South Africa’s Olympic committee says South Korea President Lee Myung-bak will attend next month’s IOC session in Durban in support of Pyeong-Chang’s bid for the 2018 Winter Games.SASCOC’s Sam Ramsamy, who is also a member of the IOC, says that Lee will be present at the July 4-9 meeting in South Africa’s east coast city, where the IOC will choose the host.PyeongChang is up aga
June 15, 2011