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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Korea enters full election mode
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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[Kim Seong-kon] The April 2024 election will decide our future
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Seoul’s bus union prepares for strike
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Park confident ahead of worlds
Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan has revealed his confidence for the upcoming 2011 world championships, despite his disappointing results two years ago. Since the 2010 Asian Games, Park has trained with Australian coach Michael Bohl in Brisbane, Australia. He returned home Sunday for a weeklong break before gearing up for the world championships in Shanghai in July.Fresh from his overseas traini
May 9, 2011
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Kim to pitch PyeongChang Winter Olympic bid to IOC
South Korean figure skating star Kim Yu-na will make a pitch to International Olympic Committee members next week for Pyeong-Chang’s 2018 Olympics bid, the bid committee announced Sunday. The figure skating champion has been working with PyeongChang’s 2018 bid committee as a member of the bid’s athletes committee and she will make her debut presentation for the city’s bid campaign at the IOC techn
May 9, 2011
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Badminton short skirt rule could be scrapped
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - A new rule that orders female badminton players to wear short skirts could be scrapped after objections from China, Indonesia and Scandanavian countries, a Malaysian official said Saturday. Jung Kyung-eun and Kim Ha-na of Korea return a shot against Japan's Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kaiiwa in their women's doubles badminton match during the Yonex-Sunrise India Open Superseries 20
May 9, 2011
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Animal Kingdom rallies to win
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) ― John Velazquez won the Kentucky Derby by a broken nose.An injury to Animal Kingdom’s regular rider, Robby Albarado, cleared the way for Velazquez to pick up the mount on the 20-1 long shot. Once he took the reins Saturday, he rode his good luck all the way to the winner’s circle.“For once, I’m on the good end of it,” Velazquez said. “All of a sudden I pick up this one a
May 8, 2011
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Dominance at risk?
Korea suffers worst performance in taekwondoSouth Korea has successfully hosted the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, drawing more than 1,000 athletes and officials from 149 countries. But the six-day competition, which ended Friday, also dealt a big blow to the host. Korea has dominated the competition since its establishment in 1973, but this year Iran to
May 8, 2011
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World’s top athletes coming to Daegu for IAAF World Challenge
Some of the biggest names in athletics, including reigning women’s 100 meter champion Carmelita Jeter and three-time 200 meter champion Allyson Felix, are coming to Daegu for its annual Pre-Championships on Thursday. The event started in 2005 and was upgraded last year to IAAF World Challenge status, one of the 14 races of the IAAF league series. For this year’s event, more than 220 athletes from
May 8, 2011
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Pacquiao wins lopsided decision over Mosley
LAS VEGAS (AP)—Manny Pacquiao caught Shane Mosley early, then chased him the rest of the night. Not much more he could do against an aging fighter who seemed only to want to survive.Pacquiao won a lopsided 12-round decision Saturday night, retaining his version of the welterweight title in a fight that was roundly booed over the late rounds because Mosley refused to trade punches. He won every rou
May 8, 2011
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High schooler wins first gold for S. Korea at taekwondo world championships
South Korean high schooler Kim So-hui won the country’s first gold medal at the ongoing World Taekwondo Championships on Thursday.In the final of the women’s 46-kilogram division here, about 370 kilometers southeast of Seoul, Kim defeated Li Zhaoyi of China 13-6. Kim, a six-time national champion, is the first South Korean high school student to win a world title in six years.Kim So-hui (Yonhap Ne
May 5, 2011
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Manchester United into dream final
MANCHESTER, England (AP) ― Manchester United earned a chance to avenge its demoralizing loss to Barcelona in the 2009 Champions League final after a makeshift side swept aside Schalke on Wednesday.A rare double from Anderson after goals from Antonio Valencia and Darron Gibson clinched a 4-1 victory to send United through to its third final in four years with a crushing 6-1 aggregate win.The May 28
May 5, 2011
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FC Seoul qualify for second round in Asian Championss League
FC Seoul on Wednesday qualified for the next round at an ongoing continental club competition with a victory at home.At the Seoul World Cup Stadium, FC Seoul blanked Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates 3-0 in Group F action of the Asian Football Confederation Champions League. Striker Dejan Damjanovic scored twice as Seoul became the third K-League club to reach the next stage this year.The victory
May 5, 2011
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Kim to perform in Seoul this weekend
South Korean figure skating star Kim Yu-na has said she is still recovering from her ankle injury, but insisted she would be fully ready before the opening of her ice show this weekend. “I still have some pain in my ankle, and I’m a little bit worried. But hopefully I’ll be fully ready before the ice show,” she said. Kim had aimed for claiming her second world title last week at the World Figure S
May 4, 2011
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Kim Yu-na returns home
South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na returned home Monday after finishing second in last week’s world championships in Moscow, saying she did her best although she was not fully satisfied with the results.“I competed in an official contest for the first time in 13 months. Although I did not show 100 percent of what I had accomplished in training, I did my best,” Kim said upon her arrival at Incheo
May 2, 2011
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Kim donates prize money
Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na will donate her prize money from the World Figure Skating Championships under way in Moscow to Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims, her agent said Sunday.Kim Yu-na carries the national flag after performing her free-skate program. (Yonhap News)All That Sports, the management company for the reigning Olympic gold medalist, said that Kim has decided to use her silv
May 1, 2011
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Kim Yu-na finishes 2nd at world figure championships
South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na finished second at the world championships Saturday, with costly jump mistakes in free skating in the final day.At the World Figure Skating Championships at Megasport Arena in Moscow, Kim earned 128.59 points in free skating for 194.50 points overall. Miki Ando of Japan took the championship with 195.79.Kim Yu-na performs at the World Figure Skating Championshi
May 1, 2011
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S. Korean Kim Yu-na tops short program at world figure championships
MOSCOW (Yonhap) -- South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na ranked first in the ladies' short program with 65.91 points at the ongoing world championships here Friday. After performing to music from the ballet "Giselle" at Megasport Arena, Kim took a slim 0.33-point lead over Miki Ando of Japan before free skating scheduled for Saturday. The champion will be determined on combined scores.South Kore
April 29, 2011
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Gold for Chan, German pair at worlds
MOSCOW (AFP) ― Canada’s Patrick Chan claimed his first world title as German pair Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy took their third gold on a record-breaking day at the world figure skating championships on Thursday.The 20-year-old Chan finally stood on top of the podium after being runner-up for the past two years landing two quadruple jumps on his way to world records in the free skate and ov
April 29, 2011
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S. Korean Kim Yu-na to skate last in short program Friday
MOSCOW, (Yonhap) -- South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na will be the last to perform at the ladies' short program at the ongoing world championships here Friday.In a draw Thursday at Megasport Arena, the site of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships, Kim picked 30th among 30 competitors for the short program.Kim, the reigning Olympic gold medalist and the 2009 world champion, will take to th
April 29, 2011
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Kim Min-seok eliminated at worlds
Korean male figure skater Kim Min-seok failed to qualify for the free skating at the ongoing world championships here in Russia.Kim scored 56.19 points in his short program of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships at Megasport Arena Wednesday, Russian time, to rank 27th among 30 skaters. Only the top 24 from the short program qualified for the free skating scheduled for Thursday.Kim started
April 28, 2011
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PyeongChang appoints new board member
The PyeongChang 2018 Bid Committee welcomed a new board director on Thursday with less than three months before the final decision on the host country of the 2018 Winter Olympics.Ex-presidential secretary Ham Young-jun was appointed as a vice-chairman of the PyeongChang 2018 Bid Committee. Ham served as a senior presidential secretary for culture and sports affairs from 2009 until recently.Ham You
April 28, 2011
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Taekwondo worlds in Gyeongju
The world’s taekwondo athletes are gathering in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, for the World Taekwondo Championships. The 20th world championships kicks off on Sunday at Gyeongju Indoor Gymnasium and will run until May 6. More than 1,000 athletes from 149 countries will compete in the biannual event, according to the World Taekwondo Federation. The athletes are divided into eight male and ei
April 28, 2011