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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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KCC, Dongbu set to clash in KBL finals
The finals of this year’s Korean Basketball League are now set with the KCC Egis facing Dongbu Promy in a best-of-seven series, which starts Saturday.The Jeonju-based KCC beat ET-land Elephants 105-95 in the playoffs Monday to set up a final showdown against the Wonju-based side.With another MVP-caliber performance by Ha Seung-jin, the third-seeded Egis took a third straight win against the second
April 12, 2011
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Choi in upbeat mood
The U.S. Masters golf championship offers a spectacular trophy and a grand prize for the winner, but there is one more thing -- the green jacket -- that makes the tournament special. It has been coveted by the world’s top golfers for more than 70 years and no Asian golfer has ever won it. Korea’s top golfer Choi Kyung-ju, better known as K.J. Choi, attempted to become the first Asian to don the gr
April 11, 2011
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PyeongChang makes Olympic presentation in London
PyeongChang, a South Korean alpine town bidding for the 2018 Winter Olympics, made a presentation Thursday in front of members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and world sports leaders at an international sports meeting in London.PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul, held its presentation after its rivals ― Germany’s Munich and France’s Annecy ― at the ongoing SportAccord Con
April 8, 2011
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Yang, Choi off to good start
AUGUSTA, Georgia (AP) ― Yang Yong-eun used a hybrid to take down Tiger Woods and win the PGA Championship. Now he’s got even more hybrids in his bag and his sights set on a Masters title.Fellow countryman Choi Kyung-ju also has some new hybrids of his own, along with a share of third place with Yang after the first round of the Masters.The two Korean players shot 67s on Thursday, the second straig
April 8, 2011
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F1 off to fast start
After a long winter the F1 season has finally started. The first race in Australia was not a classic but rather a decent one. In particular, one guy was of a different league, with an astonishing 0.8 seconds difference in qualification; Sebastian Vettel conquered the pole position and won the season’s first Grand Prix. The Australian Grand Prix took place on a semi-permanent circuit in Albert Park
April 7, 2011
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One-man show
Canadian conquering Korean volleyballIt seems no one can stop or even restrain him. Canadian player Gavin Schmitt continues his dominance of the Korean top-division volleyball league, putting his team on the verge of winning the championships title. Schmitt’s Samsung BlueFangs are vying against the Korean Air Jumbos for the 2010-2011 season title in the V-league. On Tuesday, the 25-year-old player
April 6, 2011
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Indians keep Red Sox winless
CLEVELAND (AP) ― Josh Tomlin outpitched Boston’s Josh Beckett, Cleveland came up with just enough timely hits and the Indians kept the Red Sox winless so far this season with a 3-1 victory Tuesday night over the team many predicted would win it all.Tomlin (1-0) allowed one run and three hits in seven innings, taming a star-studded Boston lineup that came in batting just .200 and has yet to find it
April 6, 2011
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Aussie defender looks to lift Busan
Busan may be Korea’s second city but, when it comes to soccer, Busan I’Park hasn’t been second for a number of years. There was a time when the club was the best in the country and even Asia. Now it is not even close to being the best in Gyeongsang Province. If that changes any time soon then the fans on the south coast may have the A-League to thank. Australia’s domestic competition now has five
April 5, 2011
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Korean teams set for group matches
There will be no rest for the weary in Asian football this week, as four clubs from South Korea’s K-League will be back in action in the ongoing Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League, just days after their regular-season games.The third group matches for the K-League clubs will have a decidedly Japanese flavor. On Tuesday, Jeju United of Group E will host Gamba Osaka of Japan’s J-Lea
April 4, 2011
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Butler storms into title game
HOUSTON (AP) ― The lovable underdog label is long gone. Now Butler is determined to drop that “first loser” tag, too.Shelvin Mack scored 24 points and Zach Hahn came up big off the bench, ending the warm-and-fuzzy story of this year’s tournament with a 70-62 victory over VCU in the Final Four on Saturday night. The victory sends Butler to the national title game for a second straight year and mark
April 3, 2011
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Federer into semis, Sharapova in final
World No. 1 Nadal sets up showdown with FedererMIAMI (AFP) ― World tennis No. 1 Rafael Nadal will square off against Swiss rival Roger Federer in a rare semi-final showdown Friday that will be their first match on American soil in six years.Spain’s Nadal reached the last four at the $9 million WTA and ATP Masters tournament on Thursday by beating Czech Tomas Berdych 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.Third seed Federer barely broke a sweat as his quarter-final match was called off after just 10 minutes when Frenchma
April 1, 2011
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Lee Sang-min linked with Thunders’ manager job
Former national team guard Lee Sang-min has been linked to the manager’s role at the Korean Basketball League’s Samsung Thunders, after Ahn Joon-ho resigned from his post on Thursday.The 55-year-old had guided the Thunders since 2004, leading the Seoul-based team to the KBL playoffs for the seventh straight year. Ahn decided to step down after the team was eliminated in the first round of the play
April 1, 2011
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‘Bonds’ trainer gave me HGH’
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― As prosecutors moved closer to finishing their case against Barry Bonds, former major league infielder Randy Velarde described meeting the slugger’s personal trainer outside spring training ballparks for injections of human growth hormone.Velarde said he sought out Greg Anderson because of his link to Bonds, and they met “in various parking lots.”“I can’t remember each,” Velar
March 31, 2011
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NCsoft launches new KBO team
After months of preparation, NCsoft, a South Korean online game company, launched a new professional baseball team on Thursday.At the Changwon Convention Center here, about 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul, NCsoft celebrated the first expansion in the Korea Baseball Organization since 1991.You Young-koo, commissioner of the KBO, said, “A new history has been written” in South Korean baseball.“Dur
March 31, 2011
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KCC, Dongbu advance ...to KBL semifinals
The basketball season is reaching its climax here, with the final four teams in the top-division league getting ready for semifinals next week. KCC Egis reached the semifinals of the 2009-2010 Korean Basketball League playoffs for the fourth straight year by defeating Samsung Thunders on Wednesday night. The Jeonju-based team took a third straight win in a best-of-five playoff against the Seoul-ba
March 31, 2011
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Kim Yu-na vowing to bear down
With her American coach having joined her here, South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na said Thursday that she will train even harder for a big competition ahead.Peter Oppegard, Kim‘s coach, flew in from Los Angeles earlier in the day to join his prized pupil in preparations for the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow next month. The duo opened their practice for about 10 minutes to the
March 31, 2011
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German FIFA official to visit N.K.
A senior German official at the international governing body of football, along with German journalists and politicians, will travel to North Korea this week as part of their tours to participating countries at an international women’s tournament in the European nation this summer.The German Football Association announced Tuesday that Theo Zwanziger, its president and a member of FIFA’s Executive
March 30, 2011
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Korea’s first female volleyball manager resigns
Korea’s top-division volleyball team manager Cho Hye-jung said Wednesday she would resign from her post, citing an “inability” to lead the team.The former national team player was appointed by the GS Caltex volleyball team last year, becoming the first female manager in Korean professional sport.But Cho has decided to leave the team after just one year there, taking responsibility for the team’s p
March 30, 2011
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Confident VCU set for Final 4
RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) ― Our time. Right now.That is the rallying cry Virginia Commonwealth University has adopted during its basketball team’s improbable nothing-to-lose, everything-to-gain run to the Final Four.The Rams are having blast and their confidence is growing with each win.“It comes from our personalities and coach (Shaka) Smart,” forward Bradford Burgess said. “He wants us to be out t
March 29, 2011
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Kim Yu-na’s coach to come for training
The American coach for South Korean figure skating star Kim Yu-na will fly in from the U.S. to join his pupil in Seoul this week to prepare for the upcoming world championships.All That Sports, Kim’s agency in Seoul, announced Tuesday that Peter Oppegard will arrive in Seoul from Los Angeles on Thursday.The agency said Oppegard and Kim will train in Seoul for the April 24-May 1 World Figure Skatin
March 29, 2011