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Korea enters full election mode
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Lee Jong-sup resigns as envoy to Australia
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Yellow dust engulfs S. Korea, advisory alert issued
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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Kia EV9 wins world car of year
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Korea misses out on global bond index boost
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S. Korea handily beats Mongolia for 2nd straight men's hoops win
Defending champion South Korea breezed past Mongoalia 108-73 for its second straight victory in men's basketball at the Asian Games on Thursday.Ricardo Ratliffe, a U.S.-born player who acquired his South Korean citizenship in January this year, scored 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds while only playing in the first half of the Group A game at GBK Basketball Hall. Forward Heo Il-young had 17 of his 20 points in the opening quarter alone while making six three-pointers. (Yonhap)South Korea improv
Aug. 16, 2018
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Korea counting on huge medal haul in fencing, archery, taekwondo
South Korea has set out to capture 65 gold medals at the 2018 Asian Games starting this weekend in Indonesia, believing it would take at least that many to finish in second place in the medal race for the sixth consecutive competition.And the nation will turn its expectant eyes to three sports that should be the biggest gold mines: fencing, archery and taekwondo.South Korea has enjoyed unprecedented international success in fencing of late. At the world championships last month, South Korea fini
Aug. 13, 2018
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Daughter of ex-Olympic gymnastics medalist ready to move out of father's shadow
JINCHEON -- For athletes, it's never easy being a child of a famous parent who accomplished great things in the same sport. Not everyone grows up to be Ken Griffey Jr. in Major League Baseball or Brett Hull in the National Hockey League. The pressure to live up to the family name can be daunting.Korean artistic gymnast Yeo Seo-jeong is dealing with such a burden at the tender age of 16. Her father, Yeo Hong-chul, won the 1996 Olympic silver medal in the men's vault. It remained Korea's best indi
Aug. 9, 2018
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Korean taekwondo athletes vow to prove reputation at Asian Games
JINCHEON -- Korea aims to win nine gold medals in taekwondo at this year's Asian Games, hoping it can reaffirm its reputation as the birthplace of the martial art. Korea will send 18 taekwondo practitioners -- 10 for sparring, also known as "kyorugi," and eight for poomsae -- to the Asian Games in Indonesia. All taekwondo events will be held at JCC Plenary Hall in Jakarta from Aug. 19-23. (Yonhap)Taekwondo has been a traditional gold mine for Korea at multisport events like the Asian Games and
Aug. 8, 2018
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Chung Hyeon withdraws from match vs. Djokovic in Canada
South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has withdrawn from his match against reigning Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic, as his injury-plagued season continued in Canada.Chung pulled out of his scheduled first round showdown against Djokovic at the Rogers Cup in Toronto on Tuesday (local time) with a back injury. (Yonhap)Chung, the top-ranked South Korean at No. 23, missed two months earlier this year with an ankle injury. At the Australian Open in January, Chung made a Cinderella run to the fina
Aug. 8, 2018
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Football coach says diversifying scoring options key at Asian Games
South Korea’s under-23 football coach Kim Hak-bum said Monday diversifying scoring options will be important for his team’s success at the upcoming Asian Games. South Korea's 20-man squad for the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games includes five forwards and two of them -- Son Heung-min and Hwang Ui-jo -- are overage players known as wild cards. The men’s football tournament at the Asian Games is open to players aged 23 or under, but teams can field three players who are over that age limit. Kim H
Aug. 6, 2018
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Sabre fencer says men’s team perfectly suited for Asian Games gold
South Korea boasts the world’s No. 1-ranked men‘s sabre fencing team, one that its most senior member, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Kim Jung-hwan, believes has the perfect balance of veteran savvy and youthful exuberance. Kim and his team won the world title last month in China for South Korea’s second consecutive championship. Kim added an individual gold medal at the same event. South Korea will be a heavy title favorite in the men‘s sabre team event at the Aug. 18-Sept. 2 Asian Games in Jakar
Aug. 6, 2018
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Skillful midfielder eyes gold in her 1st Asian Games
South Korea women's national football team midfielder Lee Min-a said Monday she is eager to win gold at the upcoming Asian Games. Lee, who plays for Japan’s INAC Kobe Leonessa, is one of the 20 players who will compete in the women‘s football competition at the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games in Indonesia. It will be her first appearance at an Asiad since she started representing the country in 2012. South Korea women`s national football team midfielder Lee Min-a (Yonhap) “It’s always an honor to
Aug. 6, 2018
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Surprise Olympic fencing champion excited for Asian Games challenge
JINCHEON, North Chungcheong Province -- Having shocked the world with an Olympic gold medal two years ago, South Korean epee fencer Park Sang-young says he's excited for a fresh challenge at this month's Asian Games.At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, Park, then an unheralded fencer at age 21, rallied from a 14-10 deficit against Geza Imre of Hungary in the final, winning five straight points to capture the least expected of South Korea's nine gold medals.He has since gone through some u
Aug. 6, 2018
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[Weekender] Extra information about surfing in Korea
Indoor surfing at Flow House SeoulIf traveling all the way to a beach does not fit your schedule, there is the option of indoor surfing at Flow House Seoul in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. Practice balancing on a board at this establishment, which touts itself as a transplanted California beach. Training sessions are available at 350,000 won ($315) per hour for a group of eight to 11. For a group of four, an hour’s flow riding starts at 40,000 won per head without lesson. Flow House Seoul opens dai
Aug. 2, 2018
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[Weekender] Surf’s up for Korea
“We met through surfing last year,” a young Korean couple holding on to surfboards said on a sunny day at Hajodae Beach in Yangyang, Gangwon Province. The two had their faces covered in thick sunblock, their bright smiles matching.“We liked surfing so much that we eventually quit our jobs and went down to Jeju Island together to live there for a month surfing,” 27-year-old Um Kyu-ri said, holding hands with her boyfriend Woo Im-kyun, also 27 and a kindred spirit.Surfing is the latest trending su
Aug. 2, 2018
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Sports minister visits Asian Games athletes at national training center
JINCHEON -- Sports Minister Do Jong-whan visited South Korean athletes preparing for the Asian Games at the national training venue Thursday.Do met with the athletes in volleyball, judo, boxing, taekwondo and karate at the Jincheon National Training Center in Jincheon, about 90 kilometers south of Seoul, and was also briefed on South Korea's preparations for the Aug. 18-Sept. 2 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia. (Yonhap)Do also spoke with players on the unified Korean women's baske
Aug. 2, 2018
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Kenyan-born marathoner acquires S. Korean citizenship, ineligible for Tokyo 2020
Kenyan-born marathoner Wilson Loyanae Erupe has acquired Korean citizenship, capping off a journey that began more than three years ago.Oh Chang-seok, a former men's national marathon coach who now acts as an agent for Erupe, said the 29-year-old athlete was granted citizenship by the justice ministry on Tuesday. (Yonhap)He failed in his previous bid in April 2016. But he has been competing for a Korean municipal government since June 2015.According to Oh, Erupe will adopt a Korean name, Oh Joo-
Aug. 1, 2018
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Veteran shooter enters final Asian Games with renewed determination
Veteran South Korean shooter Jin Jong-oh said Monday he'll enter his fifth and likely last Asian Games next month with a renewed determination.The 38-year-old, one of the most decorated Olympians for South Korea, said it was a conscious decision on his part to keep telling himself that this year's Asiad, scheduled from Aug. 18 to Sept. 2 in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, will be his final one."Otherwise, I don't think I would have been pushing myself as hard," Jin said at a press conference i
July 30, 2018
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Korea defends fencing world title in men's team sabre
South Korea defended its world title in the men's team sabre fencing in China on Wednesday.The quartet of Kim Jung-hwan, Gu Bon-gil, Kim Jun-ho and Oh Sang-wuk defeated Italy 45-39 in the final held at the World Fencing Championships in Wuxi, China.South Korea won its first men's sabre team title last year and has remained at the top of the game in 2018.Kim Jung-hwan, the senior member of the team at 34, became a double gold medalist, having earlier won the individual sabre gold medal. He is als
July 25, 2018
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Korean men win sabre gold, bronze at fencing worlds
South Korea has picked up gold and bronze medals in the men's individual sabre at the ongoing fencing world championships in China.Kim Jung-hwan defeated Eli Dershwitz of the United States 15-11 in the final at the World Fencing Championships in Wuxi on Sunday.Fellow South Korean Kim Jun-ho took home bronze after losing to Dershwitz in the semifinals. Kim Jung-hwan celebrates his 15-11 victory over Eli Dershwitz of the United States in the final at the World Fencing Championships in Wuxi on Sund
July 23, 2018
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S. Korean table tennis player grabs 3 int'l titles at home
South Korean table tennis player Jang Woo-jin had himself quite a weekend, grabbing three gold medals at an international tournament that wrapped up on home soil on Sunday.Jang defeated Liang Jingkun of China 4-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-7, 11-3) in the men's singles final for his third gold medal at the International Table Tennis Federation World Tour Platinum Korea Open in Daejeon, 160 kilometers south of Seoul. Jang Woo-jin of South Korea hits a shot during the men's doubles final at the International
July 22, 2018
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S. Korean men's doubles ping pong team wins int'l title at home
A South Korean men's doubles ping pong team captured a gold medal at an international tournament on home soil on Sunday.The duo of Jang Woo-jin and Lim Jong-hoon beat Ho Kwan Kit and Wong Chun Ting of Hong Kong 3-1 (11-8, 19-17, 9-11, 11-9) at the International Table Tennis Federation World Tour Platinum Korea Open in Daejeon, 160 kilometers south of Seoul.(Yonhap)This was Jang's second gold medal of the competition. On Saturday, he teamed up with North Korea's Cha Hyo-sim to capture the mixed d
July 22, 2018
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Unified ping-pong team heads into mixed doubles final
DAEJEON -- A unified Korean mixed doubles ping-pong team advanced to the finals Friday, propelled by thunderous cheers and applause from South Korean spectators. At the semifinals that kicked off around noon, the impeccable teamwork of Jang Woo-jin of South Korea and Cha Hyo-sim of North Korea caught Taiwan’s Chen Chien-An and Cheng I-Ching off guard with a score of 3-2 (6-11, 11-5, 16-14, 11-6, 11-4) at the International Table Tennis Federation World Tour Platinum Korea Open in Daejeon, 160 kil
July 20, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Korean figure skaters mourn death of Kazakh star Denis Ten
South Korean figure skaters on Friday mourned the death of Denis Ten, a Kazakh star of Korean descent, taking to social media to express their condolences.Ten, the 2014 Olympic men's singles bronze medalist and a great-great-grandson of a Korean-born independence fighter Min Keung-ho, was stabbed to death in Almaty on Thursday at age 25.South Korean icon Kim Yu-na wrote on her Instagram page that she was "traumatized" by the news of Ten's death, while also posting a photo of herself and Ten toge
July 20, 2018