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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Bae Doo-na shares portraying Korean identity in Hollywood's 'Rebel Moon'
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[From the Scene] Monks, Buddhists hail return of remains of Buddhas
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Medical schools granted enrollment quota flexibility for next year
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Korean art gets spotlight at Venice Biennale 2024
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Police uncover illegal gambling website made by teens, for teens
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[Newsmaker] Chung Hyeon becomes Korea's highest-ranked tennis player
Australian Open semifinalist Chung Hyeon became Korea's highest-ranked tennis player Monday after he cracked the top 30. Chung jumped from 58th to 29th in the latest men's singles rankings released by the Association of Tennis Professionals after earning 720 ranking points for his historic semifinals run at the season's first Grand Slam event.Lee Hyung-taik, who is retired, previously held the highest-ranked position by a Korean player at No. 36. He reached that position in August 2007.Chung Hye
Jan. 29, 2018
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S. Korean Lee June-hyoung finishes 14th at Four Continents figure skating
South Korean figure skater Lee June-hyoung ranked 14th out of 24 at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei on Saturday.Lee scored 211.86 points overall to lead the South Korean contingent at the annual competition. Lee had 69.93 points in the short program and added 141.93 points in his free skate. He topped 200 points for only the second time in his senior career, which began in 2015. His career high remains 222.89 points, which he tallied at the Nebelhorn Trophy last Septem
Jan. 28, 2018
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Figure skater Choi Da-bin sets season-best score in Olympic tune-up
South Korean figure skater Choi Da-in earned her best score of the season at an Olympic tune-up competition on Friday.Choi earned her season-best 190.23 points overall to finish fourth at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei. She scored 127.93 points in Friday's free skate, good for third in the segment, after ranking fifth after the short program with 62.30 points.Choi fell just shy of her personal high, 191.11 points, set at last year's world championships (Yonhap)Kaori S
Jan. 26, 2018
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N. Korea figure skating pairs team wins bronze at Four Continents Championships
North Korea's figure skating pairs team of Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik won the bronze medal Friday at the last-minute international rehearsal before the next month's PyeongChang Winter Olympics.At the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, held in the Taiwanese capital of Taipei, the duo earned a personal-best total of 184.98 points to finish third. The U.S. team of Tarah Kayne and Danny O'Shea won gold with 194.42 points, followed by another American tandem, Ashley Cain and Timothy Leduc,
Jan. 26, 2018
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Federer hails Chung as future top 10 player
MELBOURNE -- Roger Federer hailed Chung Hyeon as a future top 10 player Friday after the South Korean's Australian Open came to a painful end at the hands of the Swiss maestro.The defending champion was leading 6-1, 5-2 and in full control when Chung retired with foot blisters, bringing the curtain down on a breakout tournament in which he announced himself as a future star in the making. The 21-year-old sent 12-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic packing in the quarter-finals, although the Se
Jan. 26, 2018
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[Newsmaker] S. Korean sensation Chung Hyeon bows to Roger Federer at Australian Open
South Korean tennis sensation Chung Hyeon bowed out to Roger Federer in the Australian Open semifinals Friday, ending a historic run that has captivated a nation hungry for new sporting heroes.The 58th-ranked Chung withdrew against the second-ranked Federer with blisters on his left foot, when the score was 6-1, 5-2 in favor of the Swiss great.Chung was the lowest-ranked man to make the Australian Open semifinals since Marat Safin 2004. The 21-year-old knocked out six-time Australian Open champi
Jan. 26, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Intel to host ‘StarCraft II’ tournament in lead-up to Olympics
Intel will host an international “StarCraft II” tournament in South Korea’s eastern county of PyeongChang in the lead up to the 2018 Winter Olympics that kicks off in the region next month.The Intel Extreme Masters PyeongChang tournament for Blizzard Entertainment’s real-time strategy game will take place Feb. 5-7 at the Olympic Village in PyeongChang. Intel has yet to confirm a venue. A total of 18 StarCraft II players who have passed the online qualifiers compete in the main tournament for a c
Jan. 26, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Alternative apps to Google Maps for Winter Olympics
In most parts of the world, Google Maps is the go-to source for travelers in foreign countries, as it offers easy public transportation guidance as well as directions for driving, biking and walking. However, South Korea is one of the few countries in the world where Google Maps is not offered in its full capacity, with critical features like driving navigation unavailable due to security restrictions.South Korea, still technically at war with North Korea, prohibits companies from exporting the
Jan. 25, 2018
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Lee Sang-ho eyes Korea's 1st Olympic medal on snow
South Korean alpine snowboarder Lee Sang-ho has a nickname that he can't shake off till this day.Lee first started snowboarding at a sledding slope that was previously a cabbage patch. After he established himself in the snowboarding scene, "Napa Cabbage Boy" became his nickname.Coincidently, PyeongChang, the host city of the 2018 Winter Olympics, is also known for fresh cabbages. With its cold weather, PyeongChang is widely regarded as the best place for highland agriculture in South Korea.Lee
Jan. 25, 2018
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Bobsleigh pilot confident of strong PyeongChang 2018 performance
South Korean bobsleigh pilot Won Yun-jong said Wednesday he feels confident that he can achieve good results at the upcoming Winter Olympics. Won will partner with brakeman Seo Young-woo to compete in the two-man bobsleigh event at the PyeongChang Olympic Games next month. The tandem is considered one the medal hopes for South Korea in sliding sports. “I‘ve prepared for the PyeongChang Olympics for about eight years and it’s just around the corner,” Won said after the South Korean national team
Jan. 24, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Meningococcal vaccines recommended for Olympics attendees
From athletes and support staff to reporters and spectators, millions of people from around the world are set to gather at the 2018 Winter Olympics, which will kick off in South Korea’s eastern county of PyeongChang on Feb. 9.At large-scale events like the Olympic Games, the risks of an infectious disease outbreak are expected to be higher. Though germs will always be in the air, event participants are advised to protect themselves against a particularly deadly infection called meningococcal dis
Jan. 24, 2018
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Tennis: Injured Nadal set to return in three weeks
MELBOURNE (AFP) - World number one Rafael Nadal faces three weeks out after being diagnosed with a torn inner hip muscle during his Australian Open quarter-final defeat, his management said Wednesday. The 16-time Grand Slam champion had a scan in a Melbourne hospital after he retired early in the fifth set of his match with Croatia's Marin Cilic on Tuesday. "The MRI (scan) showed a grade one injury of his illiopsoas on his right leg," his management said in a statement. (Yonhap) "He will b
Jan. 24, 2018
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Chung's amazing run continues into Australian Open semis
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) _ Hyeon Chung has reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time, following up his upset victory over six-time Australian Open championNovak Djokovic in the fourth round with a 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-3 win Wednesday over Tennys Sandgren.The No. 58-ranked Chung is the first Korean player to reach the last four of a major, and the lowest-ranked man to reach the Australian Open semifinals since Marat Safin in 2004. (Yonhap)After taking out No. 4 Alexander Zverev and 12
Jan. 24, 2018
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Chung Hyeon becomes 1st S. Korean Grand Slam semifinalist at Australian Open
Chung Hyeon became the first Korean tennis player to reach a semifinals at a Grand Slam event Wednesday, as he continued his historic run at the Australian Open. Chung beat Tennys Sandgren of the United States 3-0 (6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3) in the quarterfinals match at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. He will next face Roger Federer in the semis on Friday. Federer, who boasts 19 Grand Slam singles titles, blanked Tomas Berdych 3-0 (7-6 (7-1), 6-3, 6-4) to reach the last four. This was Chung's second en
Jan. 24, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Administrative oversight costs speed skater Olympic berth
An administrative oversight has cost a South Korean speed skater a spot in next month's PyeongChang Winter Olympics.The Korea Skating Union said Tuesday that Noh Seon-yeong, initially picked to represent the host country in the women's team pursuit event, will be ineligible for the competition.At the national Olympic trials last October, Noh was selected, along with Kim Bo-reum and Park Ji-woo, for the team pursuit. As the host country, South Korea received an automatic spot in the team pursuit.
Jan. 23, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] IOC President Bach says PyeongChang Olympics can send 'message of peace' to world
With the two Koreas having agreed to march in together at their opening ceremony, the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games can send "the message of peace" to the rest of the world, the world Olympic chief said Tuesday.In a teleconference with South Korean media, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said bringing together the two nations, which remain technically at war with each other even though hostilities in the Korean War came to an end in 1953, will represent a "powerful signal of
Jan. 23, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang's top organizer downplays controversy over joint flag
The head of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics organizing committee on Tuesday downplayed concerns over the planned use of the Korean Unification Flag, a joint flag symbolic of a unified Korean Peninsula, during the joint entrance of the two Koreas at the opening ceremony of next month's Winter Games."I'm aware that there are many concerns over the joint entrance behind the Korean Unification Flag. But since we're the host nation, there will be a three minute performance with the Taegeukgi as
Jan. 23, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Pyeongchang Olympics opener to highlight peace through children's eyes
The opening ceremony for next month's PyeongChang Winter Olympic will highlight peace by following the fairytale-like adventures of five imaginary children from rural South Korea exploring the country's culture and history, organizers said Tuesday.The Feb. 9 opener for South Korea's first Winter Games, titled "Peace in Motion," will start at 8 p.m. with the chiming of bells welcoming Winter Olympians and fans from around the world to the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium, according to the organizing c
Jan. 23, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korean-born Russian short track star not to join Olympics
South Korean-born Russian short track speed skating star Victor An will not be allowed to compete at the upcoming Winter Olympic Games, sources said Tuesday, presumably due to alleged links to Russia's state-sponsored doping scandal.Citing an anonymous source, Russia's TASS news agency reported that An is not included in the list of Russian athletes heading to PyeongChang. Other local media also claimed that An and some of his colleagues are banned from the event.While the grounds for his exclus
Jan. 23, 2018
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[Newsmaker] S. Korean tennis star Chung Hyeon beats Novak Djokovic at Australian Open
Chung Hyeon continued his impressive run at the Australian Open on Monday after he beat former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic to become the first South Korean to reach the last eight at a Grand Slam event. Chung produced another upset at the Australian Open after he knocked out Djokovic 3-0 (7-6 (7-4), 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)) in the round of 16 contest at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. He reached the last 16 at the season‘s first grand slam event with a surprising win over world No. 4 Alexander Zverev on Sat
Jan. 22, 2018