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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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[Herald Interview] Son Suk-ku chooses to be swayed by others in navigating life
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Seoul’s bus union prepares for strike
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[PyeongChang 2018] UN adopts Olympic Truce for PyeongChang Winter Olympics
NEW YORK/SEOUL -- The United Nations General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution calling for the peaceful running of the upcoming Winter Olympics in South Korea's PyeongChang.The resolution, also known as the "Olympic Truce," is adopted every two years ahead of the Summer and Winter Olympic games to declare a truce and safe passage for all participants during the athletic events.The PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are slated to run next year from Feb. 9-25 and March 9-18, res
Nov. 14, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] UN to adopt Olympic Truce for PyeongChang Winter Olympics
The United Nations General Assembly is to adopt the Olympic Truce for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Monday (local time) in a symbolic gesture to hope for a peaceful running of the games.Last Saturday, Culture Minister Do Jong-hwan left for New York to attend the meeting, with a 10-strong South Korean delegation that includes Lee Hee-beom, chief of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games and Kim Yu-na, a figure skating champion and Honorary Am
Nov. 13, 2017
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Chung Hyeon looking to build on 1st ATP title
Fresh off his first career ATP Tour title, South Korean youngster Chung Hyeon said Monday he'll look to build on that success and become an even more complete player.Chung returned home after winning the inaugural Next Generation ATP Finals in Milan, Italy, on Saturday. In the season-ending event for players 21 or younger, Chung, then ranked No. 54, defeated 37th-ranked Andrey Rublev of Russia in the final.There were no ranking points in the event, and Chung actually dropped to No. 59 in the lat
Nov. 13, 2017
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Sport climber named top Korean female athlete of 2017
Sport climber Kim Ja-in was named South Korea's top female athlete of the year Monday.Kim, 29, will receive the highest honor at the 2017 Korea Woman Sports Awards, the organizers said. The award ceremony will take place in Seoul next Tuesday.Kim is one of the leading climbers in climbing and bouldering competitions. She has won 26 International Federation of Sport Climbing LEAD World Cups, most among female climbers. In this file photo taken on Aug. 28, 2017, South Korean professional sport cl
Nov. 13, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korea picks up team sprint bronze at Speed Skating World Cup
South Korea picked up a bronze to wrap up the season-opening World Cup event in the Netherlands.The trio of Kim Min-sun, Kim Hyun-yung and Park Seung-hi teamed up for the third-place finish in the women's team sprint at the first International Skating Union World Cup Speed Skating of the season in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on Sunday (local time). At 1:28.111, South Korea lost to Norway by 0.001 second, while Russia took the gold in 1:26.62.The team sprint is contested over three laps, with each t
Nov. 13, 2017
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S. Korean star wins 2 titles to open World Cup season
South Korean veteran Lee Seung-hoon has opened the new World Cup season with two gold medals.Lee won the men's mass start title at the first leg of the International Skating Union World Cup Speed Skating in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on Saturday (local time). Lee had won the team pursuit gold medal the previous day.In this Associated Press photo, Lee Seung-hoon of South Korea celebrates his victory at the men`s mass start in the opening leg of the International Skating Union World Cup Speed Skatin
Nov. 12, 2017
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Korean handball icon Woo Sun-hee announces retirement
South Korean handball icon Woo Sun-hee announced her retirement on Friday, ending a 15-year international career highlighted by trips to three Olympics.Woo, 39, said Friday she decided to end her career after the conclusion of the National Sports Festival last month.She first made the national team in 2001 and represented the country at the 2004, 2012 and 2016 Olympics, and also at four Asian Games from 2002 to 2014. In this file photo taken on Aug. 14, 2016, South Korean handball player Woo Sun
Nov. 10, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Culture minister to visit NY for Olympic Truce, PyeongChang Olympics promotion
Culture Minister Do Jong-hwan will leave for New York on Saturday to attend the United Nations General Assembly to adopt the Olympic Truce, the ministry said Friday.While in the US, the minister will be engaged in a slew of promotional activities for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. He is set to host a reception, hold a media briefing and give press interviews, said the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in a press release.Fireworks light up the sky at a port in Busan on Nov. 4, 2017,
Nov. 10, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang Winter Olympics chance to bring world together: Melania Trump
US First Lady Melania Trump spent time with Korean students on Tuesday at a sports event organized by the US Embassy in Korea to promote physical activity among young girls.She arrived in Korea earlier in the day with her husband President Donald Trump for a two-day state visit after spending three days in Japan.While her husband was visiting Camp Humphreys, the new home of the US Eighth Army, in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, she traveled to Habib House, the US ambassador's residence in Seoul.
Nov. 7, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang 2018 volunteers vow to provide best service with passion
The volunteers for the PyeongChang Winter Games on Monday vowed to contribute to a successful sport event by providing the best service to visitors next year.The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games hosted an event in Seoul to celebrate the launch of the volunteer program, with more than 1,000 gathered to show their commitment to the first winter multi-sport event in South Korea. The POCOG is recruiting some 22,400 volunteers to assist with a range of t
Nov. 6, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Two former football stars join torch relay for PyeongChang 2018
Two former football stars will serve as torchbearers for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, a corporate sponsor of the event said Friday. Coca-Cola, one of the three presenting partners for the Olympic torch relay, said current South Korea national football team assistant coach Cha Du-ri and former national team striker Shin Young-rok will carry the sacred fire together in Busan on Saturday. Coca-Cola said Cha and Shin will run as a group with other runners. In this file photo taken on S
Nov. 3, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea says NK yet to express intent to participate in PyeongChang Olympics
South Korea's unification ministry on Friday dismissed a report that North Korea has notified the global skating body of its intent to take part in the pairs figure skating competition in the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics.North Korea's pairs figure skating tandem Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik in September gained qualification for next year's Winter Olympics in South Korea. A local broadcaster reported last month that North Korea expressed its intent to join the competition to the International Skating
Nov. 3, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Speed skater realizes dream of carrying Olympic torch
INCHEON -- South Korean speed skating star Lee Sang-hwa realized her dream of running in an Olympic torch relay on Wednesday, carrying the flame for next year's Winter Games on home ice.Lee, two-time reigning Olympic gold medalist in the women's 500m, ran as the 60th torchbearer for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games.The Olympic flame arrived at Incheon International Airport earlier Wednesday, having been lit and handed over to PyeongChang in Greece, and the torch relay got underway on Incheon Br
Nov. 1, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Young figure skater 'honored' to be 1st torchbearer for PyeongChang 2018
INCHEON -- South Korean teenage figure skater You Young served as the first torchbearer for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Wednesday, an experience she said she will cherish forever.The 13-year-old carried the torch for the first Winter Olympics to take place in South Korea, as the relay commenced following the arrival of the Olympic flame from Greece earlier Wednesday.She trotted 200 meters on Incheon Bridge, near Incheon International Airport west of Seoul, surrounded by hundreds of d
Nov. 1, 2017
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Who's who of South Korean sports, entertainment to bear torch for PyeongChang 2018
INCHEON -- Some of the most visible athletes and celebrities from host nation South Korea will bear the torch for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.The Olympic flame was lit last week in Greece, the birthplace of the Olympics, and arrived in the South Korea on Wednesday. The 2,018-kilometer relay that will cover the nation then commenced.Figure skating prospect You Young has the honor of being the first torchbearer at home. She's best known for becoming the youngest national singles champion
Nov. 1, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Olympic flame for PyeongChang 2018 arrives in Korea
INCHEON -- The Olympic flame for the first Winter Games to take place in South Korea arrived in the host country Wednesday, as the countdown to the quadrennial competition reached 100 days.A 16-member South Korean delegation arrived at Incheon International Airport with the flame after a handover ceremony in Athens, bringing an Olympic torch home for the first time since the Seoul Summer Olympics in 1988.The flame for PyeongChang was lit at the Temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece, on Oct. 24 and w
Nov. 1, 2017
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From Seoul 1988 to PyeongChang 2018, choreographer of Olympic flame ceremony calls herself 'lucky one'
ATHENS -- Artemis Ignatiou, the Greek choreographer of the lighting and handover ceremony of the Olympic flame for PyeongChang 2018, said Tuesday that watching the sacred fire going to South Korea gives her a special feeling. Ignatiou first participated in the Olympic ceremonies in 1988 when she served as one of the priestesses for the ceremonies for the Summer Olympics in Seoul. Now she is the orchestrator of the ritual performances for the first Winter Games in South Korea. "I was the one who
Nov. 1, 2017
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Maker of 2018 Winter Olympics torch puts itself at center of games' promotion
Hanwha Group, the South Korean conglomerate that made the Olympic torch for the upcoming Winter Games, will put itself in the forefront in promoting the event by tracking the flame as it travels through the country starting Wednesday, company officials said.The conglomerate that made the torch for the 1988 Seoul Summer Games was again tapped to make the torch for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics that opens in February.Company officials said Hanwha made 9,640 torches and delivered them to the
Nov. 1, 2017
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Korean athletes set sights on record-setting performance at PyeongChang 2018
South Korean athletes on Tuesday reaffirmed their determination to deliver a record-setting performance at next year's Winter Olympics at home.The countdown to the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics will reach 100 days Wednesday, and the national team media day at the National Training Center in Seoul on Tuesday provided an opportunity for the delegation leaders and medal hopefuls to talk about their preparations and goals.PyeongChang 2018 will be the first Winter Olympics to take place in South K
Oct. 31, 2017
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PyeongChang Games tour pass for foreign visitors to go on sale
A special tour pass exclusively designed for foreigners visiting South Korea during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics early next year will be available for purchase starting this week, the Seoul city government said Tuesday. Discover Seoul Pass offers discounts of up to 50 percent at some 95 tourist destinations in the capital and the eastern province of Gangwon where the event is due to be held in February, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government. The tourist card gives free entrance to 21
Oct. 31, 2017