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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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[Asian Games] North Korean athletes’ feats make headlines
North Korea’s main newspaper on Monday carried intensive coverage of the country’s better-than-expected performance at the recent Asiad in South Korea, but it kept mum on Pyongyang’s dispatch of a high-powered delegation to the closing ceremony.North Korea won 11 gold, 11 silver and 14 bronze medals, placing seventh in the medal rankings at the Incheon Asian Games, which ended its 16-day run on Saturday in the port city of the same name west of Seoul.It was the communist country’s first finish i
More SportsOct. 6, 2014
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[Asian Games] N. Korea returns to Asiad top 10 after more than a decade
Aided by world record-breaking performances by its weightlifters, North Korea made a comeback to the top 10 in the Asiad medal tally for the first time in 12 years at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.The communist country also drew spotlight for its proactive sports diplomacy by unprecedentedly sending high-ranking party officials as well as those from the sports circle to the South, boosting expectations that the continental event would serve as a breakthrough for icy inter-Korean ties.With 150 ath
More SportsOct. 5, 2014
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[Asian Games] World records fall by wayside at Asian Games
Watching athletes nail a gold medal is plenty exhilarating; watching them do so while breaking world records is even more so. And those who attended the Incheon Asian Games saw that happen many times.The 17th Asian Games saw 14 world records shattered by its participating athletes in Incheon. More than half of the new world records were set by weightlifters, who outlifted nine of the previous figures set in the sport. North Korean star weightlifter Kim Un-guk hoisted more than twice his own weig
More SportsOct. 5, 2014
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[Asian Games] North Korea returns to Asiad top 10 after more than a decade
Aided by world record-breaking performances by its weightlifters, North Korea made a comeback to the top 10 in the Asiad medal tally for the first time in 12 years at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. The communist country also drew spotlight for its proactive sports diplomacy by unprecedentedly sending high-ranking party officials as well as those from the sports circle to the South, boosting expectations that the continental event would serve as a breakthrough for icy inter-Korean ties. With 1
Olympic GamesOct. 5, 2014
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[Asian Games] Accidents, doping, controversies cloud 17th Asian Games
The 17th Asian Games may have had many golden moments -- 439 total to be exact -- but it also had its share of lows that suggested the largest sporting event on the continent is never an easy one to organize. For starters, the symbolic Asian Games cauldron, lit at the Sept. 19 opening ceremony, went out for 10 minutes the next day due to difficulties maintaining the complicated, fountain-shaped flame.The cauldron had already drawn plenty of criticisms, having been lit by a local celebrity wit
Olympic GamesOct. 5, 2014
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[Asian Games] South Korea finishes with no golds in athletics, aquatics at Incheon
South Korea, despite accomplishing its initial goal of clinching second place in the medal standings at the Incheon Asian Games, wrapped up aquatics and athletics events on home soil without any gold. With a total of 100 gold medals up for grabs in swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo, and track and field events, the host country's biggest-ever delegation of 831 athletes failed to grab any Asiad gold, marking its first such drought since the 1978 Bangkok Asian Games. No South
Olympic GamesOct. 5, 2014
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[Asian Games] Incheon bids farewell to Asia as curtain falls
The curtain fell on the Incheon Asian Games on Saturday after 16 days of tough competition by participating athletes and friendships shared by billions of sports fans on the continent but with familiar results: China placed first, South Korea second and Japan third in the medal standings.Under the slogan of "Diversity Shines Here," more than 14,000 athletes and staff from 45 countries have competed for 439 gold medals in 36 sports. Fourteen new world records were rewritten here in archery, shoot
Olympic GamesOct. 4, 2014
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[Asian Games] Asian Games News Service wraps up successful coverage of 17th Asiad
The Korea Herald has provided the Asian Games News Service with over 7,000 media staff reporting the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. The service provided by the AGNS team varied from previews of each and every competition, reviews and results of each and every competition, press conferences, as well as the ever so important quotes from the athletes themselves.The AGNS team, most if not all, traveled to more than one venue on any given day. In order to provide live coverage of each match, the reporter
Olympic GamesOct. 4, 2014
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[Asian Games] China dominated, North Korea made splash at Asiad
The Asian Games wrapped up on Saturday with China dominating the gold-medal count and North Korea stealing the limelight.As the final events played out ahead of the closing ceremony, China had won 151 gold medals _ well ahead of the 79 won by host South Korea and the 47 golds that went to Japan. All told, 14 world records were set during the games, which brought together more than 9,500 athletes from 45 countries. More than 40 Asian records also fell.``These numbers show the development of sport
Olympic GamesOct. 4, 2014
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[Asian Games] Samsung MVP Award: 2014 MVP is Kosuke Hagino of Japan
The Samsung MVP Award Steering Committe announced the winner of the Samsung MVP Award at a press conference today. The award went to the Japanese swimmer Kosuke Hagino, who has won four gold medals from 200m and 400m individual medley, 200m freestyle, and 4x200m relay races. He also obtained one silver medal in the 400m freestyle, and two bronze medals in 100m and 200m backstroke races.By Kim Young-won (AGNS)
Olympic GamesOct. 4, 2014
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[Asian Games] Josiah Ng’s fight for his cycling dream
Josiah Ng is one of the best known professional cyclists in the world while being the forerunner to put Malaysia on the map as one of the best countries for professional cycling. Josiah Ng is a three-time Olympian since 2004, currently holds three gold medals from the Asian Championships, one gold and bronze medal from the Commonwealth Games, and has won a medal in every Asian Games he has participated in with three silvers and one bronze. Along with his medal wins, Josiah became the first Malay
Olympic GamesOct. 4, 2014
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[Asian Games] Japanese swimmer Hagino named Incheon Asiad MVP
Japanese swimming sensation Kosuke Hagino was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 17th Incheon Asian Games on Saturday. Among the shortlist of eight athletes, Hagino took the prize after having delivered four gold medals in the pool, in addition to one silver and two bronze."I did not expect this at all," Hagino said at a press conference. "I want to thank my family and my teammates."In Incheon, Hagino grabbed gold medals in the men's 200mindividual medley with an Asian record time, the
Olympic GamesOct. 4, 2014
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[Asian Games] Diving events end with brighter future ahead for the hosts
(Yonhap)Incheon -- As the 2014 Incheon Asian Games came to an end, Chinese divers have once again dominated the diving pool as always, claiming all 10 gold medals in both the men and women’s events. However, it was South Korean young hopefuls, Kim Yeong-nam and Woo Ha-ram that stood out among China’s flawless performances. Chinese divers have claimed gold in all events since the Tehran Asian Games in 1974, leaving Malaysia, Japan, and North Korea fight for silver and bronze. South Korea has neve
Latest NewsOct. 4, 2014
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[Asian Games] Korea beats Iran for men's basketball gold
South Korea defeated Iran 79-77 to capture gold in men's basketball at the Asian Games on Friday.South Korea erased a five-point deficit with two minutes to play to win its first gold in men's hoops since 2002.Down 75-70 with two minutes to play, South Korea went ahead 76-75 with Yang Dong-geun's three-pointer and then a three-point play by Kim Jong-kyu, who converted his free throw after getting fouled on a lay-in with 36.3 secods to go.South Korea got a steal on the next possession and Moon Ta
Olympic GamesOct. 3, 2014
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[Asian Games] Korea grabs 2 golds, 2 silvers in boxing
South Korea won two golds and two silvers in men's boxing on Friday at the Incheon Asian Games.Light flyweight Shin Jong-hun jabbed his way to the title with a unanimous 3-0 decision over Kazakhstan's Birzhan Zhakypov on the final day of the boxing competition."I still can't believe that I actually won," said Shin during an interview. "I guess I'm so happy right now that I'm not even crying."It was South Korea's first Asiad gold in 12 years. The last time South Korea claimed a gold in the combat
Olympic GamesOct. 3, 2014
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[Asian Games] Saudi Arabians in Korea, citizens, S-OIL employees root for Saudi Arabian athlete
A Saudi Arabian cheering squad, including S-OIL employees, roots for Fahhad Mohammed Alsubaie of Saudi Arabia in the final of the men‘s 200-meter race at the Incheon Asian Games held in the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium on Oct. 1. (S-OIL)About 100 Saudi Arabians living in Korea, Korean citizens and S-OIL employees rooted for a Saudi Arabian athlete in the final of the men's 200-meter race at the Incheon Asian Games held in the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium on Oct.1. Fahhad Mohammed Alsubaie of Saudi
SportsOct. 3, 2014
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[Asian Games] S. Korea beats N. Korea for men's football gold
South Korean soccer players celebrate after winning the final match with North Korea in Asian Games in Incheon on Thursday. (Yonhap)South Korea defeated North Korea 1-0 for the men's football gold medal in an eagerly anticipated showdown at the Asian Games on Thursday, ending a 28-year drought for the title in the regional competition.Defensive back Rim Chang-woo scored the winner just moments from the whistle in the second extra period at Munhak Stadium, as South Korea captured its first Asiad
Olympic GamesOct. 2, 2014