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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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[PyeongChang 2018] China likely to send high-ranking party official to PyeongChang
China will likely send a delegation led by a high-ranking communist party official to South Korea during next month's Winter Olympic Games, diplomatic sources said Tuesday.China has recently informed South Korea that Han Zheng, No. 7 in the Communist Party of China, will make a trip to South Korea in time for the Feb. 9-25 Winter Olympics, which will be held in the South's alpine town of PyeongChang, according to the sources. "Currently, South Korea and China are fine-tuning relevant matters and
More SportsJan. 16, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang Olympic torch to reach host province on Sunday
The torch for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics will reach the host region of Gangwon Province next week, organizers said Monday.Starting in Cheorwon County on Sunday, the torch will travel through 18 major cities and towns in the eastern province before reaching the host county of PyeongChang for the Feb. 9 opening ceremony of the country's first Winter Games. The Olympics will run through Feb. 25.The combined distance covered by the torch relay, which started on Nov. 1, will reach 2,018 kil
More SportsJan. 15, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Seoul has no plans for joint Korean teams in sports other than women's hockey
Seoul has no plans to push for a joint Korean team in sports other than women's hockey at the upcoming Winter Olympics, a sports ministry official said Monday.The official, on the condition of anonymity, rejected media reports on the government's hopes for a unified Korean team in figure skating's team event and even in bobsleigh at the PyeongChang Winter Games."We've never considered the idea in those two sports, and we never will," the official said. In this file photo, taken April 6, 2017, pl
North KoreaJan. 15, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Koreans turn in favor of NK's Olympic participation
South Korean public opinion has swiftly turned positive over North Korea's participation in the upcoming Winter Olympic Games, since the reclusive country decided last week to join the international event in the South, a local big data analysis firm said Monday. During high-level inter-Korean talks Tuesday, the North agreed to send a delegation, including a cheering squad, to the Olympics. This file photo taken on Sept. 27, 2014, shows North Koreans supporting their athletes in the men`s wrestl
North KoreaJan. 15, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korean Olympic body to propose regular inter-Korean sports exchanges
South Korea's Olympic body will propose to its North Korean counterpart holding regular sports exchanges, when the two sides meet at International Olympic Committee headquarters later this week.An official with the South's Korean Olympic & Sport Committee said its chief, Lee Kee-heung, will ask North Korean officials about having regular inter-Korean sports exchanges after the PyeongChang Olympic Games, at a meeting at IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. Korean Olympic & Sport Committee
North KoreaJan. 15, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Canadian war veterans to join commemorative hockey game in Korea
Three former Canadian soldiers will visit South Korea this week for a symbolic ice hockey game to celebrate the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, six decades after their participation in the Korean War, a ministry here said Monday.The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs has invited the three men -- Dennis Moore, Claude Charland and John Bishop -- to a six-day program to start on Wednesday. All of them are in their 80s. Canadian troops play an ice hockey game on the frozen Imjin River durin
More SportsJan. 15, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Top commander vows full military support for Olympics security
South Korea's highest-ranking military officer inspected the preparedness of the country's troops Friday for the security of the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games.Gen. Jeong Kyeong-doo, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), reaffirmed that the military will provide "maximum support" for the success of the quadrennial event to open next month in the eastern province of Gangwon, according to the JCS.He was visiting the ad-hoc "on-site command posts" in PyeongChang and Gangneung, whe
More SportsJan. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea preparing for Pyongyang's possible participation in PyeongChang Paralympics
South Korea's Paralympic committee said Friday it is preparing to invite North Korea to the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics, which are slated for March, amid hope of inter-Korean reconciliation through sporting events.During the first official talks between the two Koreas in more than two years, North Korea said earlier this week that it plans to send a delegation of athletes to the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, also raising the possibility that the North could join the Paralympic Games in March."
Olympic GamesJan. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Speed skater Lee Sang-hwa voices confidence for PyeongChang Olympics
South Korean speed skating star Lee Sang-hwa on Friday voiced confidence for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, where she'll chase her third straight gold medal in the 500 meters.Lee got in her final tune-up before the title defense at the National Winter Sports Festival in Seoul, handily winning the race in 38.21 seconds.The Olympics start on Feb. 9, and Lee's 500m race is scheduled for Feb. 18."I expected to come in around 38.55, and this was a satisfying result," Lee said at the Taereung I
Olympic GamesJan. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Booking rate still below 30 percent
The PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games are just a few weeks away, but the booking rate for accommodations in Gangwon Province remains below 30 percent despite the government’s effort to crack down on price gouging.The Olympic Plaza in PyeongChang, South Korea, where opening and closing ceremonies will be held. YonhapAs of last week, 16,744 individual rooms have been booked ahead of the games out of 67,879 rooms at 4,797 accommodations, according to the PyeongChang Organizing Committee. While rooms
Olympic GamesJan. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Actor Lee Dong-wook named honorary ambassador for PyeongChang Olympics
South Korean star actor Lee Dong-wook on Friday was named an honorary ambassador for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics that will kick off next month.In a ceremony held in Seoul, Lee joined a slew of other Korean wave stars including actors Lee Min-ho and Kim Woo-bin as the latest goodwill spokesperson for South Korea's first Winter Games.The competition will start on Feb. 8 for a 17-day run in PyeongChang and two other adjacent cities in Gangwon Province. Lee Dong-wook (Yonhap) Lee Dong-wook
Olympic GamesJan. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea qualifies for figure skating team event at PyeongChang Olympics
Host South Korea has earned a spot in figure skating's team event at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. The International Skating Union finalized the list of 10 qualified nations on Friday. For the team event, countries must be inside the top 10 in the ISU's qualification points and also must have qualified in three of the other four individual events -- pairs, ice dance, men's singles and women's singles. South Korea ranked 11th in points with 1,397 points, but Spain, which was ninth wit
Olympic GamesJan. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Converted short tracker seeks 1st Olympic medal in speed skating
Once a struggling short track speed skater, Kim Bo-reum has carved out a successful niche in speed skating's mass start -- a relatively new event with a twist.The mass start will make its Winter Olympics debut at PyeongChang 2018 next month, and Kim, skating on home ice, will be among the medal contenders there.Skaters all start simultaneously in the mass start, and the 16-lap race requires plenty of planning and strategizing, with some physical contact allowed as skaters, without being assigned
Olympic GamesJan. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Olympic torch to arrive in Seoul
The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic torch is set to arrive Saturday in Seoul -- the host city of the 1988 Summer Games -- as part of the torch relay across the country in the run-up to February’s Winter Games in Gangwon Province. Photo taken in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province. (Yonhap)The Seoul Metropolitan Government said the torch, which carries the flame that was lit at the Temple of Hera in Greece in October last year and arrived in South Korea in November, will tour the capital city until Tuesday. Thi
Olympic GamesJan. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Free public transportation during Olympics season
Public transportation in the Olympic cities PyeongChang and Gangneung will be free of charge during the games. The organizing committee for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Games said there will be 700 shuttle buses for 27 routes throughout the Olympics period. Passengers without Olympic tickets can also ride the buses for free.KTX to Gangneung (Yonhap)The Gyeonggang line KTX trains to the region, there will be a total of 51 trains a day to Gangneung at 20-minute interval
Olympic GamesJan. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korail puts PyeongChang passengers second for Seollal
The original version of this story said Koreans would be able to buy Seollal-period rail tickets on Tuesday, but tickets to PyeongChang for the period are not on sale until Wednesday. We apologize for any confusion. -- Ed.Holders of rail passes for foreign visitors to the PyeongChang Olympics may be unable to use them over the Lunar New Year period, as priority booking has been given to Korean residents. The five- and seven-day PyeongChang Korail Passes allow the holders to book spots on trains
Social AffairsJan. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang Olympics torch to arrive in capital city
The torch for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games will tour Seoul later this week as one of its stops on its way to the venue of the country's first Winter Olympics, the city government said Thursday.It will mark the first time in nearly 30 years for the capital city to hold a torch relay event since the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul. The 2018 Winter Games will kick off in PyeongChang, which lies 180 kilometers east of Seoul in Gangwon Province, on Feb. 9.The Seoul metropolitan government sai
More SportsJan. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Speed skater Lee Sang-hwa prepares for final Olympic tuneup
South Korean speed skater Lee Sang-hwa will enter a national competition this week for her final tuneup for the 2018 Winter Olympics, her coach said Thursday.National speed skating head coach Baek Chul-gi said Lee and other skaters bound for PyeongChang 2018 will enter the National Winter Sports Festival starting Friday. All races will take place at Taereung International Skating Rink in Seoul."With about a month left until the Olympics, these skaters will try to get into their rhythm through an
More SportsJan. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] NK has met 'technical requirements' for PyeongChang
The world's skating governing body said Thursday that North Korea has met the "technical requirements" to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.The International Skating Union also said it will refer the matter of North Korea's late entry in figure skating to the International Olympic Committee.The ISU welcomed talks between Seoul and Pyongyang earlier this week that resulted in North Korea's offer to participate in the Feb. 9-25 PyeongChang Winter Games. The size of the North's
North KoreaJan. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] IOC to host NK, S. Korea officials for Olympic planning meet
LAUSANNE - Officials from North and South Korea will meet at the International Olympic Committee's headquarters on January 20 to hammer out the details of the North's participation at next month's Winter Games, the IOC said Wednesday. "The participants will be a delegation from the PyeongChang 2018 Organising Committee and delegations from the (Olympic committees) of the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), all led by their respective presidents, as well
North KoreaJan. 11, 2018