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Yao retirement risks NBA profile

More sportsJul 12, 2011

BEIJING (AP) ― Yao Ming’s expected retirement could diminish the NBA’s once-burgeoning popularity in China, with many fans saying they would no longer watch games. “What’s the point of watching NBA ...
Military club coach arrested for blackmail

SoccerJul 12, 2011

The head coach for a local military football team has been arrested for allegedly taking cash from parents of a player involved in match fixing, the defense ministry said Monday. The bench boss for ...
Global pension fund chiefs discuss investment in Seoul

IndustryJul 11, 2011

Big players in global pension funds have gathered in Seoul to discuss future investment plans at the International Pension Conference, which opened here on Monday. Some 40 heads of 37 public and pri...
Korea to sell W2tr in Treasury bills

Jul 11, 2011

Korea will sell 2 trillion won ($1.89 billion) in Treasury bills this month as part of efforts to secure money to cover possible shortfalls in government operation funds, the Finance Ministry said Mo...
Japan’s idle nuclear reactors could restart

World NewsJul 11, 2011
Seo on verge of U.S. Open victory

GolfJul 11, 2011

Korean clings to one-shot lead as darkness halts final round COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AP) ― Seo Hee-kyung has a chance to carve her own special place in history. Not simply as a U.S. Open winner ...
Sanchez takes Tour’s 9th stage as Voeckler leads

More sportsJul 11, 2011

SAINT-FLOUR, France (AP) ― Spain’s Luis Leon Sanchez won the ninth stage of the Tour de France on a wild day of crashes, while France’s Thomas Voeckler finished second to take the leader’s yellow jer...
U.S., Sweden through to semis

SoccerJul 11, 2011

DRESDEN, Germany (AP) ― The match of the tournament turned into one for the ages Sunday when an own goal, retaken penalties, a sending off, an injury-time equalizer and a penalty shootout win swept t...
K-League chief vows major changes

SoccerJul 11, 2011

South Korea’s top division football league will undergo major shifts, including employing a promotion and relegation system to prevent match-fixing and illegal betting. The K-League governing body a...
Gangwon look to improve their play

SoccerJul 11, 2011

It has been one of the best weeks in the history of Gangwon Province. The region doesn’t make many headlines even in its own country but it was catapulted into the global spotlight on Wednesday as t...
Kia Motors sales up 21.8% in June

TransportJul 10, 2011

Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said Friday that its sales in June rose 21.8 percent from a year earlier as a jump in overseas sales offset decreased domestic demand. The ...
iPad, Android push tablet sales forecast

World BusinessJul 10, 2011

International Data Corporation raised its 2011 forecast for global sales of tablet computers by 6.2 percent to 53.5 million units on the strength of Apple Inc.’s iPad and Google Inc.’s Android operat...
Countdown begins for 2nd F1 Korea

More sportsJul 10, 2011

A race car at the Yeongam International Circuit in South Jeolla Province during the D-100 ceremony of the F1 Korean Grand Prix on Sunday. (Sports Plus) Yeongam to speed up improving transport links ...
Kim bags 5th world boxing crown

More sportsJul 10, 2011

Kim Ju-hee celebrates her win on Saturday. (Yonhap News) Korea’s Kim Ju-hee on Saturday routed Fahpratan Looksaikongdin of Thailand to become the new Women’s International Boxing Council light flywe...
Classical Music

TheaterJul 8, 2011

Poster of “Miracle of Music” concert. (Yangho Foundation/Miracle of Music) “Miracle of Music”: The Aloysius Orchestra and pianist Chung Myung-whun will hold a charity concert at the Seoul Arts Cent...