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Joy finally blossoms for Japanese

More sportsJul 19, 2011

Thousands of fans turn out in Tokyo to greet WC champions TOKYO (AP) ― This Japanese flower bloomed just when the country needed it most. A nation reeling from months of tragedy united in joyous ce...
Korea top foreign destination for Chinese

IndustryJul 18, 2011

HONG KONG (Yonhap News) ― Korea was the top foreign destination for the Chinese outbound travelers during the first six months of this year, the Chinese government said Monday, suggesting that the ne...
Water quality forecast planned for four rivers

IndustryJul 18, 2011

Korea is set to adopt weekly forecasts of water quality near the four major rivers under a multi-billion dollar refurbishment project next month in a bid to better control water pollution there, the ...
Korean fake bills increase 8.4% in H1

IndustryJul 18, 2011

The number of counterfeit South Korean banknotes rose 8.4 percent in the first half from a year earlier mainly due to a jump in the discovery of fake banknotes in the second-highest denomination, the...
Buckling to temptation not new in soccer

SoccerJul 18, 2011

A match-fixing scandal in South Korean football shows little sign of slowing down with a growing number of players and teams implicated. The one consolation for the Korean Football Association and th...
Park set for worlds in Shanghai

More sportsJul 18, 2011

The time has come. South Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan arrived in Shanghai on Monday to compete in the 2011 World Swimming Championships. For Park, the biennial event, which is running until Jul...
Striker Ji tunes into new club

SoccerJul 18, 2011

South Korean striker Ji Dong-won has expressed his excitement for the upcoming season in the English Premier League. The 20-year-old Ji, who signed last month with Sunderland AFC, is enjoying being ...
FC Seoul and Suwon seek spark

SoccerJul 18, 2011

So much has happened in this K-League season, some good and quite a lot fairly bad. It seems a long time since it all started back at the beginning of March. Champions FC Seoul and FA Cup holders Suw...
Israel aircraft raid Gaza for 4th day in row

World NewsJul 17, 2011

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) ― Israeli aircraft struck Gaza overnight for the fourth time in as many days, wounding a militant who was about to fire a rocket, Palestinian security sources...
Sabathia wins 14th as Yanks figure out Jays

BaseballJul 17, 2011

TORONTO (AP) ― CC Sabathia ensured the New York Yankees didn’t have to wait another day for their next win. Sa-bathia won his seventh straight start to become the first 14-game winner in the majors,...
Clarke clings to Brit Open lead

GolfJul 17, 2011

SANDWICH, England (AP) ― About the only predictable part of this British Open is the weather. The biggest surprise is the list of contenders for the claret jug. The weather was wild again Saturday,...
5 N. Koreans positive for steroids

SoccerJul 17, 2011

Officials blame traditional musk deer gland medicine FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ― A total of five North Korea players have tested positive for steroids at the women’s World Cup, soccer’s biggest doping...
Winning bid an emotional journey for Kim Jin-sun

More sportsJul 17, 2011

For Kim Jin-sun, Pyeong-Chang’s recent victory over two European rivals to win the bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics was a poignant moment. Kim, 64, had been an executive director for Pyeong-Chang’s ...
‘Speech came from heart’

More sportsJul 17, 2011

Rah shares secrets of successful PyeongChang presentation Theresa Rah, the communication director of PyeongChang’s 2018 bid committee, is now probably the country’s best known speaker and presenter....
Pop Music

CultureJul 15, 2011

“Beady Eye Live in Seoul”: Rock band Beady Eye will hold a concert on Sept. 3 at Ax-Korea in Seoul at 7:30 p.m. The concert had been initially scheduled in May but was delayed due to the March earth...