KAZAN, Russia -- South Korea football coach Shin Tae-yong's future is still under a cloud of uncertainty even after the national football team's historic win over Germany at the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday. South Korea beat Germany 2-0 in their final Group F match at Kazan Arena. Even so, South Korea failed to advance to the round of 16 in their 10th World Cup. The Taeguk Warriors earlier l...

KAZAN, Russia -- Son Heung-min wept again at the FIFA World Cup, but this time for a different reason. Son, wearing the captain's armband, scored South Korea's second goal in the Taeguk Warriors' stunning 2-0 win over defending champions Germany in their Group F closing match on Wednesday. It was his second goal of the tournament, following his left-footed curler against Mexico in their second G...

The two Koreas are holding working-level talks Thursday to discuss plans to connect roads over the border amid a thaw in inter-Korean relations. The meeting began at 10 a.m. on the northern side of the truce village of Panmunjom, according to the unification ministry. Vice Transport Minister Kim Jeong-ryeol leads South Korea's delegation, and his North Korean counterpart is Pak Ho-yong, vice min...

KAZAN, Russia -- Before the 2018 FIFA World Cup, South Korean defender Kim Young-gwon was one of those players who seemed to have more haters than fans. Now that ugly duckling has changed into a swan with his inspiring performance, especially with South Korea's 2-0 win over Germany at Kazan Arena on Wednesday. Kim scored South Korea's opening goal in the 94th minute from close range. His scorin...

KAZAN, Russia -- South Korea did the nearly unthinkable at the FIFA World Cup here on Wednesday, blanking defending champions Germany 2-0 to close out Group F action behind yet another stellar performance from goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo. Though South Korea were still eliminated from knockout contention, Jo was named the well-deserved Man of the Match. But he remained the picture of humility, saying...

KAZAN, Russia -- South Korea avoided dishonorable records in their football history with their historic win over Germany at the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday. South Korea blanked defending champions Germany 2-0 in their final Group F match at Kazan Arena in Kazan, some 800 kilometers east of Moscow. This was South Korea's first win at the 2018 World Cup after losing 1-0 to Sweden and falling ...

WASHINGTON -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed confidence Wednesday that North Korea understands the scope of the US request for denuclearization. Speaking at a Senate hearing, the top US diplomat refused to discuss details of ongoing negotiations between the countries to dismantle the regime's nuclear weapons program. But he said he is confident the North Koreans understand "the sco...

KAZAN, Russia -- South Korea stunned Germany 2-0 while being eliminated in the group stage at the FIFA World Cup on Wednesday, bringing the defending champions down with them. South Korea needed to beat Germany by at least two goals and have Mexico defeat Sweden in the other Group F match Wednesday. The Taeguk Warriors took care of their own end at Kazan Arena in Kazan, some 800 kilometers east ...

The Salvation Army, an international Christian charitable organization, is ready to mobilize as many resources as it can to provide humanitarian assistance to North Korea if the ongoing dialogue opens up the country's borders, the organization's head said Wednesday. (Yonhap) "I think it important to continue building (a) relationship with the churches in North Korea. The churches and other char...

South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha will visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next week to discuss ways to deepen bilateral cooperation, her office said Wednesday. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (Yonhap) During her visit on Tuesday, Kang will meet her UAE counterpart Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan for the third ministerial "strategic dialogue" over a range of issues, including cooperat...

President Moon Jae-in has called off his entire schedule for the remainder of the week as advised by his doctor, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday, adding the president is down with the flu. President Moon Jae-in (Yonhap) "He has been strongly advised by his doctor to rest until this weekend, so he decided to call off his entire schedule for the week," Cheong Wa Dae spokesman...

The 2008 Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan will compete in his fourth consecutive Asian Games for South Korea, the sport's national governing body said Wednesday. The Korea Swimming Federation announced a roster of 31 male and 28 female athletes to represent the country at the Aug. 18-Sept. 2 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia. Park, who won the Olympic title in the men's 400...

E-Mart Inc., South Korea's largest hypermarket chain operator, on Wednesday unveiled its new discount store brand, as it strives lure more consumers out to offline malls in the face of tough competition with online retailers. The 2,513-square-meter store, Pierrot Shopping, will open to the public at the Convention and Exhibition Center in Seoul on Thursday, handling some 40,000 items ranging fro...

Prosecutors raided the intelligence office of the National Police Agency on Wednesday as part of a probe into allegations that a ranking officer worked with Samsung Electronics to hamper labor union activities at one of its subsidiaries. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office sent investigators to search for evidence related to the officer’s involvement in the alleged sabotaging. The of...

An internal inquiry team at the National Police Agency on Wednesday requested an investigation of police officers suspected of involvement in massive political interference and illegal surveillance under the past Lee Myung-bak government. After a three-month inquiry, the team discovered some 130 documents related to possible engagement of police officers from the NPA’s intelligence bureau in var...