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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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[PyeongChang 2018] BBC presenter’s makeup feels ‘frozen’ at PyeongChang
Amid the bitter cold weather sweeping across the Olympic host city of PyeongChang, Amy Williams, BBC’s presenter and former Olympic gold medalist in skeleton, asked her Twitter followers if “anyone knows how to do oil-based makeup well” via social media. “When I tried on water-based makeup, rather than oil-based, my face felt like it was frozen,” she wrote. Along with hashtags “help” and “face freeze,” Williams appeared desperate for cold weather makeup secrets. BBC’s TV presenter Amy Williams
More SportsFeb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] 3 things you might have missed about the opening ceremony
The much-anticipated opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics was finally revealed to the world on Friday. Global media scampered to comment on the ceremony’s prominent points, which included the use of drones to create the Olympic flag mid-air and a creepy yet intriguing bird puppet with a human face. The following are three additional pieces of trivia about some of the ceremony’s other highlights. The PyeongChang Winter Olympics opening ceremony took place last Friday. (Yonhap)1.
Olympic GamesFeb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Men's hockey coach reminds players 1st Olympic match 'just another game'
GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- In sports, coaches all have different ways of motivating their players and helping them stay focused on the task at hand.Jim Paek, head coach of the South Korean men's hockey team at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, faces a particularly tall task. None of his 25 players has played in the Olympics before, and he understands that first-game jitters will be inevitable.When South Korea takes on the Czech Republic on Thursday for its Olympic debut, Paek will try to tell
More SportsFeb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Female short track star Choi Min-jeong ready for women's 500m final
GANGNEUNG, South Korea -- South Korean short track star Choi Min-jeong, who set a new Olympic record in the women's 500 meters last week in heats, said Monday that she is ready to fight for the country's first gold in the distance."I have made all the necessary preparations. I will race without any regrets," Choi told reporters after finishing her practice at an ice rink in Gangneung, the sub-host city of the 2018 Winter Games.Choi has reached the quarterfinals in the 500m, which will take place
More SportsFeb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Women's giant slalom event rescheduled due to bad weather
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- The organizers of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Monday rescheduled the women's giant slalom event due to unfavorable weather conditions.The women's giant slalom was scheduled to start at Yongpyong Alpine Centre in PyeongChang, 180 kilometers east of Seoul, at 10:15 a.m. Monday, but the organizers decided to postpone the event due to high winds and bad weather. It said the event will start at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, with the second run slated for 1:15 p.m. on the
More SportsFeb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] A touching photograph shows NK coaches rooting for S. Korean athlete
The photograph of two North Korean coaches cheering on a South Korean skier has been getting some attention on social media here. Kim Eun-ho participated in Olympic cross country skiing men‘s 15km + 15km skiathlon Sunday. Despite great efforts, the lone South Korean cross-country skier was disqualified after getting lapped by the head of the race.However, fans were touched by the North Korean coaches who came out to encourage Kim.Two N. Korean coaches cheering South Korean skier Kim Eun-ho. (Yon
More SportsFeb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korean Olympic shooting champ volunteering at PyeongChang 2018
Jin Jong-oh, a Korean gold medal-winning shooter, has participated at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics as a volunteer worker, organizers said Monday.The four-time Olympic shooting champion -- with three gold medals from 50m pistol and one from 10m air pistol -- guided fans at Kwandong Hockey Centre in the sub-host city of Gangneung on Sunday, according to PyeongChang's organizing committee."I heard about 'special volunteer workers' from the Korean Sports & Olympic Committee and signed up for
Social AffairsFeb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] North Korean troupe packs something extra for Seoul performance
As North Korea’s Samjiyon Orchestra neared the end of its Seoul performance on Sunday, its leader Hyon Song-wol stepped on to the stage and grabbed the microphone. North Korean Samjiyon Orchestra's leader Hyon Song-wol performs Sunday in Seoul. Yonhap“I’ve crossed the inter-Korean borders twice to come here to the South. It pained me to realize that the distance between Pyongyang and Seoul is so close but it feels so far away,” Hyon said as she announced that she will sing a song herself. “I’ve
Olympic GamesFeb. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] The man who shook hands with the North Korean cheerleader
GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- When Jeong Yeon-min, 57, came to watch the men’s short track speedskating Olympic game at Gangneung Ice Arena on Saturday, he was in for two surprises. One was South Korea’s first gold won by speedskater Lim Hyo-jun, and second was a rare spectacle of North Korean cheerleaders waving and singing at the section right next to him. He even had the chance to shake hands with one of the ladies. Jeong Yeon-min shakes hands with a North Korean cheerleader. (Paul Kerry/The
Olympic GamesFeb. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] NBC apologizes to Korea after correspondent’s comment at PyeongChang
US broadcaster NBC has apologized for a controversial comment made on Korea-Japan relations during Friday’s opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Games, after receiving numerous complaints and angry posts online. It was NBC’s Asian correspondent, Joshua Cooper Ramo, who said “every Korean” thinks Japan has been a very “important” example to South Korea’s own achievements. Many South Koreans, as well as Korean-Americans, found the comment to be insensitive to the nation’s own history, including Ja
Olympic GamesFeb. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Lim Hyo-jun’s short track gold marks promising start for Korea
South Korea’s Lim Hyo-jun on Saturday won the nation’s first gold medal in the men’s 1,500-meter short track speedskating event, bringing an auspicious start for the country that aims for a medal sweep at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.Lim crossed the finish line in an Olympic record time of 2:10.485 at Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, a subhost city for the Winter Games. Sjinkie Knegt of the Netherlands took the silver medal and Semen Elistratov of Olympic Athletes from Russia
Olympic GamesFeb. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Alibaba opens cloud tech showcase at PyeongChang Olympics
GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- Alibaba Group Holdings, the official cloud services and e-commerce partner for the Olympics until 2028, has opened a new cloud technology showcase space at the Gangneung Olympic Park. The PyeongChang Winter Games is the first Olympic Games for Alibaba to act as an official sponsor and promote its cloud vision for the international sporting event.The Alibaba cloud technology showcase is an interactive space that shows athletes, spectators and Olympic organizers how
Olympic GamesFeb. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Moon, NK leader's sister to jointly attend NK art troupe's performance
President Moon Jae-in and the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will jointly attend a North Korean art troupe's concert in Seoul, officials said Sunday.Attending the performance Sunday evening will mark the fourth time Moon and Kim Yo-jong have met since they greeted each other during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Friday. Other members of the North's high-level delegation will be present for the concert, including the North's ceremonial head of state, Kim Yon
North KoreaFeb. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Meet Olympic pin traders
GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- Daniel Presburger might not have competed in any Olympic Games, but he has been to 14 of them -- all in the name of collecting pins. Olympic pin trader Daniel Presburger (center) displays his pins Saturday at the Gangneung Olympic Park, Gangwon Province. Bak Se-hwan/The Korea HeraldWhile many are attending the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics as spectators, Presburger came to South Korea from Los Angeles to trade tiny, colorful enamel pins and buttons that come in
Olympic GamesFeb. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] EXO, CL to perform at Olympics closing ceremony
K-pop boy group EXO and rapper CL of now-defunct K-pop girl group 2NE1 will grace the closing ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.The two global K-pop acts confirmed Wednesday that they will perform at the closing ceremony that will take place at the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. local time. (YG Entertainment, S.M. Entertainment)Dubbed “the biggest boyband in the world,” eight-piece boy band EXO has been on a winning streak since its debut in 2011. The group’s “Th
Olympic GamesFeb. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Joint Korean hockey team smallest, youngest in women's tournament
In losing to Switzerland 8-0 in their opening game of the women's ice hockey tournament at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the joint Korean team got pushed around from start to finish while managing just eight shots on net.In the aftermath, head coach Sarah Murray and her players blamed the disastrous performance on nerves.None of this should have come as a surprise, for Korea is the smallest and youngest team in the women's competition.With an average height of 160 centimeters for its 23 South
More SportsFeb. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korea finishes 9th in short programs of figure skating team event
GANGNEUNG -- Korea finished ninth after four short programs of the figure skating team event Sunday at the ongoing PyeongChang Olympics.The host country is not eligible to participate in the free programs of the team event to be held later in the day and Monday, while only the top five countries of Canada, the Olympic Athletes from Russia, the United States, Japan and Italy will compete in the medal-deciding sessions.Korea's teenage skater Choi Da-bin performed a clean program to gain her person
SportsFeb. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Intruder at Olympics opener Korean American, waves Miranda rights
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- The spectator who was kicked out of the PyeongChang Olympics' opening ceremony after making an unwarranted intrusion on stage was a Korean American, the Olympic organizing committee said Sunday."I'm aware that he is a Korean American and currently waiving his rights to remain silent," Sung Baik-you, spokesman for the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Games, said. The police are currently investigating the incident, Sung explained. In t
Social AffairsFeb. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] IOC medical director impressed by local authorities' effort to contain norovirus
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- International Olympic Committee Medical Director Richard Budgett said Sunday he was impressed by local authorities' efforts to contain norovirus here. The local organizers said that, as of Saturday, 158 cases of norovirus infections have been confirmed, but no athletes have been affected by the outbreak. Of the infected, the organizers said 139 have recovered, while 19 are still being monitored in order to prevent any risk of the illness spreading. The contagious viru
More SportsFeb. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Locals infuriated over NK cheerleaders wearing ‘Kim Il-sung masks’
Members of the public have voiced outrage after seeing North Korean cheerleaders don masks appearing to resemble the North regime founder Kim Il-sung at the women’s joint hockey team’s first game against Switzerland on Saturday.Korea’s joint hockey team suffered a tough defeat against No. 6-ranked Switzerland 8-0 at Kwandong Hockey Center in Gangneung, Gangwon Province. South and North Korea are ranked Nos. 22 and 25, respectively. They were given special permission by the International Olympic
North KoreaFeb. 11, 2018