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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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What's next for the government's push in quota hike?
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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Woman falls to death from acquaintance's home after exhibiting ‘unexplained' behaviors
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N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath'
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‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
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[Robert J. Fouser] Social attitudes toward language proficiency
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[Graphic News] How much do Korean adults read?
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Korean firms target EV charging market in US
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Bayern, Inter into knockout stage
Benfica seals last-16 place by drawing at Manchester UnitedLONDON (AP) ― Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Benfica earned places in the knockout phase of the Champions League on Tuesday, while the hopes of the two Manchester clubs were left hanging.Franck Ribery scored twice and Bayern Munich beat Villarreal 3-1 to grab the top spot in Group A with one round remaining.Inter, the 2010 champion, qualified for the last 16 before its match at Trabzonspor, courtesy of Lille’s earlier 2-0 win at CSKA Mos
SoccerNov. 23, 2011
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Officials urge united support to keep taekwondo in Olympics
Leaders from taekwondo governing bodies have come together calling for united support to maintain the sport’s global status. “We’re now working together to secure taekwondo’s berth in the Olympics,” said Park Sun-kyu, vice minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.Park sat down with taekwondo officials, including World Taekwondo Federation President Choue Chung-won, in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss ways of making the Korean martial art a “core” Olympic sport.Also joining at the table were Bae Jhon
More SportsNov. 23, 2011
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Verlander named MVP
NEW YORK (AP) ― Justin Verlander figured time had run out on his chance to become the first starting pitcher in a quarter-century to be voted Most Valuable Player.Last Tuesday, he found out about 12:40 p.m. that he was a unanimous winner of the AL Cy Young Award. It was closing in on 1 p.m. Monday, and he still hadn’t gotten word on the MVP.“I had told myself that it wasn’t going to happen,” he said. “I figured somebody else got the call.” Not to worry, there was just a slight delay because Verl
BaseballNov. 22, 2011
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Controversial rule hurts soccer award
Arsenal hosts Borussia Dortmund in a UEFA Champions League game that could pit South Korea captain Park Chu-young against Japanese star Shinji Kagawa on Wednesday but which prevents either of them being named as the 2011 Asian Player of the Year.It is a cause of controversy every November because the Asian Football Confederation decrees that only players who attend the ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia are eligible to receive the continent’s major individual football prize.Since the rule came i
SoccerNov. 22, 2011
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Competition takes toll on climbers
Sponsorships hard to come by without taking major risksKorean mountaineering is in crisis after five climbers lost their lives in the Himalayas within a month, prompting calls for a change to the overheated competition in overseas expeditions.In Oct. 17, veteran climber Park Young-seok and fellow climbers Gang Gi-seok and Shin Dong-min set out on the south face of Annapurna, aiming to push for the 8,091-meter summit. But they went missing after notifying the base camp they had encountered extrem
More SportsNov. 22, 2011
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Packers improve to perfect 10-0
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (AP) ― Aaron Rodgers missed a few more throws than he usually does, and even threw an interception with the game still in doubt.He just wasn’t at his best against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday ― until he absolutely had to be.With the Packers clinging to a two-point lead and trying to fend off a late rally, Rodgers threw a 40-yard touchdown to Jordy Nelson with 2:55 left and the Packers survived a scare from the Buccaneers for a 35-26 victory.With a 10-0 record going int
More SportsNov. 21, 2011
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Nadal, Federer win in 3 sets at ATP finals
LONDON (AP) ― Rafael Nadal toiled for nearly three hours before beating Mardy Fish of the United States 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (3) at the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday, while Roger Federer also needed three sets to win his opening match.Defending champion Federer began his quest for a record sixth title at the season-ending event by defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.In a tense evening match at London’s O2 Arena, Fish recovered from a nervous opening set in his debut at the tournament
More SportsNov. 21, 2011
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Liverpool sinks Chelsea in EPL
LONDON (AP) ― Glen Johnson sent Chelsea to a second straight home loss in the English Premier League with a late winner at Stamford Bridge on Sunday as Liverpool took a 2-1 victory to reignite its chances of finishing in the top four.Galloping onto Charlie Adam’s raking pass in the 87th minute, the England right back cut inside international teammate Ashley Cole, burst into the area before curling home left-footed into the bottom corner.Not only did Johnson’s superb solo goal extend Liverpool’s
SoccerNov. 21, 2011
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Players from Koreas team up for table tennis event
DOHA (Yonhap News) ― Table tennis players from South and North Korea, paired together in doubles teams for an international tournament in Doha, said they are looking forward to the rare opportunity of playing alongside each other.The players will compete in doubles teams at the inaugural Peace and Sport Cup tournament on Tuesday. In men’s doubles, South Korea’s Ryu Seung-min, a former Olympic champion, will pair with the North’s Kim Hyok-bong. On the women’s side, Kim Kyong-ah will represent the
More SportsNov. 21, 2011
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Frazar wins Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, California (AP) ― Harrison Frazar won the rain-soaked Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational by a stroke Sunday when Cameron Tringale missed a 2-foot par putt on the final hole.Frazar, who won the St. Jude Classic in June for his first PGA Tour title, closed with an even-par 72 to finish at 9-under 279. Tringale had a 73 to tie for second with Matt Bettencourt.After Tringale hit his second shot on the par-5 18th into the front bunker, he missed a 12-footer that would have given hi
GolfNov. 21, 2011
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Park Hee-young fends off Creamer at season finale
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) ― South Korea’s Park Hee-young won the LPGA Tour’s season-ending Titleholders for her first tour victory, closing with a 2-under 70 on Sunday to hold off Paula Creamer and San Gal by two strokes.Park, tied for the third-round lead with Gal, finished at 9-under 279 at Grand Cypress and earned $500,000.“It was difficult on the greens with tough pin positions today,” Park said. “I felt the pressure. I tried hard. I always felt I could win, so today I know that dream came true.
GolfNov. 21, 2011
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S. Korean Park Hee-young gets maiden win in final LPGA event of year
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Park Hee-young has scored her first career LPGA Tour title in the season's final event, holding off Sandra Gal of Germany and Paula Creamer of the U.S. by two strokes at the CME Group Titleholders.At Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando, Park fired a two-under 70 i
GolfNov. 21, 2011
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Park, Gal share lead
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) ― Park Hee-young birdied three of the final four holes for a 3-under 69 and a share of the third-round lead with Sandra Gal on Saturday in the LPGA Tour’s season-ending Titleholders.Gal, the German player who won the Kia Classic in March for her first LPGA Tour title, shot a 71 in tricky wind conditions to match Park at 7 under at Grand Cypress Resort.Park, from South Korea, is winless in four full seasons on the LPGA Tour.She was asked if she’s ready to win.“I don’t know,
GolfNov. 20, 2011
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Americans take Cup
Furyk becomes 4th player to sweep matchesMELBOURNE (AP) ― The Americans returned Down Under and wound up on top in the Presidents Cup.Jim Furyk became the fourth player to win all five of his matches, and the bottom half of the lineup was strong enough to give the Americans their fourth straight win in this lopsided series.Perhaps it was only fitting that Tiger Woods clinched the Cup for the second straight time.U.S. captain Fred Couples was criticized for using a pick on Woods, who had been out
GolfNov. 20, 2011
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Libya’s Olympic dreams revived
Athletes and sports programs in Libya were woefully neglected during Moammar Gadhafi’s four-decade rule. With Gadhafi’s regime toppled last month, Libya’s athletes and sports officials are hoping for a better future.Oil-rich Libya has never won an Olympic medal and ranks near the bottom in sports competition with other Mediterranean countries that had far fewer resources, including neighboring Tunisia and Egypt.“Sport, as a social activity, must be for the masses,” Gadhafi said in his treatise,
More SportsNov. 20, 2011
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Slugger Lee Dae-ho seeks opportunity in Japan
Lee Dae-ho of the Lotte Giants has refused to sign a new deal with the Busan-based club in order to pursue new opportunities in Japan.The veteran slugger, who debuted with the Giants in 2001, became a free agent this winter. His team was trying hard to retain him, offering 10 billion won ($8.7 million) in a four-year deal, which would have been the league’s biggest signing. The current record in the Korea Baseball Organization is Sim Jeong-soo’s 6 billion won deal with the Samsung Lions in 2004.
BaseballNov. 20, 2011
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Another US college sports team faces sex scandal
SYRACUSE, New York (AP) -- Just after a child sex-abuse scandal claimed the coach of a legendary U.S. football program and the university's president, ESPN reported Thursday that police were investigating allegations of child molestation against an assistant basketball coach at the storied Syracuse
More SportsNov. 20, 2011
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British woman tries historic Antarctic crossing
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Reaching the end of the Earth has become almost routine these days: One hundred years after Norway's Roald Amundsen beat Britain's R.F. Scott to the South Pole, more than 30 teams are trying for it this year. In this photo taken on Sept. 24, 2010 provided by the Kaspe
More SportsNov. 20, 2011
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Beckham blasts Blatter over racism remarks
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Former England captain David Beckham Thursday condemned FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s remarks on racism, but stopped short of saying Blatter should resign as head of world football’s governing body.“I think the comments were appalling. I think a lot of people have said that,” Beckham said at a press conference to preview his Los Angeles Galaxy’s clash with the Houston Dynamo on Sunday for the MLS Cup.“I don’t think the comments were very good for this game,” he added.Blatter’
More SportsNov. 18, 2011
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Choi Na-yeon leads LPGA Titleholders
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) ― Choi Na-yeon shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead over Morgan Pressel and Karrie Webb after the first round of the U.S. LPGA Tour’s season-ending Titleholders on Thursday.Choi, the Malaysia winner last month, birdied five of the first eight holes on the back nine at Grand Cypress before dropping a stroke with a bogey on the par-4 18th.“I think from after the British Open, I had a great feeling about my game,” Choi said. “After that, I played like consistently, I th
More SportsNov. 18, 2011