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‘Gimflation’ in S. Korea as dried seaweed prices grow on rising global demand
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S. Korea's gender pay gap worst in OECD
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Yoon to resume diplomatic activity via 3-way summit with Japan, China
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SM, YG Entertainment’s K-pop groups benefit from troubles at Hybe
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South Korea unveils W26tr support program for chip industry
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S. Korea to hold rotating presidency of UN Security Council next month
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Yoon rejects Lee's proposal for pension reform talks
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Student nabbed for biking naked 'due to stress'
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Police arrest mastermind behind last year's palace vandalism
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Chonnam international student found dead
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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
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America keeps lead, but Woods falls
MELBOURNE (AP) ― The Americans kept the lead in the Presidents Cup, and they still don’t have a point from Tiger Woods.In some of the toughest conditions ever at Royal Melbourne, Aaron Baddeley and Jason Day earned a small measure of redemption by holding on to beat Woods and Dustin Johnson on the 18th hole that helped the International team split the six fourball matches Saturday.The Americans led 7-5 going into a double session Saturday with 10 points at stake.Woods is 0-2 for the first time e
More SportsNov. 18, 2011
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Gibson, Maddon voted managers of the year
NEW YORK (AP) ― Kirk Gibson took a tough-guy approach. So much so, he brought three Navy SEALs to spring training.The SEALs wrote D, W and I on a board. The letters stood for a sense of purpose, not a traffic offense: “Deal With It.”“They bought into it,” said Gibson, voted the NL Manager of the Year on Wednesday after the guiding the Arizona Diamondbacks to a worst-to-first finish.Joe Maddon took a different tact. After Tampa Bay lost its first six games, he proclaimed with a great flourish tha
BaseballNov. 17, 2011
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Ward’s role diminishing with Steelers
PITTSBURGH (AP) ― Hines Ward is well aware of the milestones within his reach. The ones that could lead him to the Hall of Fame.The Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver is 19 receptions away from 1,000. He’s 30 yards away from 12,000. He always imagined he’d reach both while playing for the only team that’s ever signed his paychecks.Now, he’s not so sure. Not after spending most of Sunday’s 24-17 win over Cincinnati all dressed up with nowhere to go.While Antonio Brown, Mike Wallace and Jerricho Co
More SportsNov. 17, 2011
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Frazier remembered in S.C.
More than 250 family members and friends gather for a church memorial service near hometown of BeaufortBEAUFORT, South Carolina (AP) ― Long before he became Smokin’ Joe, the future heavyweight champion was known in his South Carolina hometown as “Billy Boy” ― a stocky farmer’s son who honed his devastating left hook on a punching bag made from a flour sack stuffed with corn cobs, rags and Spanish moss.Joe Frazier would make Philadelphia his adopted home, but his roots ran deep in the sandy soil
More SportsNov. 17, 2011
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Tseng looks to cap 2011 with victory
ORLANDO, Florida (AFP) ― Two-time LPGA player of the year Yani Tseng hopes to put the finishing touches on the finest season of her career with a win at the season-ending CME Group Titleholders event.The 22-year-old Tseng heads into the tour’s season-ending tournament having already secured the POY title for the second straight season.“I’ve really enjoyed this year,” Tseng said. “I’ve had a great year. I am proud of myself the way I have improved.”World No. 1 Tseng, who will be making the 101st
GolfNov. 17, 2011
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Turkey ends coach Hiddink’s contract
ANKARA (AP) ― Guus Hiddink is out as Turkey’s soccer coach, leaving a day after the team failed to qualify for next year’s European Championship.Turkey’s soccer federation said Thursday it had reached a mutual agreement for the 65-year-old Dutchman to depart. He began in May 2010 and had a contract due to expire next August.“We thank Guus Hiddink for services rendered during his term and wish him a healthy and happy life,” the federation said.Hiddink coached South Korea to the 2002 World Cup sem
SoccerNov. 17, 2011
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FIFA chief downplays racism
outrage in England, where authorities are investigating two high-profile cases of alleged racial abuseGENEVA (AP) ― With several top soccer players facing allegations they made racially abusive comments at opponents on the field, FIFA president Sepp Blatter sparked an angry reaction on Wednesday by suggesting such incidents could settled with handshakes.Blatter said incidents of abuse were “forgotten” after matches and denied in an interview with broadcaster Al-Jazeera that soccer had a racism p
More SportsNov. 17, 2011
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Choi and Scott easily handle Tiger and Stricker
MELBOURNE (AP) ― Being with his ex-caddie was the least of Tiger Woods’ worries Thursday.Woods and Steve Stricker, unbeatable two years ago in the Presidents Cup, didn’t make a birdie, didn’t win a hole and tied the record for the biggest loss in the history of the event.Choi Kyung-ju and Adam Scott were relentless at Royal Melbourne, keeping the ball in play and making enough birdies as Woods and Stricker self-destructed. The International side won, 7 and 6. They were the last of six foursomes
GolfNov. 17, 2011
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S. Korean pitcher pursued by MLB calls off talks with current team
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Free agent baseball pitcher Chong Tae-hyon on Thursday called off salary negotiations with his original South Korean team to seek a career in Major League Baseball (MLB), a day after the MLB checked his availability this offseason.The right-hander had until this Saturday t
BaseballNov. 17, 2011
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Verlander bags Cy Young award
NEW YORK (AP) ― There was little question Justin Verlander would unanimously win the AL Cy Young Award. Now, the far more intriguing question: Will he take the MVP, too?“Do I think it’s possible? Yes. Would I like to win it? Of course,” he said during a conference call. “It’s kind of a weird scenario.”No starting pitcher has won the MVP trophy since Roger Clemens in 1986, with Dennis Eckersley the last reliever to get it in 1992. Many say pitchers shouldn’t win the MVP, period, contending they a
BaseballNov. 16, 2011
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Johnson doubts Bolt’s chances of four golds
LONDON (AP) ― Former Olympic 400-meter champion Michael Johnson doubts Usain Bolt will be able to win four gold medals at the London Games.Bolt, who won the Athlete of the Year award on Saturday, said he would like to add the 1,600-meter relay to his repertoire for next year’s Olympics. Bolt won the 100, 200 and 400 relay golds at the 2008 Beijing Games.“You can’t train for the 400 as well. It would be an absolute distraction and the training wouldn’t work,” Johnson told BBC radio on Tuesday. “I
More SportsNov. 16, 2011
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Ireland, Portugal reach Euro 2012
Ireland, Portugal, Croatia and the Czech Republic clinched European Championship berths on Tuesday night to complete the 16-nation field for next year’s tournament in Poland and Ukraine.Knocked out of World Cup qualifying two years ago by France with the help of Thierry Henry’s hand ball, Ireland tied visiting Estonia 1-1 to win the home-and-home playoff on 5-1 aggregate and qualify for its first major tournament in a decade.“This has been a long time in coming,” Irish goalkeeper Shay Given said
SoccerNov. 16, 2011
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Korea to host Presidents Cup in 2015
South Korea has been selected as the host of the Presidents Cup golf competition in 2015, the PGA Tour announced Wednesday.On the eve of this year‘s Presidents Cup in Melbourne, PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said the biennial international event will make its first trip to Asia in four years’ time.The Presidents Cup pits U.S. players against a team of international golfers representing non-European countries in match play over four days. This year, Choi Kyoung-ju, Yang Yong-eun and Kim Kyung
More SportsNov. 16, 2011
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Lebanon stuns S. Korea 2-1
South Korea head coach Cho Kwag-rae has expressed his disappointment after watching his side’s shock defeat to Lebanon on Tuesday. Lebanon, which suffered a humiliating 6-0 defeat against Korea in September, stunned the Taegeuk Warriors by defeating the visitors 2-1 at Sports City Stadium in Beirut. It was their first defeat in five games in the third round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup. Cho blamed the defeat on the lack of first-team players including striker Park Chu-young of
SoccerNov. 16, 2011
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Thorpe: I’m not finished yet
Swim champion looks forward to competing with Park Tae-hwanHe is still one of the best swimmers in the world, but not many consider him a medal contender in London 2012. Five-time Olympic gold medalist Ian Thorpe, however, said Wednesday that he has high hopes for his return to the Olympics.The Australian swimming star left the pool in 2006, citing waning motivation. But the 29-year-old made a surprise comeback to the competitive swimming earlier this year.“I stopped swimming because I needed so
More SportsNov. 16, 2011
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Missiles may be used to protect Games
LONDON (AP) ― Britain’s defense secretary Philip Hammond is ruling nothing out to protect London during the 2012 Olympics, including the possible use of surface-to-air missiles.Hammond ― responding to a question from his predecessor Liam Fox, who resigned as defense secretary last month ― told parliament Monday that if the military recommends it, “appropriate ground-to-air defense” could be in place.Fox noted that surface-to-air missiles had been in place for the Olympics since the 1996 Atlanta
More SportsNov. 15, 2011
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Kimbrel, Hellickson chosen top rookies
NEW YORK (AP) ― Craig Kimbrel overpowered hitters with his rocket right arm, then overwhelmed rivals in the NL Rookie of the Year voting.If only, the Atlanta Braves’ closer figured, his final outing could’ve gone better.Kimbrel unanimously won the NL honor on Monday, with Tampa Bay pitcher Jeremy Hellickson a clear choice as the top rookie in the AL.Kimbrel set a major league record for saves by a rookie with 46. He earned all 32 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Associatio
BaseballNov. 15, 2011
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Ali, boxing greats pay respects at Frazier funeral
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ― With his championship belt and a pair of gloves draped over his casket, Joe Frazier was going one more round.The Rev. Jesse Jackson asked mourners to rise, put their hands together and for one last time “show your love” for the former heavyweight champion.Muhammad Ali obliged.Wearing a dark suit and sunglasses, a frail and trembling Ali rose from his seat and vigorously clapped for “Smokin’ Joe,” the fighter who handed Ali his first loss.Ali was among the nearly 4,000 people
More SportsNov. 15, 2011