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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Speaker floats dual citizenship as solution to falling births
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Footballer Ki spills the beans on Olympic team
Ki Sung-yueng (SBS "Healing Camp")Football player Ki Sung-yueng gave behind the scenes stories for his team’s quest for the nation’s first-ever Olympic medal on SBS television talk show “Healing Camp” to be aired Monday.Ki, well known for his confident demeanor and candid comments, offered his point of view on what happened in the locker room, anecdotes about stoic head coach Hong Myung-bo, and ho
Aug. 20, 2012
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Liverpool loses as EPL opens
LONDON (AP) ― Liverpool lost its first Premier League game since Brendan Rodgers took over as coach, falling 3-0 at West Bromwich Albion after defender Daniel Agger was sent off early in the second half on Saturday.Arsenal began life without Robin van Persie with a frustrating 0-0 draw against Sunderland, but Fulham and Swansea both enjoyed 5-0 routs.Fulham did not miss American midfielder Clint Dempsey during its Premier League opener, cruising past Norwich at Craven Cottage.Coach Martin Jol sa
Aug. 19, 2012
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Park Ji-sung makes QPR debut
Swansea City pummels QPR 5-0Korean football star Park Ji-sung started with his new team Queens Park Rangers, wearing the captain’s armband on Saturday, but his debut was tarnished by a crushing defeat. Park played the full 90 minutes against Swansea City, which romped to a 5-0 win over the Rangers in their first match of the English Premier League 2012-2013 season.The 31-year-old midfielder worked very hard and held on to the ball fairly well as he shuttled between defense and offense, but came
Aug. 19, 2012
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Football chief apologizes for handling of 'Dokdo' celebration aftermath
South Korean soccer player Park Jong-woo carries a sign given by a fan that reads “Dokdo Is Our Territory,” after winning the bronze medal match against Japan at the 2012 London Olympics on Friday. ( Ahn Hoon/The Korea Herald)The head of South Korea's football governing body on Friday apologized for his agency's handling of the aftermath of a football player's politically-charged celebration at th
Aug. 17, 2012
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Korean delegate to visit FIFA to explain player’s action
The Korea Football Association has buckled down to the task of saving footballer Park Jong-woo from hot water over his controversial sign at the London Olympics.The association has dispatched a senior official to the sport’s global governing body FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland, to explain the incident, rather than submitting a report. The South Korean footballer was barred from the medal ceremony for displaying a banner that read “Dokdo is our territory” in Korean, after South Korea beat Japan 2-0
Aug. 16, 2012
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Football: United agree deal for Arsenal’s Van Persie
Manchester United said Wednesday they had agreed a deal to sign Dutch striker from Premier League rivals Arsenal.“Manchester United is pleased to announce it has reached agreement with Arsenal Football Club for the transfer of Robin Van Persie,” said a club statement.“The deal is subject to a medical and the agreement of personal terms. A further announcement will be made in due course.”Van Persie stunned Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger when he declared immediately after Euro 2012 that he wanted t
Aug. 16, 2012
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Korea beats Zambia 2-1 in friendly soccer match
Korea’s World Cup soccer team beat Zambia 2-1 in a friendly match at Anyang Stadium in Seoul on Wednesday.Zambia, currently placed 44th in the world, went behind after midfielder Lee Keun-ho’s 16th-minute shot. Zambia’s Emmanuel Mayuka scored at the 28-minute mark. Korea again took the lead when Lee Keun-ho scored his second goal on 54 minutes, securing the win. By Claire Lee (dyc@heraldm.com)
Aug. 15, 2012
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U.S. women win soccer gold
WEMBLEY, England (AP) ― Abby Wambach didn’t put on her “Greatness Has Been Found” T-shirt right away. She instead strayed from her teammates and knelt alone at midfield ― and cried into a U.S. flag.Yes, greatness has been found. And payback has been achieved.The Americans are again on top of the women’s soccer world.The United States won its third straight Olympic gold medal Thursday, beating Japan 2-1 in a rematch of last year’s World Cup final and avenging the most painful loss in its history.
Aug. 10, 2012
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Korea aims to attack porous Brazil defense
Korea will go up against gold-medal favorite Brazil on Wednesday morning in the football semifinals of the London 2012 Olympic Games.Although taking out Great Britain was an enormous task for Olympic team coach Hong Myung-bo, the team’s next task is even greater.Most predictions point in favor of Brazil, some ending with a conservative 2-1 win. But Korea has a chance at causing an upset, as Brazil’s defense has left open almost as many opportunities as its offense has taken.It is no secret that
Aug. 6, 2012
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Brazil impressed with South Korea’s energy
Brazil is not expecting an easier path to its first Olympic gold in football just because it avoided having to face host Britain in the semifinals. It will still have to go through what it calls an extremely fit South Korean team.Brazil became a bigger favorite than ever to win the men’s football tournament after the British were eliminated in the quarterfinals, following in the footsteps of other top contenders such as Spain and Uruguay.Even the Brazilians admit they are in good position, but t
Aug. 6, 2012
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S. Korea makes historic soccer semifinal
Team faces Brazil Wednesday; Women’s epee team wins silverSouth Korea made its Olympic soccer history by advancing to the semifinals Saturday.Its men’s football team defeated Britain in the quarterfinals to clinch a place in the last four for the first time in the country’s 64-year Olympic history. The victory over the hosts was one of the highlights for Koreans on a rare day of no golds for the country.Both sides failed to affect the 1-1 score line during extra time at the Millennium Stadium in
Aug. 5, 2012
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U.S. tops North in soccer
MANCHESTER, England (AP) ― Abby Wambach became the first non-British woman to score a goal at Old Trafford. She and her teammates celebrated by coercing Hope Solo to get on the ground and do “the worm.”There were other such moments unfamiliar to the venerable home of Manchester United on Tuesday, when chants of “U-S-A!” echoed for the Americans’ 1-0 win over North Korea in front of 29,522 fans ― easily the largest crowd ever to occupy the familiar red seats for a women’s game.“The worm at Old Tr
Aug. 1, 2012
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Aloof N. Koreans a mystery
MANCHESTER, England (AP) ― The coach of the North Korean women’s soccer team sat in his chair and placed on the table a black half-inch thick notebook with the word “COACH” ― in English in huge, gray letters ― printed on the front. Beside him sat a man who identified himself as a team manager and also serves as translator, his small tan notebook and pen at the ready.Time for questions.“Do your players have any special motivation when playing against the United States, whether because they’re ran
Aug. 1, 2012
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Korea to take on Gabon for chance ...to advance in soccer
LONDON (Yonhap News) ― The South Korean men’s soccer team will face an undermanned Gabon side this week for a chance to reach the quarterfinals at the London Olympics.The African nation will be without starting defender Henri Endong, who was ejected on two yellow cards against Mexico on Sunday. He has been automatically suspended for his next contest.Players who receive two yellow cards, whether in the same game or over two consecutive matches, are ineligible for the ensuing match.Mexico sits at
July 31, 2012
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S. Korea beats Switzerland for first win in men's football
South Korea edged Switzerland 2-1 for its first win in men's football on Sunday at the London Olympics.In the second Group B match at City of Coventry Stadium, Arsenal forward Park Chu-young opened the scoring and Cardiff City winger Kim Bo-kyung broke the second-half tie with a left-foot strike to give his side big three points.South Korea had tied Mexico 0-0 in the opener on Thursday. The victor
July 30, 2012
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Korea lacks firepower vs. Mexico
NEWCASTLE, England (Yonhap News) ― Before South Korea opened the men’s soccer tournament at the London Olympics Thursday against Mexico, the patchwork defensive line was seen as the team’s Achilles’ heel. The head coach, Hong Myung-bo, acknowledged as much earlier this month.But following its scoreless draw against Mexico that started Group B action in Newcastle, South Korea appears to have an entirely different sort of problem at hand.The defense did yeoman’s work against the Latin Americans; b
July 27, 2012
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S. Korea draws Mexico in football opener at London Olympics
NEWCASTLE (Yonhap) -- South Korea played Mexico to a scoreless draw in the opening men's football match at the London Olympics here Thursday.In the Group B contest at St. James' Park, both teams played a lackluster opening half, but South Korea began the second half with a bit more juice. In the 50th minute, winger Kim Bo-kyung curled one past the left post from the top of the arc. In the 52nd, ca
July 27, 2012
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MLS stars top Chelsea
CHESTER, Pennyslvania (AP) ― Eddie Johnson scored in the 91st minute to give the Major League Soccer All-Stars a 3-2 victory over Chelsea on Wednesday night.Chris Wondolowski and Chris Pontius also scored goals for the MLS All-Stars at PPL Park, the home of the Philadelphia Union.Frank Lampard and John Terry scored for Chelsea, the touring English Premier League team, selected to play in the All-Star game.Los Angeles Galaxy star David Beckham received the loudest pregame ovation only hours after
July 26, 2012
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Women’s soccer kicks off Olympics
LONDON (AP) ― Olympic competition finally kicked off Wednesday, two days before the London Games’ official opening ceremony, although the joy of the first day of sport was tempered by athletics’ ruling body saying it had suspended nine track and field competitors for what it called “sophisticated doping.”The Olympics got its first security scare ― a false alarm ― with Britain’s Ministry of Defense scrambling a Typhoon fighter jet to intercept a commercial airliner too close to the London Olympic
July 26, 2012
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Flag row mars N.K. match
LONDON (Yonhap News) ― A women’s soccer match at the London Olympics between North Korea and Colombia was delayed by about an hour Wednesday after organizers mistakenly displayed the South Korean national flag on the scoreboard.North Korean players refused to take the field after the flag row took place during player introductions at Hampden Park in Glasgow. Organizers apologized for the mishap.“Today, ahead of the women’s football match at Hampden Park, the Republic of Korea flag was shown on a
July 26, 2012