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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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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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Samsung stays alive in Korean Series with win over Doosan
The Samsung Lions defeated the Doosan Bears 7-5 in Game 5 of the Korean Series on Tuesday, staying alive in the best-of-seven championship final for the Korea Baseball Organization.On the road at Seoul's Jamsil Stadium, the Lions' Park Han-yi hit a tie-breaking two-run single in the top eighth after they blew an early 3-0 lead, as the two-time defending champion staved off elimination. The Bears still lead the Korean Series 3-2.The Lions wielded hot bats in windy and chilly conditions with 11 hi
Oct. 29, 2013
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Dodgers' Ryu returns home after strong rookie year
Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers made a triumphant return home on Tuesday following a successful rookie season in Major League Baseball.Greeted by hundreds of fans at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, the left-hander said he had the fondest memories of his first regular season win, his first complete game shutout and also his first playoff victory this year."I'd like to give myself 99 points (out of 100) for this season," said the smiling Ryu, who went 14-8 during the regular
Oct. 29, 2013
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Lester puts Sox on brink of title
ST. LOUIS (AP) ― Jon Lester pitched the Boston Red Sox within a whisker of yet another World Series championship.Lester bested Adam Wainwright once again, journeyman David Ross hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning and the Red Sox downed the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 Monday night to take a 3-2 Series edge.David Ortiz delivered his latest big hit, too, sending this bearded band of Red Sox back to Fenway Park with a chance to clinch their third crown in a decade. Not since 1918 has Boston w
Oct. 29, 2013
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Doosan squeezes past Samsung to take 3-1 Korean Series lead
The Doosan Bears got past the Samsung Lions 2-1 in Game 4 of the Korean Series on Monday, moving within one win of claiming the South Korean baseball championship. At their home of Jamsil Stadium in the nation's capital, the Bears scored in the first inning and rode their pitching the rest of the way to take the commanding 3-1 lead in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) final series. The Bears can clinch the championship Tuesday at home, where Game 5 is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. No team
Oct. 28, 2013
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Bears banged up after long, winding postseason
As one player after another fell by the wayside with injuries, the Doosan Bears have lost the luxury of a deep bench in the Korean Series.The Bears are clinging to a 2-1 series lead over the Samsung Lions for the supremacy in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).Whereas the Lions enjoyed three weeks of break between the end of the regular season and the start of the Korean Series -- as the top seed, they had the bye to the championship final -- the Bears, No. 4 seed, have been playing since the
Oct. 28, 2013
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Gomes, Red Sox beat Cards 4-2 to level WS at 2-all
Jonny Gomes hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the sixth inning as the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 Sunday night, leveling the World Series at two games each.David Ortiz added three hits and also encouraged the Red Sox, shouting at his teammates from second base after a double and later gathering them for a huddle in the dugout.With the Red Sox in danger of falling into a 3-1 deficit, it was a stroke of good fortune by Gomes _ he was a late addition to the lineup
Oct. 28, 2013
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[Photo News] Park plays ball
Oct. 27, 2013
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Cards win in wild finish
ST. LOUIS (AP) ― Third baseman Will Middlebrooks tripped Allen Craig for a game-ending obstruction call on Jon Jay’s ninth-inning grounder, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a bizarre 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night and a 2-1 World Series lead.Boston had tied the score with two runs in the eighth, and Yadier Molina singled with one out in the ninth off loser Brandon Workman. Allen Craig pinch hit and lined Koji Uehara’s first pitch down the left-field line for a double that put ru
Oct. 27, 2013
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Samsung beats Doosan to cut Korean Series deficit
The Samsung Lions defeated the Doosan Bears 3-2 in Game 3 of the Korean Series on Sunday, cutting their deficit to 2-1 in the best-of-seven affair. Visiting Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, the Lions scored all three runs without a base hit, and the two-time defending Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) champs relied on strong relief pitching to hold on for the narrow victory. The Lions had dropped the first two games of the series at home, Daegu Stadium. The 2007 SK Wyverns remain the only club to e
Oct. 27, 2013
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[Photo News] President Park's first ceremonial pitch for the Korean Series
President Park Geun-hye throws out the ceremonial first pitch in Jamsil stadium in Southern Seoul, marking the start of the match between Dusan Bears and Samsung Lions for the Korean Series. (Yonhap News)
Oct. 27, 2013
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Doosan takes 2-0 Korean Series lead over Samsung with extra-inning win
DAEGU (Yonhap News) -- The Doosan Bears defeated the Samsung Lions 5-1 in extra innings in Game 2 of the Korean Series on Friday, taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven affair.Visiting Daegu Stadium, Oh Jae-il launched a go-ahead solo home run off Oh Seung-hwan during the four-run 13th inning, as the Bears inched closer to their first Korea Baseball Organization championship since 2001.At five hours and 32 minutes, this was the longest postseason game in the KBO's 31-year history. The previous r
Oct. 26, 2013
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For the love of the game
The Korea Baseball Organization said last month that South Korea’s top professional baseball league has passed the 6 million mark in attendance for the third straight year. It’s a reminder of how the ball game has emerged as a national pastime.Not only diehard baseball buffs but also ordinary families, couples and friends are visiting the ball parks together to watch the heart-thumping, live drama. People also constantly talk about the games and players in the workplace, at schools, cafeterias a
Oct. 25, 2013
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Baseball comes roaring back to Seoul
The lights are on, the crowd cheers and you can almost taste the tension mixed with the cool autumn breeze. It’s “Autumn Baseball,” a term coined by Korean fans to highlight the excitement brought about by the postseason of the country’s top baseball league.At the peak of Autumn Baseball, the Doosan Bears and Samsung Lions are locking horns in the championship Korean Series, which will continue throughout the next week.Much is at stake for both teams. If Doosan ends up winning the title, it will
Oct. 25, 2013
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Cards top Red Sox 4-2 to level Series
BOSTON (AP) ― Just when it seemed Michael Wacha had cracked, the St. Louis Cardinals began scooting around the bases and leveled the World Series. Wacha beat John Lackey in a matchup of present and past rookie sensations, and this time it was the Cardinals‘ turn to take advantage of sloppy fielding as St. Louis topped the Boston Red Sox 4-2 Thursday night in Game 2. David Ortiz put Boston ahead in the sixth inning with a two-run homer just over the Green Monster in left, ending Wacha’s scoreless
Oct. 25, 2013
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Doosan beats Samsung to take Korean Series opener
The Doosan Bears defeated the Samsung Lions 7-2 to open the Korean Series here on Thursday, taking a major first step toward the Korea Baseball Organization championship.Visiting Daegu Stadium, the Bears pounded the Lions' pitching for 12 hits, including two solo home runs, in the resounding victory to start the best-of-seven showdown.Shortstop Son Si-heon, making his first postseason start this year, went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs to pace the Bears' offense.The second game will be ba
Oct. 24, 2013
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Lester, Red Sox rout sloppy Cards in Series opener
Given a bit of help by the umpires and a lot more by the Cardinals, the Boston Red Sox turned this World Series opener into a rout.Mike Napoli hit a three-run double right after the umps reversed a blown call, Jon Lester made an early lead stand up and the Red Sox romped past sloppy St. Louis 8-1 Wednesday night for their ninth straight win in a World Series game.A season before Major League Baseball is expected to expand instant replay, fans got to see a preview. The entire six-man crew huddled
Oct. 24, 2013
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Samsung, Doosan eyeing history in Korean Series
History will be at stake as the Samsung Lions prepare to host the Doosan Bears in the Korean Series, the championship round in the Korea Baseball Organization, starting on Thursday.The first game of the best-of-seven series is set to start at 6 p.m. Thursday at Daegu Stadium, about 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul.The Lions won their third straight pennant with a record of 75-51-2 and earned the bye to the Korean Series. They will have home-field advantage and will host the first two games and,
Oct. 23, 2013
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Boston strong: Sox ride wave of good feelings
BOSTON (AP) ― Walking back to his Fenway Park office after the traditional Patriots Day morning Red Sox game, Charles Steinberg saw the reports on TV that there had been explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line.He saw video of the damage on Boylston Street. He heard the police say that a fire at the John F. Kennedy Library might be related. And he thought to himself, “We’re next.”“That added to the dread,” said Steinberg, an executive vice president with the Red Sox who orchestrates many of
Oct. 22, 2013
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NBA eager to ...get Derrick Rose back on the floor
MIAMI (AP) ― There’s no question that the city of Chicago was waiting, impatiently at times, to get Derrick Rose back. And the same could likely be said about the Bulls franchise.They weren’t alone. The NBA was waiting as well.When Rose’s comeback commences for real on opening night in Miami on Oct. 29 against the two-time defending champion Heat, there’s no question the league will be savoring the return of one of its biggest sources of star power. Rose sells tons of jerseys, sells tons of tick
Oct. 22, 2013
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Mattingly unsure about future with Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Don Mattingly said Monday that his 2014 contract option vested with the Dodgers’ first-round playoff victory over Atlanta, but he isn’t sure he’ll be back as manager next season.He said that the organization put him in a difficult position with his players by not exercising a team option going into the final year of his three-year deal.“It’s been a frustrating, tough year, honestly,” he told reporters while sitting next to general manager Ned Colletti.“It puts me in a spot tha
Oct. 22, 2013