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Qoo10 liquidity crisis sparks massive complaints, fears of wider damage
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Yoon urges municipalities to embrace foreigners
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What is happening at Hybe?
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S. Korea to consent to Japan's Sado mines gaining World Heritage status: official
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Korea unveils tax reform bill to spur economy
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Actor’s excessive airport security sparks probe into human rights violations
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Actor Yoo Ah-in accused of sexual attack
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Man who let his father die due to financial difficulties to be released on parole
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S. Korea, China shifting from tensions to cooperation: Seoul
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LG Electronics achieves record earnings in Q2
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Korea’s baseball governing body bans Baltimore scouts
The South Korean governing body of amateur baseball said it has taken steps to ban scouts from the Baltimore Orioles in Major League Baseball from attending local games.The Korea Baseball Association said it posted a notice in a stadium in Seoul that reads, “This stadium is off-limits to scouts from Baltimore Orioles.”The notice will be posted in about 20 other stadiums across South Korea, an official of the association said. He asked not to be identified, citing policy.The move came two months
March 20, 2012
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Choo goes deep but Indians fall
GOODYEAR, Arizona (AP) ― Dustin Moseley was told to lighten up for a change. He did, and it worked wonders.Moseley, loosening the grip on his changeup, pitched three scoreless innings and Will Venable had three hits to help the San Diego Padres beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 Saturday.“I thought his stuff was very crisp,” Padres manager Bud Black said of Moseley, working his way back from shoulder surgery on Aug 3. “He had command of his fastball. He did all the things you look for in an all-arou
March 11, 2012
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Lee hits first homer of spring
Lee Dae-ho of the Orix Buffaloes hit his first home run of the spring at Thursday’s game, taking the Seibu Lions’ starter deep in the first inning for a two-run homer. Now, after three spring training games, Lee is 2 for 8 with a .250 batting average. It’s a bit of a slow start for the Korean slugger following his successful winter training season. During the winter, Lee went 13 for 19 with a .684 average, raising expectations for his debut year in Japan.Orix manager Akinobu Okada, who watched L
March 9, 2012
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Choo homers in Tribe win
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (AP) ― Jack Hannahan hit a grand slam Wednesday and Jason Kipnis and Choo Shin-soo also connected for home runs as the Cleveland Indians beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-2.Hannahan’s fourth-inning shot came off Diamondbacks prospect Tyler Skaggs. Skaggs gave up the four runs on one hit and four walks in 2/3 inning.Arizona’s Trevor Cahill also struggled in his Diamondbacks debut, giving up a two-run homer to Kipnis and allowing Choo’s solo shot in two innings of work.
March 8, 2012
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Pirates, McCutchen agree at $51.5 million
BRADENTON, Florida (AP) ― Andrew McCutchen sounded a bit overwhelmed.“It all really hasn’t sunk in for me yet,” the All-Star centerfielder said Tuesday after agreeing to a $51.5 million, six-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates. “It like when you’re getting remarried and you are renewing your vows. That’s how I feel.”Though he hit just .259 last year, McCutchen had career highs in home runs (23) and RBIs (89) while stealing 23 bases. He would have been eligible for free agency following the
March 7, 2012
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Pitchers implicated in match fixing released
The LG Twins in the Korea Baseball Organization released their two pitchers facing match-fixing allegations and asked the league to hand out lifetime bans if the players are criminally punished.The Seoul-based Twins announced that pitchers Kim Seong-hyun and Park Hyun-jun are no longer on the team. They are being investigated for allegedly taking kickbacks from a gambling broker last season to issue first-inning walks on purpose.Kim was recently taken into custody, while Park has been questioned
March 7, 2012
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Pitchers implicated in match fixing released by team
The LG Twins in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Tuesday released their two pitchers facing match-fixing allegations and asked the league to hand out lifetime bans if the players are criminally punished.The Seoul-based Twins announced that pitchers Kim Seong-hyun and Park Hyun-jun are no lon
March 6, 2012
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KBO suspends players implicated in match fixing
Two pitchers in the nation’s top baseball league have been suspended indefinitely for their alleged roles in match fixing, officials said Monday.The Korea Baseball Organization said Kim Seong-hyun and Park Hyun-jun, both of the Seoul-based LG Twins, will remain under suspension indefinitely. Kim was recently taken into custody for allegedly taking kickbacks from a gambling broker to issue first-inning walks on purpose.Park, who was grilled by prosecutors last week for his connection, has partial
March 5, 2012
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Cuban defector Cespedes joins A’s
PHOENIX (AP) ― After watching the YouTube promotional video of the five-tool outfielder with a sculpted body and freakish athleticism, the Oakland Athletics were eager to see Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes up close.“He’s finally here,” catcher Kurt Suzuki said. “We hear about the potential and the tools and all that stuff. I’m not just excited to see him hit but excited to see him working out with the team.” Cespedes certainly didn’t disappoint.The 26-year-old Cespedes worked out with the Athlet
March 5, 2012
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Nation's top baseball league suspends players implicated in match fixing
Two pitchers in the nation's top baseball league have been suspended indefinitely for their alleged roles in match fixing, officials said Monday.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said Kim Seong-hyun and Park Hyun-jun, both of the Seoul-based LG Twins, will remain under suspension indefinitely. K
March 5, 2012
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MLB expands playoff format
NEW YORK (AP) ― With less than a month to go before opening day, baseball at last decided who’s in and who’s out come October.Now, even a third-place team can win the World Series.Major League Baseball made it official, expanding the playoff format to 10 teams by adding a wild-card club to each league.“I hope we get that extra spot,” said new Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow, whose team is coming off a 56-106 finish that was the worst in the majors. “I think it’s great any time you hav
March 4, 2012
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Second baseball pitcher partially admits to match-fixing allegations
Prosecutors investigating allegations of match fixing in baseball said Saturday that a second active professional baseball pitcher partially admitted, during questioning, his involvement in match fixing. LG Twins` Park Hyun-jun (Yonhap News)Park Hyun-jun, a right-hander for the LG Twins in the Korea
March 4, 2012
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Army stint helped cleanse Indians’ Choo
GOODYEAR, Arizona (AP) ― Choo Shin-soo found inner peace in a most unexpected place.While taking basic training during the offseason with the South Korean military, the Indians outfielder was required to go on 16-mile hikes while carrying 55 pounds of weight in his backpack. It was during these physically grueling exercises where the 29-year-old finally healed the pain of a troubling year.As his heart raced, his mind wandered.He was cleansed. “It was a heavy bag, but it helped me more mentally,”
March 1, 2012
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Corruption batters Korean sports
Baseball hit by snowballing match-fixing scandalThe country’s top baseball league has become the latest victim of a snowballing match-fixing scandal that came to light earlier last month.Kim Sung-hyun, a pitcher for the LG Twins in the Korea Baseball Organization, has told prosecutors in Daegu that he accepted bribes from a broker to take part in spot-fixing in 2011. Prosecutors in Daegu took the 23-year-old into custody Tuesday after gathering a testimony from a broker named Kim, who was arrest
Feb. 29, 2012
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Twins pitcher arrested on suspicion of match-fixing
A pitcher from the LG Twins in the country’s top professional baseball league has been arrested on suspicion of match-fixing, prosecutors in Daegu said Tuesday.The Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office announced that they arrested the 23-year-old pitcher Kim Sung-hyun on charges of rigging matches in return for receiving money from a 29-year-old broker named Kang. Prosecutors said the pitcher was introduced to the gambling broker by a former college baseball player named Kim, who was also arrested
Feb. 28, 2012
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Heat, Thunder in June forecast?
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) ― Kevin Durant says it’s too early to think about a potential Heat-Thunder NBA finals.It seems hard to ignore at the season’s midpoint.The teams share the league’s best record and both rolled into the All-Star break. With Durant and Russell Westbrook on one side and LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh looking to avenge their finals disappointment, the series could be a thriller.But Chicago is right on Miami’s heels in the East, and a number of contenders could emerge f
Feb. 28, 2012
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Red Sox catcher Varitek to retire
The Boston Red Sox are saying goodbye to their captain.Catcher Jason Varitek has decided to retire after 15 seasons with the Red Sox, a person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press on Monday night. The person requested anonymity because Varitek had not made an announcement.The Boston Globe first reported Varitek’s decision.Varitek is expected to make it official Thursday at Boston’s spring training camp in Fort Myers, Florida. A first round draft pick in 1994, Varitek came to Bost
Feb. 28, 2012
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Nats extend Zimmerman for 6 years, $100 million
Ever since he became the Washington Nationals’ very first draft pick, Ryan Zimmerman wanted to stay with the club for the long haul.Now he’ll get that wish.The Nationals took what they hope is another step toward consistent contention by locking up their third baseman ― and the guy many still call the face of the franchise ― through 2019, adding six years to Zimmerman’s existing contract in a deal announced Sunday.The deal includes a full no-trade clause.The extra six seasons are worth $100 mill
Feb. 27, 2012
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Red Sox ban alcohol in clubhouse
FORT MYERS, Florida (AP) ― There will be no drinking in the Boston Red Sox clubhouse this season.The team will ban alcohol in the clubhouse and on the last plane flight of road trips, new manager Bobby Valentine announced on Saturday.The move comes in the wake of last season’s September collapse in the AL East, a tailspin that included reports of Boston starting pitchers drinking beer in the clubhouse on their off-days rather than supporting their teammates in the dugout.It’s one of a handful of
Feb. 26, 2012
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Braun’s suspension overturned
NEW YORK (AP) ― National League MVP Ryan Braun’s 50-game suspension was overturned Thursday by baseball arbitrator Shyam Das, the first time a baseball player successfully challenged a drug-related penalty in a grievance.The decision was announced Thursday by the Major League Baseball Players Association, one day before the 28-year-old outfielder was due to report to spring training with the Milwaukee Brewers. The commissioner’s office and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency each were disappointed and a
Feb. 24, 2012