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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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Fan interest propels expansion
It is an iconic image of Busan and South Korean baseball: A packed Sajik Stadium singing and dancing as they watch the city’s favorite sports team, the Lotte Giants. Starting in the 2013 season, however, the Giants are going to have a local rival as professional top-tier baseball comes to the nearby city of Changwon. For more than 20 years, there have been eight teams in the league, but that is set to change. The Korea Baseball Organization has made the decision to expand. The NC Dinos are the n
Dec. 16, 2012
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Hamilton agrees to $125m deal with Angels
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Josh Hamilton is heading to the Los Angeles Angels, lured with a $125 million, five-year contract that steps up the migration of high-profile stars to Southern California.The Angels persuaded the free-agent outfielder to leave the Texas Rangers with their third big-money offseason signing in as many years. Hamilton heads to Anaheim after first baseman Albert Pujols came West for $240 million last December along with pitcher C.J. Wilson ― Hamilton’s Texas teammate ― for $77.5 m
Dec. 14, 2012
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[Newsmaker] Admissions scandal snares baseball managers
Former and current managers of two university baseball teams have been arrested in an admission scandal. Prosecutors said Wednesday that they have arrested former Lotte Giants manager Yang Seung-ho and current manager of the Yonsei University baseball team Jung Jin-ho to investigate charges of taking cash in return for admission. Less than two months ago, Yang was a high-profile manager of the pro baseball team. He resigned on Oct. 30 this year after Lotte failed to survive the playoff stage, th
Dec. 13, 2012
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Choo shipped to Cincinnati
South Korean outfielder Choo Shin-soo of the Cleveland Indians in Major League Baseball has been traded to the Cincinnati Reds, the teams said Wednesday, Korean time.The Indians dealt Choo and infielder Jason Donald to the Reds as part of a three-team, nine-player trade that also involved the Arizona Diamondbacks. In exchange, the Reds sent center fielder Drew Stubbs and shortstop Didi Gregorius to Cleveland.The Indians then shipped Gregorius, pitcher Tony Sipp and first baseman Lars Anderson to
Dec. 12, 2012
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Choo shipped to Cincinnati
South Korean outfielder Choo Shin-soo of the Cleveland Indians in Major League Baseball (MLB) has been traded to the Cincinnati Reds, the teams said Wednesday, Korean time.The Indians dealt Choo and infielder Jason Donald to the Reds as part of a three-team, nine-player trade that also involved the Arizona Diamondbacks. In exchange, the Reds sent center fielder Drew Stubbs and shortstop Didi Gregorius to Cleveland.The Indians then shipped Gregorius, pitcher Tony Sipp and first baseman Lars Ander
Dec. 12, 2012
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Clubs approve expansion under boycott threat
Representatives of South Korean professional baseball teams on Tuesday unanimously approved the expansion plan in the country’s top league, bucking under pressure of players and fans and narrowly avoiding a possible cancellation of an annual offseason awards ceremony.The presidents of nine clubs in the Korea Baseball Organization gave the green light to add a 10th team to their league at a board meeting.Earlier this month, the Korea Professional Baseball Players Association had threatened to boy
Dec. 11, 2012
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Armed and dangerous
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Flush with cash after the team’s sale this year, the Los Angeles Dodgers are busy spending it on starting pitching.The team introduced left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin of South Korea on Monday, making him the first player ever to go directly from the Korean league to the major leagues.And he was just the setup man.The Dodgers finalized a $147 million, six-year deal with free agent right-hander Zack Greinke later in the day.“We were definitely hoping for Zack,” said Magic Johnson, a pa
Dec. 11, 2012
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Ryu, Dodgers reach 6-year, $36m deal
South Korean All-Star pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin has signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball in a dramatic transaction just before the league-mandated deadline, MLB’s official website said Monday, Korean time.MLB.com said Ryu has signed a six-year deal worth $36 million. Earlier in the day, the Los Angeles Times said the Dodgers “expect him to be part of the rotation next season.” CBSSports.com also reported that Ryu’s contract includes a signing bonus of $5 million.According to t
Dec. 10, 2012
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Ryu, Dodgers reach 6-year, $36m deal
South Korean All-Star pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin has signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball (MLB), the Los Angeles Times reported Monday, Korean time.The Times said the Dodgers "expect him to be part of the rotation next season" but added terms of the deal weren't immediately known.Ryu and the Dodgers had a 30-day window to sign a deal after the LA-based club earned the exclusive negotiating rights to Ryu in November, and the deadline fell at 7 a.m. Monday, Korean time, or 2 p.m.
Dec. 10, 2012
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S. Korea's global baseball ranking falls one notch to 4th place
South Korea's global baseball ranking fell one notch to fourth place in 2012 compared to the year before, according to the rating list released Saturday by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF).The IBAF said the country earned 56.50 ranking points for the whole of this year for a total of 518.20 points. The points are tallied by checking performance of national baseball teams in international games, with more points being given to teams that win the world championships for youths and the
Dec. 8, 2012
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Golden Glove baseball awards may be canceled
The country’s top professional league will cancel an upcoming annual baseball awards ceremony if players carry out their threat to boycott the ceremony, a league official said.The Korea Professional Baseball Players Association, which represents players of the Korea Baseball Organization, has threatened to withhold its member players from the Golden Glove Awards set for next Tuesday, unless the KBO convenes a board meeting before the ceremony to discuss the addition of a 10th club.Without player
Dec. 6, 2012
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Clock is ticking
The deadline for South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin to sign a contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball will fall on this weekend, a few days earlier than initially thought, according to officials Thursday.The Dodgers in November won the exclusive negotiating rights for the 25-year-old left-hander, submitting a bid of about $25.7 million in a league-wide silent auction as part of the player posting process.Ryu’s South Korean club, the Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organ
Dec. 6, 2012
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Pitch count limits set for World Baseball Classic
Pitch count limits have been set for the World Baseball Classic in March of next year, a baseball official here said Wednesday.“The number of pitches per game by a pitcher will be 65 in the first round, 80 in the second round, and 95 in the semifinals and the final,” the official with the Korea Baseball Organization said, adding that officials from participating countries recently held a meeting in the U.S. to agree on the figures.These limits are the same as the inaugural WBC from 2006, and dow
Dec. 5, 2012
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Korea to open vs. Netherlands
South Korea will open the 2013 World Baseball Classic against the Netherlands in March next year.According to the schedules released by the tournament organizers Tuesday, South Korea, the runner-up at the previous WBC in 2009, will start the campaign against the Dutch on March 2 in Taichung, Taiwan.In the opening round of the March 2-19 tournament, South Korea has been paired with the Netherlands, Australia and Taiwan in Pool B. The second match for South Korea will be against Australia on March
Dec. 4, 2012
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Napoli to Sox, Loney to Rays
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) ― The Boston Red Sox began to play catch-up by getting All-Star catcher Mike Napoli, Tampa Bay took a chance on James Loney and the New York Yankees prepared for more time minus Alex Rodriguez during a brisk Monday at baseball’s winter meetings.Soon after the Hall of Fame welcomed three new members from long ago, teams got busy. The World Series champion San Francisco Giants kept center fielder Angel Pagan while the Texas Rangers brought back catcher Geovany Soto and ne
Dec. 4, 2012
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Lotte Giants file complaint over schedule
The Lotte Giants in South Korea’s top baseball league filed a complaint at the league office over an unbalanced schedule next year that they claim puts them at a disadvantage compared with other teams.The Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization, based in Busan, said they asked the league office whether it had been fair in setting out the schedule for 2013 and demanded the timetable be modified.An expansion NC Dinos will join the KBO next year as a ninth club. With an odd number of clubs in act
Dec. 4, 2012
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Lotte pitcher nabbed for drunk driving
Korean professional baseball player Go Won-jun has been taken into custody for drunk driving, Busan police said Monday.The 23-year-old pitcher, who plays for the Lotte Giants in the Korea Baseball Organization, allegedly crashed his vehicle into another car at 4:50 a.m. on Sunday. No one was hurt in the accident.Go’s blood alcohol content level was 0.086 percent, enough to have his driver’s license suspended, according to police. Police requested a blood test from Go, and said they will conduct
Dec. 3, 2012
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Tears of pride
Ending his 19-year professional baseball career, veteran pitcher Park Chan-ho said Friday he is looking forward to opening a new chapter in his life and helping develop the sport in his native land.Park, 39, first announced his retirement on Thursday through his South Korean club, the Hanwha Eagles, and held a press conference Friday to talk about his decision.“I’d like to say this is not an end, but a new beginning for me,” Park said, at times holding back tears. “I decided to call it quits to
Nov. 30, 2012
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Bonds, Clemens on Hall ballot
NEW YORK (AP) ― The most polarizing Hall of Fame debate since Pete Rose will now be decided by the baseball shrine’s voters: Do Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa belong in Cooperstown despite drug allegations that tainted their huge numbers?In a monthlong election sure to become a referendum on the Steroids Era, the Hall ballot was released Wednesday, and Bonds, Clemens and Sosa are on it for the first time.Bonds is the all-time home run champion with 762 and won a record seven MVP award
Nov. 29, 2012
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Park Chan-ho calls it quits
It’s been a long and eventful ride, spanning 19 years and three countries, but South Korean baseball player Park Chan-ho is finally hanging up his glove.“Park Chan-ho notified the team this afternoon that he is retiring,” an official from Park’s team Hanwha Eagles said Thursday. The team said it would respect Park’s decision.The official added that Park would hold a press conference at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul at 11 a.m. on Friday.The pitcher joined professional baseball in 1994, playing
Nov. 29, 2012