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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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[PyeongChang 2018] Veteran speed skater looking to add new chapter to growing legacy
About two months shy of his 30th birthday, South Korean speed skater Lee Seung-hoon understands he isn't the same athlete that he was a few years back.But if the way his illustrious career has played out is any indication, Lee will likely find ways to deliver the goods when it counts the most at next month's PyeongChang Winter Olympics. A medal there would add another chapter to his growing legacy as one of the country's finest winter sports athletes ever.A former short track speed skater, Lee c
Jan. 5, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] N. Korea may send 2 skiers to PyeongChang Paralympics: official
North Korea may send a team of two skiers to the PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games next month if it decides to participate in the multi-winter sport event in South Korea, an official of a US civic group which supports North Korean athletes said Thursday. Shin Young-soon, head of the Kinsler Foundation, said Pyongyang may send two para nordic skiers -- Ma Yoo-cheol and Kim Jung-hyun -- to the Winter Paralympics if the communist state decides to compete. "Two athletes last month trained for abou
Jan. 4, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Olympic figure skating qualifiers down to wire with three spots at stake
The national Olympic figure skating qualifying is going down to the wire, with three spots in the men's and women's singles at stake.The Korea Figure Skating Championships, also the third and the final leg of the qualification for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, will take place from Friday to Sunday at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul.The combined scores after the three qualifying events will determine who gets to represent the host nation at PyeongChang. South Korea will send one male skater and
Jan. 4, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korean slider eyes surprising finish in women's skeleton
When South Koreans talk about skeleton, a sport in which athletes slide head-first down an icy track, most of them would probably think about Yun Sung-bin, who is currently No. 1 in the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation men's world rankings. While Yun will be obviously in the spotlight next month at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Jeong Sophia believes she can also earn fans' attention in the women's skeleton. "I know people are interested in the men's skeleton because there's
Jan. 4, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang reaffirms readiness to host NK at Winter Olympics
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- The 2018 Winter Games host city of PyeongChang on Wednesday reaffirmed its readiness to host North Korea at the competition held south of the border, with Pyongyang expressing interest in participation.Lee Hee-beom, head of the 2018 Olympic organizing committee, said PyeongChang had been "preparing for a long time" for the possibility that North Korea would take part in the quadrennial event."We're making preparations in case North Korea sends its athletes, cheering s
Jan. 3, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Inter-Korean sports exchange group chief says North likely to send cheering squad to PyeongChang
The chief of a Seoul-based inter-Korean sports exchange promotion group said Wednesday he believes Pyongyang will send athletes and a cheering squad to the Winter Olympics south of the border next month.Kim Kyung-sung, who leads the South-North Korea Inter-Korean Sports Association, made the claim based on his attendance at meeting with North Korean officials in China last month."I believe there is a big possibility that the North will come to South Korea with its cheerleading group," Kim said t
Jan. 3, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] IOC 'welcomes' Koreas' interest in talks on North's participation in PyeongChang 2018
The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday welcomed the interest taken by the two Koreas in having talks on the North's participation in the upcoming Winter Games south of the border.In a statement emailed to Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday, IOC spokesman Mark Adams said, "The IOC welcomes the mutual intentions of the governments of the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to start direct talks about the participation of athletes from DPRK in the Olympic Winter G
Jan. 3, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korean alpine snowboarder determined to meet home fans' expectations in PyeongChang
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- South Korean alpine snowboarder Lee Sang-ho said Friday he will try to meet home fans' expectations at the upcoming Winter Olympics. Lee is one of South Korea's medal hopefuls at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. He had impressive results earlier this year, winning two gold medals at the Asian Winter Games in February. The 22-year-old also became the first South Korean to win an International Ski Federation World Cup silver medal in March after finishing second at
Dec. 29, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang Olympics organizers to raise funds to offset carbon emissions
The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee said Thursday it will launch a fundraising campaign next month as part of its efforts to offset carbon emissions from the preparation and operation of the Feb. 9-25 sports event.The committee asked participating athletes, spectators, countries, institutions and organizations to take part in the campaign, which will run from Monday through Feb. 25.According to the committee, the amount of greenhouse gases to be emitted from
Dec. 28, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang 2018 unveils podiums, costumes for victory ceremonies
South Korean organizers have unveiled the podiums, costumes, music and gifts for medalists on Wednesday that will be used during the victory ceremonies at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games next year. The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games said the victory ceremonies will be staged under the concept of "convergence and unique."The POCOG said designs of the victory ceremony items are based on the idea of combining aspects of Western an
Dec. 27, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Ticket sales for PyeongChang 2018 surpass 60 pct
Ticket sales for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics have surpassed 60 percent, the event‘s organizers said Sunday. There are 47 days left until the Feb. 9 opening ceremony of the first Winter Games in South Korea. And as of Thursday, 655,000 tickets had been sold, or 61 percent of the organizers’ target of 1.07 million tickets. The quadrennial competition will run through Feb. 25, with athletes competing for a record 102 gold medals across seven sports and 15 disciplines. Sales for the tickets
Dec. 24, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Torch relay for PyeongChang 2018 to resume Friday following deadly fire
The torch relay for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics will resume on Saturday, after Friday's leg was canceled following a deadly fire in its scheduled stop.PyeongChang's organizing committee earlier scrapped its torch relay in Jecheon, some 170 kilometers southeast of Seoul, for Friday, after a massive fire engulfed a commercial building in the city on Thursday and claimed 29 lives.The Olympic flame was supposed to pass through Jecheon but PyeongChang canceled the relay and festivities out o
Dec. 22, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korean chef de mission for PyeongChang Olympics pledges best support to athletes
South Korea's chef de mission for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games said Thursday he is ready to give his utmost effort to help the national team finish inside the top four in the medal race.Kim Ji-yong, executive director at Kookmin University in Seoul, was named the chief delegate for South Korea at the PyeongChang Olympics in October. The 44-year-old said he is determined to support athletes at South Korea's first Winter Olympics."It's the first time in 30 years that the Olympic Games
Dec. 21, 2017
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Korean UFC fighter vows to win comeback bout after 40-month absence
BUSAN -- South Korean mixed martial arts fighter Kang Kyung-ho said Thursday he is ready to give his all in his comeback bout next year.Kang will have his first bout since September 2014 when he faces Guido Cannetti at the Ultimate Fighting Championship Fight Night 124 in St. Louis, Missouri, on Jan. 14. He is one of two South Koreans at the UFC competition with Choi Doo-ho, who will take on Jeremy Stephens in a five-round main event.Kang was discharged from his military service earlier this yea
Dec. 20, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Torch for PyeongChang 2018 tours athletes' training center
JINCHEON, South Korea -- The torch for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games toured the national training center for Olympic athletes on Wednesday, with summer sports stars lending support to the quadrennial competition.The torch relay, which began on Nov. 1, reached the Jincheon National Training Center in Jincheon, some 90 kilometers south of Seoul in North Chungcheong Province. South Korean fencer Kim Ji-yeon carries the torch for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics at the Jincheon National Trai
Dec. 20, 2017
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Hockey-playing brothers get confidence boost after facing top dogs
INCHEON -- South Korean hockey-playing brothers Kim Ki-sung and Kim Sang-wook said Tuesday they left a recent international tournament in Moscow more confident athletes, despite getting defeated by the top dogs.The Kims and the rest of the men's national team returned home from the Channel One Cup in the Russian capital that they played last week. The 21st-ranked South Korea fell to No. 1 Canada 4-2, before losing to the fourth-ranked Finland 4-1 and then to No. 3 Sweden 5-1.This was South Korea
Dec. 19, 2017
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Naturalized hockey goalie feels 'weird' sensation listening to Canadian anthem at tournament
INCHEON -- A Canadian by birth but South Korean by passport now, hockey goalie Matt Dalton said he experienced "weird" feelings at a recent tournament in Moscow.South Korea faced Canada to open the Channel One Cup in the Russian capital last Wednesday. As is the custom in international hockey, anthems of both countries were played inside the VTB Ice Palace.And this was the first time Dalton, who acquired South Korean citizenship in 2016, heard "O Canada" as a member of the South Korean national
Dec. 19, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Men's hockey coach says 'experience' biggest takeaway from pre-Olympic tournament
INCHEON -- South Korea might have lost all three games at a pre-Olympic men's hockey tournament last week, but head coach Jim Paek said Tuesday not all was lost for his charge.Paek and his charge returned home from Moscow, where they played and lost all three matches at the Channel One Cup. It was the final tournament for South Korea before the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, which will be the country's first appearance at the quadrennial event.In Moscow, South Korea, world No. 21, didn't exac
Dec. 19, 2017
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Arrival of Winter Olympic flame, qualifying for FIFA World Cup voted top sports news stories of 2017
With South Korea gearing up for its first Winter Olympic Games, the arrival of the Olympic flame topped the list of the country's most memorable sports news stories of 2017, as compiled by Yonhap News Agency on Monday.Joining the PyeongChang Winter Games' torch relay at the top was South Korea's qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.In a survey of 58 South Korean newspapers and broadcasters from Dec. 6 to 12, those two stories each earned 388 points to share first place. In this fi
Dec. 18, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korea loses to Sweden to close out pre-Olympic hockey tournament
South Korea dropped to Sweden 5-1 to close out a pre-Olympic men's hockey tournament in Moscow on Saturday.South Korea, ranked 21st in the world, lost all three games it played at the Channel One Cup at VTB Ice Palace in the Russian capital. World No. 3 Sweden gave South Korea all it could handle, scoring five unanswered goals after giving up the opening goal in the second period.Earlier in the week, South Korea lost to Canada 4-2 and Finland 4-1.Goalie Matt Dalton, with 106 saves in the first t
Dec. 17, 2017