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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Int'l taekwondo body may use 360-degree video replay system at Tokyo 2020
World Taekwondo President Choue Chung-won said Tuesday the organization plans to use a 4-D camera that provides 360-degree images at the upcoming Summer Olympic Games. Choue said the international taekwondo governing body is working to adopt such a system at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for accurate video reviews and fancy kick highlights in bouts. “Archery earned popularity with a high-speed camera despite the simplicity of the sport, and we realized that it‘s important to provide dynamic images,”
Nov. 28, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Natl. women's hockey captain eyes bronze medal at PyeongChang 2018
When the South Korean women's hockey team makes its Olympic debut next February on home ice, it will go up against three top-10 countries in the preliminary stage.The 22nd-ranked South Korea has made strides in recent years, but it will still have an uphill battle against Sweden (No. 5), Switzerland (No. 6) and Japan (No. 7) in Group B.But South Korean captain Park Jong-ah isn't one to look at the matchups and shudder with fear. In fact, the team's top forward has set a lofty goal at the 2018 Py
Nov. 28, 2017
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Ticket sales top 50 pct in runup to PyeongChang Olympics
More than half of the tickets for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics have been sold, the local Olympics organizing committee said Sunday. "Around 555,000 tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as sports competitions, had been sold as of last Friday," the organizing committee said. The sales account for 52 percent of the committee's sales target of 1.07 million, according to the committee. The Winter Games are scheduled to run from Feb. 9-25. (Yonhap)The sales rate reached 31
Nov. 26, 2017
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South Korean wins World Cup men's skeleton race in Whistler
Yun Sungbin of South Korea had the fastest starts and finishes in both heats Saturday to easily win a men's World Cup skeleton race. He has outright possession of the series points lead after two wins from three races. Yun Sungbin, of South Korea, competes in a world cup men’s skeleton race in Whistler, British Columbia, Saturday Dec. 3, 2016. (AP)Russia's Nikita Tregubov was second and Latvia's Tomass Dukurs was third.Yun finished three-quarters of a second ahead of Tregubov, a massive margin i
Nov. 26, 2017
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Boxing legend Roberto Duran to visit Korea
Panamanian boxing legend Roberto Duran will visit South Korea later this month to meet with local boxing executives, officials here said Friday. According to Korea Boxing Commission officials, Duran will visit the country with Panamanian boxer-turned-congressman Hector Carrasquilla. The two will attend an event in Seoul next Monday that commemorates South Korean boxing icon Hong Soo-hwan's memorable victory against Carrasquilla 40 years ago. Hong and Carrasquilla delivered a memorable bout in Pa
Nov. 24, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] NK welcome to join PyeongChang Olympics despite listing as terror sponsor
Despite being recently listed by the United States as a state sponsor of terrorism, North Korea is still welcome to join the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea, the foreign ministry here said Tuesday.On Monday, the US added North Korea again to its list of states sponsoring terrorism, as the Trump administration increases its campaign of maximum pressure over North Korea's illegal development of nuclear weapons. The North had been removed from the list nine years ago."The government
Nov. 21, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] IOC to pay final technical visit to PyeongChang before Winter Olympics
The International Olympic Committee will pay its final technical visit to PyeongChang this week ahead of the start of the 2018 Winter Olympics in the South Korean host city, South Korean organizers said Monday.The organizing committee for the Olympics said the IOC will conduct its ninth and final Project Review on PyeongChang over two days starting Tuesday.The organizers said IOC officials will review PyeongChang's preparations for the first Winter Olympics in South Korea, checking on venues, ti
Nov. 20, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korean govt. unveils sci-fi promotional video for PyeongChang Olympics
What does artificial intelligence have to do with the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics? This very question might come to the minds of many people when they watch a new promotional video for the upcoming competition.In the 5-minute video titled "The Last A.I (Join in PyeongChang, Join in Peace)," what claims to be the only robot with artificial intelligence left on the planet in 2045 starts a journey to find out why they've lost a 10-year-long battle against human beings.As the female humanoid ro
Nov. 20, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Short tracker trying to put near-traumatic injury behind for Olympics
Like other tough-as-nails athletes, South Korean short track speed skater Kim A-lang wears her battle scar proudly.And that scar isn't in a place you'd expect to see on a speed skater, such as the knees, ankles or back.It is actually on her left cheek, just below the eye. She sustained a severe cut in that area in a potentially traumatic incident during the National Winter Sports Festival in January this year when her face was slashed by the blade of another skater during a race.Kim A-lang of So
Nov. 17, 2017
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Ex-Korean handball star earns seat on WADA Athlete Committee
Former South Korean handball player Hong Jeong-ho has won a seat on the World Anti-Doping Agency's Athlete Committee, the sports ministry here said Friday.The appointment was made at the anti-doping regulator's board meeting in Seoul on Thursday. The 43-year-old will have a three-year term, representing athletes' rights until 2020, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said. Hong is one of four new members of the panel. It was established in 2015 and is chaired by former Canadian cross-cou
Nov. 17, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korean freestyle snowboarders gear up for PyeongChang 2018 with new skills
Two South Korean freestyle snowboarders said Friday they're working hard to master new skills to impress home fans at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. Kweon Lee-jun and Lee Min-sik are two promising snowboarders who will make their Olympic debut in PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul. Both said they've worked to learn new techniques during the offseason and will show all their move at the Olympics. "Since people pointed out that my backside tricks are weak, I've worked hard
Nov. 17, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Koreans move on with ease at Short Track World Cup
South Korean stars moved on to the next stage with relative ease at the International Skating Union World Cup Short Track Speed Skating on home ice Friday.Choi Min-jeong and Shim Suk-hee advanced to the quarterfinals in the women's 1,000 meters at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul. In the men's 1,000, Seo Yi-ra, Lim Hyo-jun and Hwang Dae-heon also reached the quarterfinals.Choi and Shim were the fastest skaters in their respective heats. The top two skaters from each of the seven groups, plus the six fa
Nov. 17, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Koreans cruise through heats on Day 1 at Short Track World Cup
South Koreans cruised through the heats on the first day of the International Skating Union World Cup Short Track Speed Skating on home ice on Thursday.Preliminaries and heats for the men's and women's 1,500m took place on the first day of the competition at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul.In the men's 1,500m, Lim Hyo-jun, Seo Yi-ra and Hwang Dae-heon all reached Friday's semifinals. And Choi Min-jeong, Shim Suk-hee and Kim A-lang did the same in the women's 1,500m, whose semifinals will also be on Fr
Nov. 16, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Businesses to lend support for successful PyeongChang Olympics
South Korea's business associations will fully cooperate with the PyeongChang Olympics organizers to make the global sports event a success, the Korea Employers Federation said Thursday. In a meeting with officials from the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games, executives from the country's six major business lobby groups vowed they will sponsor promotional events for the winter sports games, buy tickets for their employees and provide other residential
Nov. 16, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korean vice sports minister vows strong, effective doping controls at PyeongChang 2018
Vice sports minister Roh Tae-kang said Thursday that South Korea is ready to provide "strong and effective" doping controls at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games.Roh said at the World Anti-Doping Agency's Foundation Board Meeting in Seoul that the South Korean government, PyeongChang 2018 organizers and anti-doping authorities are in close coordination to come up with the best anti-doping programs for the upcoming Winter Games. "The main goal of PyeongChang 2018's anti-doping programs is to provi
Nov. 16, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Large parking lots await drivers to PyeongChang Olympics
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- For those who drive to PyeongChang during the Winter Games period, there is one certain place they will probably end up: a large parking lot which will serve as ground transportation hub.During the Games, only authorized vehicles or cars with permits are allowed to be on the roads and streets near competition venues. If visitors come to PyeongChang with their own cars, they can only enter the venues via shuttle buses.This photo shows Daegwallyeong Transport Mall in Py
Nov. 15, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Accessibility of PyeongChang 2018 will improve with new bullet trains: organizers
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- The organizers of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games said Wednesday that competition venues will become even more accessible once new railways for bullet trains officially open next month.Yeo Hyung-koo, secretary general of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, said high speed train operation is just around the corner, and it will allow visitors to travel from the country's main gateway to competition venues in two hours
Nov. 15, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korean female short trackers focused on 'process' ahead of PyeongChang Olympics
South Korean female short track speed skaters said Wednesday they're focused on "the process" ahead of next year's Winter Olympics on home ice.They will compete in the fourth and the final leg of the International Skating Union World Cup Short Track Speed Skating at Seoul's Mokdong Ice Rink starting Thursday. It will be the final qualifying event for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games. Three best results out of four World Cups in each race will be considered for Olympic qualification.As expected,
Nov. 15, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea to host final Olympic short track qualifying event
South Korea will host the final qualification event for short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics this week. The fourth and final leg of the International Skating Union World Cup Short Track Speed Skating will come to Seoul’s Mokdong Ice Rink. The competition begins with heats on Thursday and Friday, and the finals will take place over Saturday and Sunday. Choi Min-jeong (front) of South Korea competes in the women`s 3,000-meter relay at the International Skating Union World Cup Shor
Nov. 14, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korea to host final Olympic short track qualifying event
South Korea will host the final qualification event for short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics this week.The fourth and final leg of the International Skating Union World Cup Short Track Speed Skating will come to Seoul's Mokdong Ice Rink. The competition begins with heats on Thursday and Friday, and the finals will take place over Saturday and Sunday.This is the final qualifying event for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. A total of 110 Olympic spots, 55 each for men and wome
Nov. 14, 2017