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Qoo10 liquidity crisis sparks massive complaints, fears of wider damage
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Actor Yoo Ah-in accused of sexual attack
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S. Korea, China shifting from tensions to cooperation: Seoul
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Korea taekwondo earns 5 spots at Youth Olympic Games
Korea has secured five taekwondo quota places for this year's Youth Olympic Games.At the World Taekwondo's qualification tournament for the 2018 Youth Olympics, which ended in Hammamet, Tunisia, on Saturday (local time), Korea saw five athletes earning Youth Olympic spots. The 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games will be held from Oct. 6 to 18 in Buenos Aires.Korea only sent one taekwondo practitioner to the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.At the Youth Olympic Games, there are five weight categ
April 8, 2018
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S. Korean volleyball star mulling options over future
South Korean volleyball star Kim Yeon-koung said Wednesday she is mulling over her future options, as her contract with a Chinese club expires next month. Kim returned home after helping Shanghai Guohua Life to finish runner-up in the Chinese volleyball league. The 30-year-old, considered one of the world's best attackers today, signed a one-year contract with Shanghai last year. (Yonhap)Kim said she has yet to decide her destination for the next season. Before going to China, Kim played with T
April 4, 2018
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Chung Hyeon cracks top 20 in ATP rankings for 1st time
South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has cracked the top 20 in the men's world rankings for the first time.Chung climbed four spots to a new career-high No. 19 in the latest ATP Tour's singles rankings released on Monday. Chung Hyeon of South Korea hits a shot against John Isner of the United States during their quarterfinal match at the Miami Open on the ATP Tour in Miami, Florida, on March 28. (Yonhap)Chung is the fourth Asian man to rank among the top 20 in the world. The 21-year-old also b
April 2, 2018
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Korea officially designates taekwondo as nat'l martial art
Korea has officially designated taekwondo as its national martial art.The National Assembly on Friday passed a revised act on taekwondo promotion, which states that the sport is the Korean national martial art.The amendment bill was signed by 225 lawmakers led by the Bareunmirae Party's Lee Dong-sup, who heads the National Assembly Taekwondo Federation. (Yonhap)Taekwondo has customarily been perceived as the national martial art but wasn't officially recognized by the law. The revision will pave
April 2, 2018
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Korean Chung Hyeon knocked out of ATP Tour quarters in Miami
Korean Chung Hyeon has crashed out of an ATP Tour quarterfinals in Miami.The 23rd-ranked Korean was eliminated in the final eight at the Miami Open in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday (local time), as the 17th-ranked John Isner beat him in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4, in 67 minutes.Chung was making his sixth straight quarterfinal appearance on the tour.Isner, known for his powerful serves, recorded 13 aces, against Chung's three, and improved to 3-1 all time against Chung. The Korean committed four doub
March 29, 2018
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Top-20 ranking in sight for Chung Hyeon after 6th straight ATP quarters
South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has reached his sixth straight quarterfinals on the ATP Tour, a performance that will likely take him inside the top 20 in the next world rankings.The world No. 23 defeated the 80th-ranked Joao Souza 6-4, 6-3 at the Miami Open on Tuesday (local time), and has now reached the final eight in his sixth consecutive tournament, dating back to the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, in January. The streak also includes a shocking run to the semifinals at the Au
March 28, 2018
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S. Korea knocked out of playoffs at women's curling worlds
South Korea has been knocked out of the playoffs at the World Women's Curling Championships in Canada.South Korea fell to the United States 10-3 in the playoff match in North Bay, Ontario, on Saturday. (local time). The Americans will now move on to face Canada in the semifinals. South Korea skip Kim Eun-jung calls for a sweep as they play Scotland at the women`s curling world championships Friday, March 23, 2018, in North Bay, Ontario. (AP-Yonhap)South Korea had finished the round robin stage a
March 25, 2018
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S. Korea to meet U.S. in playoffs at women's curling worlds
South Korea will face the US in the playoffs at the ongoing World Women's Curling Championships in Canada.South Korea, a surprise silver medalist at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, finished third in the round robin stage in North Bay, Ontario, on Friday (local time), with a record of eight wins and four losses. The United States (6-6) finished in sixth place to set up a meeting in the qualification game against South Korea. South Korea skip Kim Eunjung watches her shot in a match against S
March 24, 2018
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S. Korea loses entry in women's singles at next figure skating worlds
South Korea has lost an entry in the women's singles at next year's figure skating world championships following a middling performance at this year's event.Kim Ha-nul earned 170.68 points total to finish 15th among 23 skaters at the 2018 International Skating Union World Figure Skating Championships in Milan, Italy, on Friday (local time). Kim fell short of her personal best, 175.71 points, set during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics last month. Kim Ha-nul from South Korea performs on March 23,
March 24, 2018
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Olympic skeleton, speed skating champs share S. Korea's top amateur athlete award
Skeleton slider Yun Sung-bin and speed skater Lee Seung-hoon were named the co-winners of the grand prize at the nation's amateur athlete awards Wednesday for their performances at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.At the 23rd Coca-Cola Sports Awards in Seoul, Yun and Lee were honored with the top award. The annual award has been given to amateur athletes since 1995. Previous winners include marathoner Hwang Young-cho, figure skater Kim Yu-na, swimmer Park Tae-hwan and shooter Jin Jong-oh. Sk
March 21, 2018
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Korean Chung Hyeon becomes top-ranked Asian on ATP Tour
Korean Chung Hyeon became the top-ranked player on the ATP Tour on Monday.The 21-year-old rose three spots to reach a new career-high No. 23 in the latest men's tennis rankings unveiled Monday. Chung reached the quarterfinals at his most recent event, the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, last week, for his fifth consecutive appearance in the final eight. He lost to world No. 1 Roger Federer in straight sets. (AP-Yonhap)Still, Chung replaced Kei Nishikori of Japan as the highest-rank
March 19, 2018
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Korean Olympic champion claims 3rd world overall title in short track
Olympic double gold medalist Choi Min-jeong has claimed her third career overall title at the short track world championships in Canada.Choi was crowned the women's overall champion at the International Skating Union World Short Track Speed Skating Championships at Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal on Sunday (local time). After winning gold medals in the 500 meters and 1,500 meters on Saturday, Choi earned her third victory in the 3,000m superfinal and finished fourth in the 1,000m for a total o
March 19, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Korean Chung Hyeon suffers hard-fought loss to Federer in ATP Tour quarterfinals
South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has suffered a hard-fought loss to world No. 1 Roger Federer in their latest meeting.Federer defeated the 26th-ranked Chung in straight sets, 7-5, 6-1, in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, on Thursday (local time). Chung gave Federer all he could handle in the opening set before running out of steam in the second set.Federer has only lost three sets this year and has matched his previous bes
March 16, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea's Sin Eui-hyun finishes 5th in 15km sitting biathlon at PyeongChang Paralympics
PYEONGCHANG -- Korea's Sin Eui-hyun finished fifth in the men's 15-kilometer sitting biathlon event at the PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games on Friday.Sin clocked 52 minutes, 20.7 seconds to finish fifth among 17 competitors at Alpensia Biathlon Centre in PyeongChang, some 180 km east of Seoul. Sin's compatriot Lee Jeong-min was seventh at 54:07.1.Sin was the interim leader until the 5.9km mark. He, however, missed two shots in his second prone shooting and slipped to 10th. The 37-year-old man
March 16, 2018
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Chung Hyeon reaches 5th straight quarterfinals on ATP Tour, Federer up next
South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has reached his fifth straight quarterfinals on the ATP Tour.Chung defeated Pablo Cuevas in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3, to reach the final eight at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, on Wednesday (local time).Having started the year at No. 58 in the world rankings, Chung has climbed all the way to No. 26, thanks in large part to his run to the semifinals at the Australian Open in January. Chung Hyeon of South Korea
March 15, 2018
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S. Korean women's curling team hoping to repeat Olympic success at world championship
Fresh off its surprise silver medal at the PyeongChang Winter Games, the South Korean women's curling team will try to repeat its Olympic success at the upcoming world championship.Led by skip Kim Eun-jung, South Korea left for North Bay, Canada, on Wednesday for the March 17-25 World Women's Curling Championship. "Team Kim" also includes Kim Yeong-mi, Kim Kyeong-ae, Kim Seon-yeong and Kim Cho-hi. The same members competed at the PyeongChang Olympics, where they took down one giant after another
March 14, 2018
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Chung Hyeon breaks own record for highest ranking position by Korean tennis player
Australian Open semifinalist Chung Hyeon has broken his own record for the highest ranking position by a South Korean tennis player.Chung climbed three spots to reach No. 26 on the latest ATP Rankings released Monday. No South Korean, male or female, has ever ranked higher. Chung himself held the previous record of No. 29 until last week. South Korea`s Chung Hyeon pumps his fist after winning a point against six-time champion Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open 2018 (AP)The 21-year-old had a h
March 5, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea fails to advance to cross-country skiing team sprint final
South Korean men and women failed to reach the cross-country skiing team sprint final at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Wednesday.The women's team, comprising Lee Chae-won and Ju Hye-ri, posted a time of 19 minutes, 19.17 seconds to finish last among 11 teams in the first semifinal group and was denied entry to the final round. (Yonhap)At the PyeongChang Olympics, there are two heats in the semifinal round. The top two teams in each heat advance directly to the final, while six lucky losers
Feb. 21, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Moon congratulates women's short track skating team on victory in 3,000m relay
President Moon Jae-in sent a congratulatory message to each of the five members of South Korea's women's short track skating team on Wednesday, one day after the team won the gold medal in the women's 3,000 meter relay."I congratulate the women's short track team on winning gold in the 3,000m relay," the president said, according to copies of his letters released by the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.This image provided by the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae shows a copy of the congratulato
Feb. 21, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Ghana's sole Olympic athlete thanks Korean support in PyeongChang
The sole athlete from Ghana at the PyeongChang Winter Games on Friday thanked his Korean financial backer and supporters for making his dream of competing at the Olympics come true. Akwasi Frimpong of Ghana (Yonhap)Skeleton slider Akwasi Frimpong from Ghana, who is also the only athlete representing the West African country, came in last, at 30th, at the men's skeleton event held at Olympic Sliding Centre in PyeongChang on Friday. South Korea's Yun Sung-bin won gold, becoming the first Asian to
Feb. 16, 2018