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Yoon sorry for shortcomings but insists policies were right
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S. Korea ‘strongly’ protests Japan’s claim over Dokdo in diplomatic bluebook
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US 'incredibly concerned' about suspected NK-Iran military ties
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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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Korean won weakens amid heightened uncertainty
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Sewol victims commemorated on tragedy's 10th anniversary
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Seoul says will cut power to porn festival planned on Han River
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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Chanel, Louis Vuitton see muted growth in Korea
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Conservative bloc divided over Han’s role in election defeat
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Ex-Olympic short track champion switches to speed skating for 2nd time
Former Olympic short track speed skating champion Lee Jung-su has switched to speed skating to keep his Winter Games dreams alive, a source close to the athlete said Wednesday.The source said Lee made the switch from short track to long oval for the second time in his career and that he's currently training with the national speed skating team in Salt Lake City, Utah. In April, Lee came up short in the short track national team trials for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.Lee, 27, won two sho
Aug. 10, 2017
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Chinese table tennis coach for Korea says women's team lacks ace
Zhong Jinyong, former Chinese national table tennis coach recently named to the South Korean women's coaching staff, said Wednesday he'll try to develop an ace for his new team.Zhong was appointed the South Korean women's national table tennis team coach last month by the Korea Table Tennis Association. He will coach the players through the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta alongside head coach An Jae-hyung.Zhong is the first Chinese to work with the South Korean women's team since 1998.Zhong said Sou
Aug. 9, 2017
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Korean sprinter Kim Kuk-young laments his worlds performance
South Korean sprinter Kim Kuk-young on Monday lamented his performance in the 100-meter semifinals at the ongoing world championships, saying he should have at least run faster than the two Asian competitors in the same heat.Kim became the first South Korean to ever reach the 100m semifinals at the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships in London last Friday (local time) with a time of 10.25 seconds. He, however, finished last among eight runners in his semifinal
Aug. 8, 2017
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Korean sprinter Kim Kuk-young crashes out of 100m semis at worlds
South Korean sprinter Kim Kuk-young has crashed out of the men's 100-meter semifinals at the ongoing world championships.Kim finished 23 among 24 semifinalists with a time of 10.40 seconds at the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships in London on Saturday (local time). Only the top eight made it to the final. It was Kim's worst 100m time of the season.Kim was the first South Korean to ever reach the world championships semifinals in the 100m. On Friday, he clocke
Aug. 6, 2017
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Football legend Park Ji-sung to be named honorary ambassador for PyeongChang 2018
South Korean football legend Park Ji-sung will be named an honorary ambassador for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, the event's organizers said Wednesday.PyeongChang's organizing committee said Park's appointment ceremony will take place in Seoul on Friday.Park was one of South Korea's most iconic football stars until his retirement in 2014. He served as the national team captain and represented the country at three FIFA World Cups, scoring at least a goal in each of the three tournaments. He
Aug. 2, 2017
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Promising figure skater withdraws from Asian event with foot injury
Promising South Korean figure skater Choi Da-bin has pulled out of an upcoming regional event with a foot injury, officials said Wednesday.The Korea Skating Unions said Choi, 17, informed the organizers of the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy on Tuesday that she won't be able to participate. This year's Asian Trophy is scheduled to begin in Hong Kong later Wednesday.Choi has been struggling with a loose pair of boots since last season. She battled lingering pains to win the first round of the na
Aug. 2, 2017
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Young swimmer determined to learn from shortcomings
INCHEON -- Despite breaking a national record and setting new standards for South Korean swimmers at the recent world championships, youngster Kim Seo-yeong said she has a lot of regrets from her performance.But the 23-year-old isn't about to dwell on past mistakes. Rather, she's determined to learn from her shortcomings. South Korean swimmer Kim Seo-yeong speaks to reporters at Incheon International Airport on Aug. 1, 2017. (Yonhap)Kim and the rest of the national swimming team returned home fr
Aug. 1, 2017
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Rising swimming star eyes multiple Asian Games medals
INCHEON -- With each passing race, South Korean swimmer An Se-hyeon feels her dream is getting bigger and bigger.The 21-year-old enjoyed a breakout performance at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, last month. She finished fourth in the 200-meter butterfly in 2:06.67, just 0.65 second out of bronze, and fifth in the 100m butterfly in 57.07 seconds. Both times were national records, and the fourth place finish in the 200m fly was the best placement ever by a South Korean
Aug. 1, 2017
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Park Tae-hwan regrets not enjoying world championships
INCHEON -- Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan failed to capture any medals at this year's world championships held last month, but that wasn't even his biggest regret.At 27, a relatively advanced age for a freestyle swimmer, Park knows he just might have raced in his last world championships. And he now wishes he would have enjoyed himself a little more.Park returned home with the rest of the national team from the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. It was Park's
Aug. 1, 2017
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USFK to be part of PyeongChang Games via gala
The United States said Tuesday it's bringing an unprecedented gala to Seoul to celebrate the PyeongChang Winter Olympics and show support for the organizers of the 2018 event together with American troops stationed in South Korea.The U.S. Olympic Committee is hosting the "Team USA WinterFest" event at the Yongsan base of the U.S. Forces Korea on Feb. 19 next year during the Olympics."The connection between Team USA, and the military is very, very strong," Patrick Sandusky, the committee's chief
Aug. 1, 2017
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Tour de France champion Chris Froome to visit Korea
Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome will visit South Korea this fall to participate in an event for amateur cyclists, a sports marketing firm here said Monday.WAGTI said Froome will arrive in South Korea for the second L'Etape Korea by Le Tour de France, which will be held Oct. 14 to 15. The event is designed to allow amateur cyclists to ride the same route and conditions as pro cyclists do in the Tour de France stage. South Korea became the first Asian country to host the L'Etape ser
July 31, 2017
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Figure skating phenom aggravates ankle, hip injuries during Olympic trials: source
South Korean figure skating phenom Cha Jun-hwan aggravated his ankle and hip injuries during the recent Olympic trials, a source close to the athlete said Monday.The source said Cha, 15, had been training with lingering right ankle pain, which in turn caused pain in his hip, when he entered the Figure Skating Korea Challenge in Seoul last weekend. The event doubled as the first round of the Olympic trials for next year's PyeongChang Winter Games."I think his injuries got worse after the competit
July 31, 2017
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Korea sets new medals record for Deaflympics
South Korea has set its medals record at a multisport event for deaf athletes.South Korea added one gold, one silver and one bronze medal on the final day of the 23rd Summer Deaflympics in Samsun, Turkey, on Sunday (local time) to finish third in the medal tally with 18 gold, 20 silver and 14 bronze medals after Russia and Ukraine.This is South Korea's best Deaflympics medal tally with a haul of 52. The country previously earned 42 medals at the 22nd Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria, with 19 gold,
July 31, 2017
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US-born ice dancer acquires Korean passport
A US-born ice dancer has acquired a South Korean passport ahead of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, a national skating official said Monday.An official with the Korea Skating Union said the justice ministry approved Alexander Gamelin's application for special naturalization last Thursday. The 24-year-old will represent his adopted country should he and his partner, Min Yu-ra, qualify for next year's Winter Olympics.Gamelin and Min have been skating together since 2015. They have been able t
July 31, 2017
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Ex-natl. figure skating champ headed to final Olympic qualifying event
Former South Korean national figure skating champion Lee June-hyoung is headed to the final Olympic qualifying event.Lee, a three-time South Korean champion, won the men's singles title at the Figure Skating Korea Challenge with 228.72 points on Sunday at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul. After finishing first in Saturday's short program with 77.72 points, Kim, 20, scored 151.09 points in free skate on Sunday.Kim Jin-seo finished second with 223.49 points. Cha Jun-hwan, a 15-year-old phenom and a favor
July 30, 2017
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Teen figure skater wins 1st round of Olympic trials
Teen figure skater Choi Da-bin won the ladies' singles title in the first round of the Olympic trials on Sunday.The 17-year-old scored 181.79 points combined from her short program and free skate at the Figure Skating Korea Challenge at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul.Choi, who won Saturday's short program with 63.04 points, earned 118.75 points in Sunday's free skate.Kim Ha-nul finished a distant second with 169.15 points, followed by An So-hyun with 162.44 points. South Korean figure skater Choi Da-
July 30, 2017
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Park Tae-hwan wraps up swimming worlds without medal
South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan has wrapped up his fourth world championships without a medal.Park failed to make it out of the heats in the men's 1,500m at the FINA World Aquatics Championships at Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday.With a time of 14:59.44, Park won Heat 2, but finished ninth overall, only 0.12 second out of the eighth and the final qualification berth. In this Associated Press file photo taken on July 24, 2017, South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan competes in the m
July 30, 2017
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Korea suffers 2nd straight loss to Sweden in women's hockey friendly
GANGNEUNG -- South Korea suffered a second straight loss to Sweden in their women's hockey friendly game here on Saturday.World No. 5 Sweden defeated the 22nd-ranked South Korea 4-1 at Gangneung Hockey Centre in Gangneung, some 230 kilometers east of Seoul.In their first showdown on Friday, Sweden blanked South Korea 3-0 while outshooting their opponent 40-13.With South Korea on the brink of getting shut out again, captain Park Jong-ah got her team's lone goal at 15:38.South Korea hosted Sweden
July 30, 2017
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Korea falls to Sweden in women's hockey friendly
GANGNEUNG -- South Korea fell to Sweden 3-0 in the first of the two countries' women's hockey friendly matches here on Friday.World No. 5 Sweden scored a goal in each period against the 22nd-ranked South Korea at Gangneung Hockey Centre in Gangneung, some 230 kilometers east of Seoul, while outshooting their host 40-13.The two will meet again at 3 p.m. Saturday at the same venue. Gangneung Hockey Centre will also host hockey games during next year's PyeongChang Winter Olympics.South Korea has sc
July 30, 2017
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Korean sabre fencers return home after impressive world championships in Germany
South Korean fencers returned home on Friday after posting their best-ever results at the world championships in Germany. South Korea finished in third place at the 2017 World Fencing Championships in Leipzig, Germany, with a gold and two silver medals. All of the medals were won by sabre fencers, with the men's team earning its first-ever gold after beating Hungary. Gu Bon-gil finished second in men's individual sabre, while the women's team also earned its first world championships medal. Sou
July 30, 2017