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Korea enters full election mode
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Lee Jong-sup resigns as envoy to Australia
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Yellow dust engulfs S. Korea, advisory alert issued
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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Kia EV9 wins world car of year
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Korea misses out on global bond index boost
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NBA: Curry inks $200 million deal with Warriors - report
(AFP) Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry has clinched a new five-year deal worth $201 million, the richest contract in NBA history, ESPN reported on Friday.Curry, who recently helped the Warriors to their second NBA Finals crown in three years, is the first player to break the $200 million barrier, ESPN said, citing the player's agent Jeff Austin.News of the agreement wipes away any uncertainty concerning the future of Curry, who had been on a four-year contract worth a relatively mod
July 1, 2017
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Sports minister asks for IOC's support in NK's participation in PyeongChang
South Korean Sports Minister Do Jong-hwan on Friday asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for "continuous interest and support" in North Korea's participation in next year's Winter Games south of the border. Do made the remarks in his speech during the closing ceremony of the World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, 240 kilometers south of Seoul. IOC President Thomas Bach was also in attendance at T1 Arena. Do had earlier proposed a joint Korean women's hockey team at the 2018 PyeongCh
June 30, 2017
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Lee Ah-reum wins gold at taekwondo world championships
MUJU -- South Korea's Lee Ah-reum captured gold on the final day of the taekwondo world championships Friday. Lee defeated Hatice Kubra Ilgun of Turkey 7-5 in the final of the women's under-57kg at the World Taekwondo Championships at Taekwondowon's T1 Arena in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul. This was South Korea's tournament-leading fifth and final gold, and its 10th medal overall. The host also won a silver and four bronze medals here.South Korea's Lee Ah-reum after winning go
June 30, 2017
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Kim So-hee takes bronze at taekwondo worlds
MUJU -- South Korean taekwondo practitioner Kim So-hee grabbed a bronze medal in the women's under-62kg on the final day of the world championships Friday.Kim withdrew from her semifinals match against Ruth Gbagbi of Côte d'Ivoire with a knee injury at the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul. Trailing 5-0 only 37 seconds into the match at T1 Arena, Kim twisted her right knee as she fell down trying to fend off Gbagbi's attack.Kim S
June 30, 2017
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IOC President Bach hails taekwondo's evolution into 'global' sport
MUJU -- Taekwondo may have started in Korea, but the martial art has now evolved into a truly global sport, the world's Olympic chief said Friday.Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, visited Muju, 240 kilometers south of Seoul, for the closing of the World Taekwondo Championships, hosted by the World Taekwondo Federation.Bach congratulated the WTF and its South Korean president, Choue Chung-won, for the successful competition, which was the largest in its history with 9
June 30, 2017
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Taekwondo bodies agree to hold joint performance at 2018 Winter Olympics
MUJU -- Two international organizations for the Korean martial art of taekwondo have agreed to hold a joint performance during next year's Winter Olympics in South Korea, the sport's top official said Friday.Choue Chung-won, president of the World Taekwondo Federation, said his organization and the North Korea-led International Taekwondo Federation have reached "a verbal agreement" to perform together during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.The WTF, headquartered in Seoul, is the official in
June 30, 2017
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Stumbling blocks ahead for Koreas to assemble joint women's hockey team at PyeongChang 2018
South Korea will have plenty of stumbling blocks ahead in its bid to assemble a unified, all-Korean women's hockey team at next year's PyeongChang Winter Olympics.New Sports Minister Do Jong-hwan told PyeongChang's organizing committee on Tuesday that he'll have discussions with the International Olympic Committee on putting together a joint Korean squad for the competition.Promoting peace has long been one of the goals of PyeongChang 2018, the first Winter Games to take place in South Korea. Wi
June 30, 2017
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N. Korean IOC member says Koreas face time crunch to field joint team at '18 Olympics
MUJU -- The Koreas face a time crunch and political uncertainty before they could start discussions on fielding a joint team at next year's Winter Olympics south of the border, the North's lone International Olympic Committee member said Thursday.Chang Ung has been in South Korea since last Friday for the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, 240 kilometers south of Seoul. He traveled with a delegation from the North Korea-led International Taekwondo Federation.Chang
June 30, 2017
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World Taekwondo Federation to hold demonstration in Pyongyang for 1st time
MUJU -- The taekwondo demonstration team of the sport's South Korea-led world governing body will perform for the first time in Pyongyang this fall, the organization's leader said Friday.Choue Chung-won, president of the World Taekwondo Federation said its demonstration team will perform during the opening ceremony of the world championships by the North Korea-led International Taekwondo Federation in September.A taekwondo demonstration team from the International Taekwondo Federation performs a
June 30, 2017
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IOC President Bach saving talks on joint Korean Olympic team for Moon
MUJU -- International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said Thursday he'd withhold further talks on a joint Korean delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympics south of the border, saying he'd discuss the matter later with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.Bach arrived in South Korea earlier in the day to attend Friday's closing ceremony of the ongoing World Taekwondo Championships, hosted by the World Taekwondo Federation in Muju, 240 kilometers south of Seoul.He traveled to Muju to attend a
June 30, 2017
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Korea adds 2 more medals at taekwondo world championships
MUJU -- Host South Korea added two more medals at the ongoing taekwondo world championships on Thursday, the penultimate day of the competition.Oh Hye-ri won silver in the women's under-73kg at the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships at Taekwondowon's T1 Arena in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul. Moments earlier, In Kyo-don got a bronze in the men's under-87kg.South Korea leads all countries with eight medals -- four gold, one silver and three bronze. Oh Hye-ri of So
June 30, 2017
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Oh Hye-ri takes silver at taekwondo world championships
South Korean Oh Hye-ri grabbed a silver medal at the taekwondo world championships on Thursday.Oh lost to Milica Mandic of Serbia 17-13 in the final of the women's under-73kg at the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships at Taekwondowon's T1 Arena in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul.Oh won the world title in the same division two years ago in Chelyabinsk, Russia.South Korea now has tournament-best eight medals -- four gold, one silver and three bronze medals.South Korea
June 30, 2017
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In Kyo-don earns bronze at taekwondo worlds
MUJU -- South Korea's In Kyo-don earned a bronze medal at the ongoing taekwondo world championships on Thursday.In lost to Vladislav Larin of Russia 8-6 in the semifinals of the men's under-87kg at the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships at Taekwondowon's T1 Arena in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul.South Korean taekwondo practitioner In Kyo-don. (Yonhap)Since there are no bronze medal contests here, losers of the two semifinals matches each get a bronze medal.South
June 30, 2017
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IOC President Bach says joint Korean team at PyeongChang 'in spirit of Olympism'
INCHEON -- International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Thursday expressed his support for a South Korean proposal for a unified Korean delegation to next year's Winter Olympics here, saying the idea is "in the spirit of the Olympism."Bach arrived in South Korea to attend Friday's closing ceremony of the ongoing World Taekwondo Championships, hosted by the World Taekwondo Federation in Muju, 240 kilometers south of Seoul.His trip comes less than a week after South Korea reached out t
June 29, 2017
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Surprise world taekwondo champion eyes 2020 Olympics
MUJU -- By winning the world taekwondo title in the men's under-58kg here Wednesday, South Korea's Jeong Yun-jo surprised even himself.The 21-year-old is so green that he entered the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships ranked 105th in the world. Yet here at T1 Arena in Muju, 240 kilometers south of Seoul, he stunned the top-ranked Mexican Carlos Navarro in the semifinals and then beat No. 19 Mikhail Artamonov of Russia in the nail-biting final by a score of 24-23.Jeong Yun-j
June 29, 2017
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Korean An Sae-bom takes bronze at taekwondo worlds
South Korean An Sae-bom took a bronze medal at the ongoing taekwondo world championships on Wednesday.An lost to the top-ranked Bianca Walkden of Britain 9-3 in the semifinals of the women's over-73kg at the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships at Taekwondowon's T1 Arena in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul.There are no bronze medal contests here, and losers of the two semifinals matches each get a bronze medal.An Sae-bom of South Korea (left) battles Bianca Walkden of
June 29, 2017
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2 more bronze medals secured for Korea at taekwondo world championships
MUJU -- Host South Korea secured two more bronze medals at the ongoing taekwondo world championships on Wednesday.The reigning world champion Oh Hye-ri reached the semifinals in the women's under-73kg at the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships at Taekwondowon's T1 Arena in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul.Oh, world No. 12, defeated Chen Yann Yeu of Chinese Taipei 13-10 in the round of 32, and then Seavmey Sorn of Cambodia 18-9 in the next stage. In the quarters, the
June 28, 2017
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Jordanian taekwondo hero wants to learn from Korean rival
MUJU -- Jordanian taekwondo star Ahmad Abughaush is best known as the first athlete from his country to win an Olympic medal after taking gold in the men's 68kg category at last year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics.But in the minds of South Korean sports fans, he'll forever be linked with the homegrown athlete, Lee Dae-hoon, who lost to Abughaush in the quarterfinals. It wasn't so much the result as what transpired afterward that has stuck. Lee, the gracious loser who later won bronze, applauded the w
June 28, 2017
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Kim Jan-di grabs bronze at taekwondo worlds
MUJU -- South Korean Kim Jan-di grabbed a bronze medal at the ongoing taekwondo world championships on Tuesday.Kim lost to Nur Tatar of Turkey 11-9 in the semifinals of the women's under-67kg at the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships at Taekwondowon's T1 Arena in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul.In the world championships, there are no bronze medal contests, and the two losers in the semifinals each get a bronze medal.Kim Jan-di of South Korea (R) battles Nur Tatar
June 28, 2017
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Mixed feelings for Korean star as much-anticipated taekwondo rematch fails to materialize
MUJU -- It was with a bag of mixed feelings that South Korean taekwondo fighter Lee Dae-hoon learned that a much-anticipated rematch with a Jordanian rival wouldn't happen on Tuesday.Lee won the gold medal in the men's under-68kg at the World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo Championships at T1 Arena in Muju, 240 kilometers south of Seoul. He did so by beating Huang Yu-Jen of Chinese Taipei 26-8 in an anti-climactic final on the center court.Lee Dae-hoon of South Korea holds up his gold meda
June 28, 2017