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[World Cup] Korean national team ready to take on Russia
With less than 24 hours to kickoff, the South Korean World Cup team’s biggest hurdle to overcome now is to stay focused in order to avoid defeat, head coach Hong Myung-bo noted on Monday.Hong said that in many previous matches, goals were generally scored early on in the first half. Attackers would barrel through an inattentive defense, as was seen when Ghana trounced Korea 4-0 in their final World Cup friendly on June 9.“What is most important for us is concentration,” said Hong at a press conf
Soccer June 17, 2014
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[World Cup] With new captain, Russia ‘100% prepared’ for Korea faceoff
CUIABA, Brazil -- Russia’s new captain Vasily Berezutskiy said Monday he was 100 percent prepared for Russia and South Korea’s World Cup opener in Brazil.Anticipation is high for Russia’s Tuesday opener with Korea, which ends its 12-year World Cup drought four years before it hosts the World Cup.Vasily Berezutski (Right) of Russia fights for the ball with Maris Smirnovs (Left) of Latvia during their friendly soccer match in Moscow, 16 August 2006. (Yonhap)“I am 100 percent prepared (for Tuesday
Soccer June 17, 2014
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[World Cup] Defense key for Korea in WC opener
CUIABA, Brazil ― As Korea heads into its first World Cup match, it has just one focus: defense.The squad arrived in Cuiaba on Sunday morning from its Foz do Igaucu training camp, two days ahead of its premiere showdown at Arena Pantanal on Tuesday (7 a.m. Wednesday, Korean time) against Russia for the final opener in Brazil.Come kickoff, the team will be entirely committed to supporting the defense. Park Chu-young, Korea’s main striker, said before the training session on Sunday that he feels in
Soccer June 16, 2014
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[World Cup] The beautiful game kicks off
From pubs in England and public squares in Korea to living rooms in the U.S. and bairros (neighborhoods) in Brazil, half the world’s population is expected to tune in to the World Cup over the next month, as fans hope to see today’s heroes, including Argentina’s Messi, Portugal’s Ronaldo and Brazil’s Neymar, lead their countries to victory. Already the most expensive and with an unprecedented 2.96 million spectator tickets sold, this year’s World Cup is widely touted to be the best one yet. Lion
Soccer June 13, 2014
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Korea learns lesson in defeat
South Korean national football team head coach Hong Myung-bo admitted after his squad’s defeat on Wednesday night that they would have some serious challenges in Brazil if they did not work out their fatal defensive weaknesses.The 55th-ranked Taeguk Warriors did not get a victorious send-off at Seoul World Cup Stadium, instead falling to Tunisia 1-0 in their last friendly on home soil before the World Cup.Making matters worse for the team, defender Hong Jeong-ho was carried off on a stretcher in
Soccer May 29, 2014
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Korea loses home friendly
Kim Young-kwon fights for the ball in the international home friendly soccer match against Tunisia held on Wednesday at Seoul World Cup Stadium. YonhapThe South Korean national soccer team lost on home soil Wednesday night against Tunisia 1-0, in its last international home friendly before the World Cup.Korea held possession for most of the first half, but midfielder Zouhaier Dhaouadi scored in the 44th minute with the only goal of the match.Although coach Hong Myung-bo said the team would play
Soccer May 28, 2014
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A savvy bike for the savvy rider
Elaine Ramirez test-rides on the BMW Motorrad R nineT in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul. (BMW Korea)With a sleek body, smooth transmission and a muscular engine that masters all conditions, it’s got the looks, the moves and the charm: There’s no denying that the new BMW R nineT is a sexy, sexy motorcycle.It’s clear that BMW Motorrad, the motorcycle arm of the German carmaker, has paid extreme attention to detail to blend design and engineering on its newest boxer twin, which rolled out last year to
Mobility May 11, 2014
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[Newsmaker] Chile’s Bachelet returns to presidency
Chile welcomed the return of its first female president, Michelle Bachelet, in a landslide run-off election victory Sunday. The Socialist Party candidate is the region’s first reelected female leader. The widely popular 34th president, who served from 2006 to 2010 and was barred by constitution from running for a second straight term, is to succeed the increasingly unpopular Sebastian Pinera in March after sweeping some 62 percent of second-round votes over her former childhood playmate, Evelyn
International Dec. 16, 2013
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Hollaback! rallies against harassment
Lisa Betham said she still finds it hard to shake off being groped on the street of Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province, during the city’s mud festival one year. As she and a friend were walking back along the beach to the motel, a group of men headed toward them, shouting in Korean. Only when they had approached did Betham realize they were just distracting her so one of them could grab her crotch. “They walked off, laughing and clearly proud of what happened,” said Betham. “I did not seek hel
Expat Living Dec. 10, 2013
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Del Potro upsets Nadal in Shanghai
SHANGHAI ― Sixth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro was sick with a fever when he eked out a win over Philipp Kohlschreiber in the second round at the Shanghai Rolex Masters, and still ill when he walked over into the quarterfinals after round-three opponent Tommy Haas bowed out with a back injury. The world No. 5 shook it off and finally showed what he could do in his victory over Nicolas Almagro, 6-3, 6-3, which brought him to a semifinal face-off to beat the man he called “unbeatable”: world No. 1
Oct. 27, 2013
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Novak Djokovic defends Shanghai Masters title
SHANGHAI ― Defending champion Novak Djokovic proved his prowess once again in his return to the Shanghai Rolex Masters final stage for the second year in a row Sunday, defeating sixth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(3), in a two-hour, 32-minute face-off.The top seed and world No. 2 earned his 20th consecutive win, his 15th career Masters title and fifth tournament victory of the season.In their 13th head-to-head, the battle escalated from power-shot rallies and 16 break point content
More Sports Oct. 14, 2013
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Federer out in double whammy
SHANGHAI ― As if one loss wasn’t bad enough, Roger Federer was defeated in the third-round singles and second-round doubles back to back on Thursday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters, both in three sets.The whole stadium seemed to be rooting for the world No. 7 ― dubbed the “icon” of this tournament ― but underdog No. 42 Gael Monfils said that didn’t faze him, outplaying the fifth-seeded Swiss icon, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3, for his second win in their eight head-to-heads. Though Federer bounced back from a
More Sports Oct. 11, 2013
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Shanghai top seeds sweep 2nd round
SHANGHAI ― The rain clouds cleared and the top eight seeds came out to play at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Wednesday, sweeping round two of the singles.At the outdoor courts, seventh-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga pleased the swarms of compatriot fans here as he breezed past Spaniard Pablo Andujar, 6-3, 6-2, while third-seeded David Ferrer of Spain picked up his 50th win of the season over Czech Lukas Rosol, 6-3, 6-4.But winning wasn’t easy, particularly with center court opener Argentine
More Sports Oct. 10, 2013
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China’s last man falls
SHANGHAI ― China’s No. 1 male player Zhang Ze was unable to translate the success he had seen at Roger Federer’s side in his first-round singles match at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Tuesday, as the last of China’s singles wild cards folded. Although the seats were packed with people lining the stairs of the bleachers to cheer him on, Zhang saw none of the rah-rah that came from his doubles victory at center court the previous day, when he and fifth-seeded Roger Federer trumped South Africa’s K
More Sports Oct. 9, 2013
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Nadal out to prove top ranking
SHANGHAI ― Ever since he returned this year from a seven-month break from the game, Rafael Nadal has been virtually unstoppable.He’s won two Grand Slam titles this year and 10 events overall, and despite losing to archrival and now-ex-No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the China Open final in Beijing on Sunday, he remains squarely on top.That won’t change regardless of the outcome of this week’s Shanghai Rolex Masters, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event, as he is 3,000-plus points ahead of Djokovic and h
More Sports Oct. 8, 2013
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China’s wild cards fall early
SHANGHAI ― By the end of day one, China’s chances for one of its countrymen to go deep in the Shanghai Rolex Masters were narrowed down to just two players. All six Chinese singles players in the qualifiers, including four wild card picks, were defeated Saturday. The next day, world No. 243 Wu Di, the first of China’s three main-draw wild cards to play, fell to Florian Mayer of Germany, 6-3, 6-3, in the first round on center court at Qi Zhong Stadium.In the 68-minute match, Wu never had a break
More Sports Oct. 7, 2013
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Nadal retakes world No. 1 spot ahead ...of Masters
SHANGHAI ― He has finally clawed his way back to the top, and Rafael Nadal is riding the momentum of his newly reclaimed status as the world’s No. 1 tennis player into the Shanghai Rolex Masters series this week. Rafa returns Monday to the top of the ATP rankings for the first time since July 2011, after he prevailed in the China Open semifinal in Beijing on Saturday as Tomas Berdych retired in the first set with a back injury. The Spaniard’s crown was secure regardless of the outcome of the fin
More Sports Oct. 6, 2013
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Blogger gives a hagwon boss’ perspective
Running a school is physically, mentally and even emotionally a harrowing business.With constant pressure from policymakers, teachers and pundits amid cutthroat competition and stifling costs, private English academies are hard enough to run as it is. One foreign hagwon owner in Korea, who goes by “TheBoss,” says it is compounded by the fact that few outsiders attempt to understand Korea’s English education system before they condemn it.His blog, Wangjangnim’s perspective ― a play on the Korean
Expat Living July 30, 2013
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Farmers seek edge to prosper from China FTA
This is the second and last in a series on the impact of the potential Korea-China Free Trade Agreement on the local agriculture industry. Seo Ji-yeon contributed to this article. ― Ed.With Korean and Chinese policymakers due to wrap up the sixth round of negotiations on a free trade agreement between the two countries in Busan on Thursday, thousands of agriculture workers from across the country have been marching through the city in protest.More than 3,000 farmers wearing red protest headbands
July 3, 2013
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‘No hope’ for Korea’s small-scale farmers in China trade pact
This is the first in a series on the impact of the potential Korea-China Free Trade Agreement on the local agriculture industry. ― Ed.On a plot of land up a narrow dirt road in Beopwon-ri, a quiet Gyeonggi Province area near the inter-Korean border, Hwang In-sik and a farmhand raise some of his 250 beef cattle.His operations are small and he says he gets enough business selling “hanwoo” in Gyeonggi Province and Seoul ― but that rising costs and competition are pressuring his business and industr
July 2, 2013
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