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![[Tokyo Olympics] New Olympic vault gold medalist pays tribute to former champion](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2021/08/02/20210802000905_0.jpg)
[Tokyo Olympics] New Olympic vault gold medalist pays tribute to former championOlympic GamesAug 2, 2021TOKYO -- South Korean gymnast Shin Jea-hwan did something on Monday that only one other gymnast from the country had done: winning an Olympic gold medal. And after grabbing the men's vault title at ... -
Netmarble to acquire casino game company SpinX Games for $2.1 billionIndustryAug 2, 2021South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. said Monday it plans to acquire Hong-Kong based social casino game company SpinX Games in a deal estimated at $2.1 billion. Under the plan, the South Kore... -
![[Tokyo Olympics] Gymnast Shin Jea-hwan wins gold in men's vault](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2021/08/02/20210802000889_0.jpg)
[Tokyo Olympics] Gymnast Shin Jea-hwan wins gold in men's vaultOlympic GamesAug 2, 2021TOKYO -- South Korean gymnast Shin Jea-hwan vaulted into the record books at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, winning the men's vault gold medal to become only the second Olympic gymnastics champion fro... -
DP chief insists joint military drills proceed as planned amid calls for suspensionPoliticsAug 2, 2021The head of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) on Monday urged South Korea and the United States to proceed with their annual summertime military exercise as planned, despite North Korea's latest warni... -
![[Tokyo Olympics] Korean table tennis players not fearing China ahead of potential showdown](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2021/08/02/20210802000883_0.jpg)
[Tokyo Olympics] Korean table tennis players not fearing China ahead of potential showdownOlympic GamesAug 2, 2021TOKYO -- By reaching the semifinals of the men's table tennis team event at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, Korea has set up a likely showdown against China, the singular force in international ping po... -
Cheong Wa Dae says inter-Korean hotlines should be keptPoliticsAug 2, 2021The office of President Moon Jae-in stressed the need Monday for the two Koreas to maintain their direct communication channels. It was responding to the warning Sunday by Kim Yo-jong, North Korean ... -
Defending golf champion feeling healthier, more comfortable than in 2016Olympic GamesAug 2, 2021SAITAMA -- What a difference five years can make. Before making her Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, South Korean LPGA star Park In-bee was dealing with a left thumb injury. The condition wa... -
Pool parties, secret hangouts taunt semi-lockdownSocial affairsAug 2, 2021Virus or not, a growing number of people have been caught attending parties in violation of COVID-19 rules, with some business owners opting to open and pay a fine than not open at all. South Korea ... -
![[Tokyo Olympics] KBO closer thriving in middle relief for nat'l team](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2021/08/02/20210802000853_0.jpg)
[Tokyo Olympics] KBO closer thriving in middle relief for nat'l teamOlympic GamesAug 2, 2021YOKOHAMA -- Lost amid South Korea's offensive outburst in an 11-1 win over Israel in the Tokyo Olympic baseball tournament on Monday was yet another outstanding relief appearance by Cho Sang-woo. Th... -
![[Tokyo Olympics] Mixed feelings as S. Korean shuttlers celebrate victory over teammates](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2021/08/02/20210802000844_0.jpg)
[Tokyo Olympics] Mixed feelings as S. Korean shuttlers celebrate victory over teammatesOlympic GamesAug 2, 2021TOKYO -- It was a match that nobody won but then everybody won. Two South Korean tandems met for bronze medal in the women's doubles badminton event at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. Kim So-yeong and... -
N. Korea sends S. Korea detailed info on illegal fishing in Yellow Sea via restored hotlines: sourcesNorth KoreaAug 2, 2021North Korea has sent detailed information to South Korea on fishing boats operating illegally in the Yellow Sea via inter-Korean military hotlines restored last week, government sources said Monday. ... -
Top nuclear envoys of S. Korea, Japan hold phone talks on cooperation for peninsula peaceForeign affairsAug 2, 2021South Korea's chief nuclear envoy, Noh Kyu-duk, held phone talks with his Japanese counterpart, Takehiro Funakoshi, on Monday to discuss cooperation to foster lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, t... -
Moon says 36 million people to get vaccine shots by end of SeptemberPoliticsAug 2, 2021President Moon Jae-in said Monday that the number of people in South Korea who are either fully or partly vaccinated would soon top 20 million. He was emphasizing that the nation's vaccination campa... -
![[Tokyo Olympics] Once sputtering, S. Korean offense wakes up in time for baseball semifinals](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2021/08/02/20210802000816_0.jpg)
[Tokyo Olympics] Once sputtering, S. Korean offense wakes up in time for baseball semifinalsOlympic GamesAug 2, 2021YOKOHAMA, Japan, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- For the first four innings against Israel in the second-round game of the Tokyo Olympic baseball tournament Monday, South Korea was experiencing much the same prob... -
Seoul stocks rebound on solid export dataMarketsAug 2, 2021South Korean stocks rebounded Monday, helped by strong economic data that fueled optimism for a quick economic rebound from the pandemic. The Korean won fell against the US dollar. The benchmark Kor...
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