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Yoon sorry for shortcomings but insists policies were right
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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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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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Korean won weakens amid heightened uncertainty
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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Seoul says will cut power to porn festival planned on Han River
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Sewol victims commemorated on tragedy's 10th anniversary
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Chanel, Louis Vuitton see muted growth in Korea
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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Weightlifting champion Jang Mi-ran tapped as vice minister
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday named Jang Mi-ran, a physical education professor and former Olympic weightlifting champion, as the vice minister of culture and sports. Jang, 39, will become The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's second vice minister, whose main responsibility is handling sports-related affairs, according to officials. With the ministry having two vice ministers, Jang will cooperate with the current first vice minister Chun Byong-geuk in overseeing the ministry
CultureJune 29, 2023
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Kiwoom Heroes sign veteran infielder to 1st multiyear deal in team history
The Kiwoom Heroes said Wednesday they have signed veteran infielder Lee Won-seok to the first multiyear contract in franchise history. Lee, 36, agreed to a new two-year contract, plus a vesting option for a third year -- meaning, if Lee reaches a certain performance incentive threshold, the third season becomes guaranteed. Lee was scheduled to become a free agent following the 2024 season, but the Heroes gave him additional security with Wednesday's deal. In July 2021, the Korea Baseball
BaseballJune 28, 2023
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Top pro football league tops 10,000 in average attendance in 1st half
On the strength of an offensive surge and a tight race in the middle, the top South Korean professional football league has established an attendance record for its current format. The 12 teams in the K League 1 averaged 10,328 fans per match through 19 out of 38 contests this season, the league office announced Tuesday. It's the largest figure for the first half since the K League introduced the promotion-relegation system in 2013. Last year, with the country still not fully out of the COV
SoccerJune 27, 2023
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S. Korean defender Kim Ji-soo signs with Brentford
South Korean football defender Kim Ji-soo has signed with the Premier League club Brentford. Brentford announced their acquisition of the 18-year-old Monday for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal, with a club option for a fifth year. The deal is subject to international clearance, Brentford added. Kim, who completed a medical late last week, will join Brentford's B-team for pre-season training this week. Kim played in 19 matches for Seongnam FC in the K League 1 last year on a semi-pro
SoccerJune 27, 2023
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Celtic target Yang Hyun-jun declares desire to move to Europe
Caught between a European club wanting his services and his current team hoping to hold onto him, Gangwon FC attacker Yang Hyun-jun has made it clear he'd like to play overseas someday. "It's a dream for every player to go to Europe," Yang said after a 1-1 draw against Suwon FC in a K League 1 match Sunday, three days after Gangwon acknowledged having received an offer from Scottish champions Celtic FC for the promising 21-year-old. "I know our team is in a difficult sit
SoccerJune 26, 2023
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Jenny Shin ties for 8th at LPGA major tournament
Unable to make key putts in the final round, South Korean Jenny Shin has finished tied for eighth at the second major tournament of the 2023 LPGA season. Shin shot a one-over 72 in the weather-interrupted final round at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, on Sunday and ended at five-under 279 for the four-round event. Yin Ruoning of China grabbed her maiden major title at eight-under 276. She carded a bogey-free 67 in the final round to hold
GolfJune 26, 2023
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Jenny Shin in hunt for maiden LPGA major; Ko Jin-young lurking 4 shots back
South Korean Jenny Shin finds herself one shot off the lead in pursuit of her first career LPGA major title after a strong third-round charge up the leaderboard. Shin fired a bogey-free round of five-under 66 in the third round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, on Saturday. It was the lowest score in the field on the day and pushed Shin to second place at six-under 207 overall, one behind the leader, Leona Maguire of Ireland, who is tryi
GolfJune 25, 2023
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Bogaerts, Soto and Kim homer to back Musgrove in the Padres' 13-3 win over the Nationals
Xander Bogaerts, Juan Soto and Kim Ha-seong hit home runs and Joe Musgrove threw seven strong innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 13-3 victory against the Washington Nationals on Friday night. The superstar-laden Padres, who have struggled at the plate most of the season to tumble into fourth place in the NL West, scored in double digits in consecutive games for the first time this year. They won 10-0 at San Francisco on Thursday to avoid a four-game sweep. Bogaerts hit a three-run shot,
BaseballJune 24, 2023
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Jenny Shin 3 off lead at LPGA major; Ko Jin-young 6 back
Jenny Shin is the top South Korean player after the opening round of the second major championship of the LPGA season. Shin shot a two-under 69 to tie five others for sixth place in the first round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, on Thursday. The par-71 course played at 6,511 yards in the opening round. Shin, whose Korean given name is Ji-eun, had five birdies against three bogeys. Her lone LPGA win to date came in May 2016. Lee-Anne P
GolfJune 23, 2023
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Kim Ha-seong ends homer drought, helps Padres snap losing streak
Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has homered for the first time in June. Batting leadoff, the South Korean infielder went 1-for-3 with a home run, an RBI, two walks and two runs scored, as the Padres blanked the San Francisco Giants 10-0 at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Thursday. Kim's previous home run came on May 24 against the Washington Nationals. He now has six home runs on the season, along with 22 RBIs, 13 steals and a .251/.342/.377 line in 71 games. Kim drew a leadoff walk ag
BaseballJune 23, 2023
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Korean soccer players suspended for 1 game, fined W15m for allegedly racist comments
Three Korean soccer players with Ulsan Hyundai FC were suspended for one game and fined 15 million won ($11,500) each on Thursday for posting allegedly racist comments online. A disciplinary committee under the Korea Professional Football League announced their decision to punish Ulsan defender Lee Myung-jae and his teammates Lee Gyu-sung and Park Yong-woo for posting allegedly racist comments on social media, one of which referenced Thai player Sasalak Haiprakhon earlier this month. This marks
SoccerJune 22, 2023
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World No. 1 Ko Jin-young honored to match LPGA legend's record
South Korean star Ko Jin-young matched an LPGA record to start this week, as she remained at No. 1 in the women's world rankings for the 158th week overall. It tied Ko with Mexican legend Lorena Ochoa for the most weeks spent at the top in LPGA history, a feat that Ko said has made her feel humble. Ko has a chance to own the record by herself at the season's second major tournament, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey. "It'
GolfJune 22, 2023
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World No. 1 Ko Jin-young eyes 3rd career LPGA major on historic course
Having reclaimed the top spot in the women's world golf rankings this spring, South Korean star Ko Jin-young will take aim at winning her third career LPGA major title this week on a famed track. The KPMG Women's PGA Championship, the second major tournament of the LPGA season, will tee off at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, on Thursday (local time). Founded in 1895, Baltusrol has hosted the U.S. Women's Open twice, along with seven men's U.S. Opens and two me
GolfJune 21, 2023
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National football team defender Kim Jin-su likely out 2 months with orbital fracture
Veteran South Korean left back Kim Jin-su will be sidelined for about two months after suffering an orbital fracture during a friendly match against El Salvador on Tuesday. Kim sustained the facial injury in an inadvertent collision with teammate Lee Jae-sung late in the first half at Daejeon World Cup Stadium in the central city of Daejeon. Kim briefly moved to the sidelines to get treatment and came back on, before being subbed out in the 58th minute. Kim's face was badly swollen by then,
SoccerJune 21, 2023
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S. Korean intl. Cho Gue-sung itching for move to Europe
After basking in unexpected stardom on the heels of his breakout performance at the FIFA World Cup last fall, South Korean striker Cho Gue-sung fielded offers from European clubs for the winter transfer window. Cho ultimately stayed put with his domestic club, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. He wrapped up his first scoring title in the K League 1 in 2022, further cementing his status as the next big thing coming out of South Korea. By foregoing a chance to move to Europe while the iron was hot, Cho was
SoccerJune 21, 2023
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Klinsmann sold on future of S. Korean football
While coaching the senior men's national football team for South Korea, Jurgen Klinsmann hasn't lost the sight of the pipeline that will be feeding him youthful talent in the near future. The German tactician doesn't just want to wait around for young athletes to develop, though. He wants to be involved in their progress. At a press conference Monday, the eve of South Korea's friendly against El Salvador in the central city of Daejeon, Klinsmann spoke of how "excited&quo
SoccerJune 20, 2023
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Ko Jin-young ties record for most weeks spent at top of women's golf rankings
South Korean LPGA star Ko Jin-young has tied the record for most weeks spent at No. 1 in the women's world rankings. The LPGA announced Monday that this week marks Ko's 158th week at the top of the rankings, tying the record set by Lorena Ochoa from 2007 to 2010. Ko first rose to No. 1 in April 2019 and has had five different stints atop the rankings. She spent 100 consecutive weeks at the top from July 2019 to June 2021. She fell off the top in November last year while dealing with a
GolfJune 20, 2023
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S. Korea coach, captain praying for safe release of player held in China
The head coach and the captain of the South Korean men's national football team said Monday they are praying for a safe and quick release of Son Jun-ho, an international veteran placed under formal arrest in China. "We all feel for Jun-ho. We all pray for him and his family that his situation gets resolved as quickly as possible," head coach Jurgen Klinsmann said at a press conference held on the eve of South Korea's match against El Salvador. "We hope that we get him ba
SoccerJune 19, 2023
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Kim Joo-hyung notches first career major top-10 at US Open
Buoyed by his third consecutive round in the 60s, South Korean golfer Kim Joo-hyung has recorded his first top-10 finish at a major championship at the US Open. Kim shot a four-under 276 to tie for eighth place at the US Open at Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles on Sunday. Kim, who goes by his English name Tom in the US, carded a one-under 69 in the final round, with five birdies, two bogeys and one double bogey. Kim began the third major championship of the season with a 73, but went 68-6
GolfJune 19, 2023
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Late miscue proves costly as Yang Hee-young misses out on fifth LPGA title
Done in by a late double bogey, South Korean Yang Hee-young has missed out on a chance to end her four-year LPGA title drought. Yang finished tied for third at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give at Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Michigan, on Sunday. After shooting a three-under 69, which included a double bogey on the 16th, Yang ended at 18-under, three behind the champion, Leona Maguire of Ireland. Yang was looking for fifth career LPGA title and her first win since February 2019. Th
GolfJune 19, 2023