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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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Medical standoff deepens as doctors reject new med school plan, talks
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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Samsung, SK hynix investors dump shares on Nvidia crash
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Lehman takes Champions Tour lead
PEBBLE BEACH, California (AP) ― Tom Lehman made a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole at Pebble Beach on Saturday for his second straight 5-under 67 and a one-stroke lead in the Champions Tour’s First Tee Open.Lehman, the seven-time Champions Tour winner and former British Open champion, had a 10-under 134 total after rounds at Del Monte and Pebble Beach.“To play Pebble Beach in beautiful conditions is a pleasure and a treat,” said Lehman, winless this year. “The greens are first and fast, the
Sept. 29, 2013
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Choi, Bae among Asian stars for World Cup
MELBOURNE (AP) ― Eight-time PGA Tour winner Choi Kyung-ju and Bae Sang-moon will represent South Korea at the World Cup of Golf at Royal Melbourne, with Liang Wenchong and Wu Ashun set to play for China in the Nov. 21-24 tournament.World Cup organizers said that Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee and Kiradech Aphibarnrat will be joined by India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar and Anirban Lahiri and the Philippines’ Angelo Que and Juvic Pagunsan.Previously announced for the tournament were Graeme McDowell of Northe
Sept. 29, 2013
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Oliver Wilson in share of Alfred Dunhill lead
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) ― Former Ryder Cup player Oliver Wilson boosted his chances of regaining his European Tour card by carding an 8-under 64 Thursday to sit in a five-way tie for the lead after the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Wilson made the most of his sponsor’s invitation by making one eagle and six birdies in bright but windy conditions on Kingsbarns. Fellow Englishmen Tom Lewis and Richard McEvoy also shot a 64, along with Chile’s Mark Tullo and Frenchman Ale
Sept. 27, 2013
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Grace Park to play final event on home soil
LPGA Tour veteran Grace Park will play her final professional tournament on her native soil next month, the event’s organizers said Thursday.Organizers of the LPGA KEB·HanaBank Championship, set for Oct. 18-20 in South Korea, said Park, whose Korean name is Ji-eun, will briefly come out of retirement to play one last time before home fans. She will be playing on a special invitation, organizers said.The $1.9 million tournament, which is the only LPGA Tour event held in South Korea each fall, wil
Sept. 26, 2013
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Stenson wins Tour Championship and $10m FedEx Cup
ATLANTA (AP) ― Henrik Stenson knows better than most players how it feels to go from the depths of a slump to the elite in golf.He’s done it twice now.And the second time was sweeter ― and richer ― than ever.Not even among the top 200 players in the world two years ago, Stenson capped off the best three months of his career with a command performance Sunday in the Tour Championship. With a birdie to thwart a late charge by Jordan Spieth, followed by three pars from the sand, the 37-year-old Swed
Sept. 23, 2013
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Stenson keeps 4-shot lead at Tour Champ
ATLANTA (AFP) ― Sweden’s Henrik Stenson fired a 1-under par 69 on Saturday to keep a four-stroke lead after the third round of the season-ending $8 million U.S. PGA Tour Championship.If Stenson can keep his lead over the final 18 holes at East Lake on Sunday, he will claim the $10 million bonus for winning the tour’s playoff title, the FedEx Cup, as well as the tournament’s $1.44 million top prize.“I don’t see myself being overly aggressive tomorrow,” Stenson said. “I think it’s kind of up to th
Sept. 22, 2013
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Johnson shoots 65 to claim BMW
LAKE FOREST, Illinois (AP) ― Zach Johnson is having a September to remember, and there’s still one very big week to go.In one tournament, he made a 25-foot birdie putt on his final hole to earn the last spot on the Presidents Cup team. In the next one, Johnson made a bunch of big putts in the final round of the rain-delayed BMW Championship for a 6-under 65 for a two-shot victory over Nick Watney.Next up?His win Monday at Conway Farms gave Johnson the No. 4 seed going into Tour Championship, giv
Sept. 17, 2013
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Suzann Pettersen captures Evian
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) ― Suzann Pettersen barely had time to hug her caddie before the champagne started flowing in her direction.In the first women’s major played in Europe, Pettersen beat teenage star Lydia Ko of New Zealand by two shots to win the Evian Championship on Sunday and clinch the second major title of her career.The Norwegian calmly rolled in her par putt to seal the title. Pettersen then leaned back and held her head in her hands, hugged her caddie and laughed as she was sur
Sept. 16, 2013
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Noh Seung-yul secures PGA card
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ― South Korea’s Noh Seung-yul won the third of four Web.com Tour Finals series events Sunday to wrap up a PGA Tour card.The 22-year-old Noh closed with a 2-under 69 for a five-stroke victory in the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship. He finished at 12-under 272 on Ohio State’s Scarlet Course and earned $180,000 to take the series lead with $210,125.“I got started pretty solidly today and then I made a bogey on the third hole and I had just a one-shot lead after four
Sept. 16, 2013
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Miyazato leads at Evian
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) ― With teen amateur Lydia Ko of New Zealand in pursuit, Mika Miyazato of Japan held a one-stroke lead Saturday after two rounds at the Evian Championship.Miyazato shot a 2-under 69 and was at 8 under with a round to go in the fifth and last women’s major of the year.The four-round tournament was cut to 54 holes after rain left the greens soggy. The course dried out somewhat Saturday but more showers are forecast for the final round.Ko, who is 16 and plays with great
Sept. 15, 2013
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Snedeker zooms out in front at BMW
LAKE FOREST, Illinois (AP) ― Brandt Snedeker made seven straight birdies on his way to an 8-under 63 and a one-shot lead over Zach Johnson in the third FedEx Cup playoff event at the BMW Championship on Thursday. “You get on runs like that, you get excited for the next hole because you know something good is going to happen, because you’re in such a good frame of mind and everything is going in the right direction,” Snedeker said. In this case, everything was going in ― a 15-foot putt from the f
Sept. 13, 2013
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Final shot at No. 4
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) ― Park In-bee wants to achieve two things at the Evian Championship ― defend her title and make history.The South Korean is looking to become the first professional golfer to win four majors in a year, something not even Arnold Palmer, Annika Sorenstam or Jack Nicklaus could manage.“Four out of five majors is an amazing thing to achieve,” Park said on Wednesday, a day before the event. “When I go outside the house and go anywhere in Korea, a lot of people come up to
Sept. 12, 2013
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Stenson finally cashes in at TPC Boston
NORTON, Massachusetts (AP) ― A great summer of golf finally paid off for Henrik Stenson.Stenson made three straight birdies to race by a fast-fading Sergio Garcia, and he holed a bunker shot for birdie on the 17th hole to turn back a final threat from Steve Stricker and win the Deutsche Bank Championship.Stenson was runner-up in the British Open and a World Golf Championship, and he tied for third at the PGA Championship. All that was missing was a trophy, and he took care of that on Labor Day a
Sept. 3, 2013
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Pettersen wins Safeway Classic
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) ― Suzann Pettersen won the Safeway Classic for the second time in three years Sunday, taking advantage of playing partner Yani Tseng’s final-round collapse at Columbia Edgewater.Three strokes behind leader Tseng entering the round, the third-ranked Pettersen closed with a 5-under 67 for a two-stroke victory over second-ranked Stacy Lewis.Pettersen finished at 20-under 268 for her 12th LPGA Tour victory. The 32-year-old Norwegian also won the LPGA Lotte in Hawaii in April an
Sept. 2, 2013
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Pornanong Phatlum leads Safeway Classic
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) ― Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead over Lexi Thompson after the first round of the LPGA’s Safeway Classic. The 23-year-old Pornanong had 10 birdies and two bogeys in her afternoon round at Columbia Edgewater. “Putting was so good,” said Pornanong. “I changed putter for this week and feeling very good. And I made many birdies today, like 10 birdies today. ... I just try my best and I’m feeling very good with the course. I
Aug. 30, 2013
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Rested Woods ready to get back to it in Boston
NORTON, Massachusetts (AFP) ― World No. 1 Tiger Woods heads into the Deutsche Bank Championship on Friday hoping to remain free of the back pain that dogged him in a runner-up finish last week.“It was a pleasant surprise to go out there and play without any discomfort,” Woods said Thursday after a pro-am round at TPC Boston, the par-71 layout hosting the $8 million second event in the U.S. PGA Tour’s season-ending playoffs.“It’s a lot better than, obviously, on Sunday,” said Woods, who dropped t
Aug. 30, 2013
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Park In-bee falls ill, withdraws from LPGA event
Citing an unspecified illness, Park In-bee has withdrawn from an upcoming LPGA Tour event, her management here said Wednesday.IB Sports said Park recently complained of vomiting and fatigue and decided to skip the Safeway Classic, set to start Thursday in Portland, Oregon.The agency added that Park will soon return to South Korea to rest.The next event for the world’s No. 1 female golfer will be the Evian Championship, the fifth major of the season, from Sept. 12 to 15 in France. Park is the def
Aug. 28, 2013
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S. Korean-born Kiwi Ko defends Canadian Women's Open on LPGA Tour
South Korean-born New Zealander Lydia Ko claimed her second straight CN Canadian Women's Open title on the LPGA Tour in Edmonton on Sunday.The 16-year-old cruised to a five-shot win over Karine Icher of France with a four-round total of 15-under 265 at the par-70 Royal Mayfair Golf Club. Ko fired a blistering 64 in the final round, which included seven birdies against one bogey. It was the lowest score recorded on Sunday.At last year's CN Canadian Women's Open, held in Vancouver, Ko became the y
Aug. 26, 2013
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Scott opens FedEx Cup playoffs with a win
Masters champion Adam Scott won The Barclays on Sunday after everyone around him did their best to lose it.Scott played bogey-free at Liberty National, making only two birdies on the back nine for a 5-under 66 that put him in the mix of a crowded leaderboard at the top. Turns out he was the only one who stayed there.“I can't believe it, to be honest,” Scott said after winning the FedEx Cup playoffs opener. “I just played a good round today and I came in and really didn't think it had a chance. B
Aug. 26, 2013
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Hedwall takes lead in Canada
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) ― Solheim Cup star Caroline Hedwall shot a 6-under 64 on Saturday in the Canadian Women’s Open to take a one-stroke lead over European teammate Suzann Pettersen and defending champion Lydia Ko.Hedwall, winless on the LPGA Tour, was a record 5-0 last week in Colorado in Europe’s blowout victory over the United States. The 24-year-old Swede had a 10-under 200 total at Royal Mayfair.“I was a little tired on Monday, Tuesday and also Wednesday,” Hedwall said. “But when the tour
Aug. 25, 2013