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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Bae Doo-na shares portraying Korean identity in Hollywood's 'Rebel Moon'
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[From the Scene] Monks, Buddhists hail return of remains of Buddhas
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Medical schools granted enrollment quota flexibility for next year
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Yoon offers first one-on-one meeting with opposition leader next week
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France rejects opening Paris flight routes to T'way Air, deals blow to Korean Air merger
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Iran fires air defense batteries in provinces as sound of explosions heard near Isfahan
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Chinese man behind drug scam targeting teens nabbed in Cambodia
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Seoul sports leader to discuss joint Korean teams with Asian Olympic chief
The head of South Korea's top sports body said Friday he will soon meet with the Asian Olympic chief over joint Korean teams at an upcoming continental multi-sport competition.Lee Kee-heung, president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee , said he will sit down with Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah, president of the Olympic Council of Asia, in Lausanne, Switzerland, on May 13.The topics for discussion will include organizing a joint Korean march at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games a
May 4, 2018
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Ex-Olympic table tennis champion surprised with formation of joint Korean team
A man who engineered the formation of a unified Korean team at the ongoing table tennis worlds still has to pinch himself.Ryu Seung-min, the 2004 Olympic men's singles table tennis champion, said at a press conference in Halmstad, Sweden, on Thursday (local time) that he never expected the two Koreas to come together during the World Team Table Tennis Championships.Now an International Olympic Committee member and vice president of the Korea Table Tennis Association, Ryu worked behind the scenes
May 4, 2018
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Seoul's table tennis body to begin discussions on joint Korean squad at Asian Games
The South Korean national table tennis federation said Wednesday it will begin discussions on forming a joint team with North Korea at this year's Asian Games.The Korea Table Tennis Association will convene its performance improvement committee meeting in Halmstad, Sweden, sometime this week. The KTTA explained that most of its executives are currently in the Swedish city to attend the World Team Table Tennis Championships. They also participated in Tuesday's International Table Tennis Federatio
May 2, 2018
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Korean canoe body looking to team up with N. Koreans at Asian Games
The South Korean canoe governing body said Monday it will look to team up with North Korea at this year's Asian Games in Indonesia.The Korean Canoe Federation said it will try to form a unified Korean team in the traditional boat race, commonly known as a dragon boat race, which will be one of three canoe disciplines at the Aug. 18-Sept. 2 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia.The federation noted that both Koreas can start from scratch, since they don't have any full-time dragon boat
April 30, 2018
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Swimmer Park Tae-hwan returns home from Australian camp for nat'l team trials
Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan returned home from his Australian training camp on Tuesday to compete for a spot on the national team.Park spent the past three months training in Sydney. He's back home for the national trials that start Friday in Gwangju, 330 kilometers south of Seoul.The trials, Park's first competition of the season, will determine who will represent the country at the Aug. 18-Sept. 2 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia.Park is scheduled to enter freestyle
April 24, 2018
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Natl. ski body considering punishing athletes over Olympic selection protest
South Korea's ski body said Wednesday that athletes who publicly criticized its Olympic team selection earlier this year will be put on disciplinary review for their actions.The Korea Ski Association said the skiers who condemned the team selection for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics will be investigated by its disciplinary committee to decide whether they are subject to punishment."Ahead of the PyeongChang Olympics, some athletes made untrue claims through media interviews and their social medi
April 18, 2018
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Pro baseball surpasses 1 mln in attendance
The nation‘s top baseball league surpassed 1 million in attendance on Sunday, while enjoying a slight annual increase in the total number of fans. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said its 10 clubs have drawn 1,049,803 fans through 92 games as of Sunday, with an average of 11,411 fans per game. The total number represents a 4 percent increase after the same number of games in 2017. The KBO said 10 out of the first 92 games this year have sold out, compared to just three after 92 games last
April 15, 2018
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S. Korea finishes 2nd in women's hockey worlds
South Korea has finished in second place at the women's world hockey championship in Italy, after a rout in its final round robin game.The 17th-ranked South Korea pounded on world No. 22 Poland 9-2 at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship Division I Group B tournament in Asiago, Italy, on Saturday (local time), with defender Marissa Brandt scoring four goals to lead the charge.After earning 11 points on three regulation wins and one overtime win, South Korea s
April 15, 2018
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Two-time Olympic short track champ returns to familiar surface
Two-time Olympic short track speed skating champion Lee Jung-su has decided to return to the sport, after a brief sojourn in long track.According to the Korea Skating Union on Tuesday, Lee will enter the national team trials for the 2018-2019 season, which begin Wednesday at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul. Short track speed skater Lee Jung-su (AFP-Yonhap)Lee, 28, captured two short track gold medals at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics but turned to speed skating before the 2014 Sochi Winter Games.
April 10, 2018
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Korea taekwondo earns 5 spots at Youth Olympic Games
Korea has secured five taekwondo quota places for this year's Youth Olympic Games.At the World Taekwondo's qualification tournament for the 2018 Youth Olympics, which ended in Hammamet, Tunisia, on Saturday (local time), Korea saw five athletes earning Youth Olympic spots. The 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games will be held from Oct. 6 to 18 in Buenos Aires.Korea only sent one taekwondo practitioner to the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.At the Youth Olympic Games, there are five weight categ
April 8, 2018
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S. Korean volleyball star mulling options over future
South Korean volleyball star Kim Yeon-koung said Wednesday she is mulling over her future options, as her contract with a Chinese club expires next month. Kim returned home after helping Shanghai Guohua Life to finish runner-up in the Chinese volleyball league. The 30-year-old, considered one of the world's best attackers today, signed a one-year contract with Shanghai last year. (Yonhap)Kim said she has yet to decide her destination for the next season. Before going to China, Kim played with T
April 4, 2018
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Chung Hyeon cracks top 20 in ATP rankings for 1st time
South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has cracked the top 20 in the men's world rankings for the first time.Chung climbed four spots to a new career-high No. 19 in the latest ATP Tour's singles rankings released on Monday. Chung Hyeon of South Korea hits a shot against John Isner of the United States during their quarterfinal match at the Miami Open on the ATP Tour in Miami, Florida, on March 28. (Yonhap)Chung is the fourth Asian man to rank among the top 20 in the world. The 21-year-old also b
April 2, 2018
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Korea officially designates taekwondo as nat'l martial art
Korea has officially designated taekwondo as its national martial art.The National Assembly on Friday passed a revised act on taekwondo promotion, which states that the sport is the Korean national martial art.The amendment bill was signed by 225 lawmakers led by the Bareunmirae Party's Lee Dong-sup, who heads the National Assembly Taekwondo Federation. (Yonhap)Taekwondo has customarily been perceived as the national martial art but wasn't officially recognized by the law. The revision will pave
April 2, 2018
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Korean Chung Hyeon knocked out of ATP Tour quarters in Miami
Korean Chung Hyeon has crashed out of an ATP Tour quarterfinals in Miami.The 23rd-ranked Korean was eliminated in the final eight at the Miami Open in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday (local time), as the 17th-ranked John Isner beat him in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4, in 67 minutes.Chung was making his sixth straight quarterfinal appearance on the tour.Isner, known for his powerful serves, recorded 13 aces, against Chung's three, and improved to 3-1 all time against Chung. The Korean committed four doub
March 29, 2018
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Top-20 ranking in sight for Chung Hyeon after 6th straight ATP quarters
South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has reached his sixth straight quarterfinals on the ATP Tour, a performance that will likely take him inside the top 20 in the next world rankings.The world No. 23 defeated the 80th-ranked Joao Souza 6-4, 6-3 at the Miami Open on Tuesday (local time), and has now reached the final eight in his sixth consecutive tournament, dating back to the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, in January. The streak also includes a shocking run to the semifinals at the Au
March 28, 2018
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S. Korea knocked out of playoffs at women's curling worlds
South Korea has been knocked out of the playoffs at the World Women's Curling Championships in Canada.South Korea fell to the United States 10-3 in the playoff match in North Bay, Ontario, on Saturday. (local time). The Americans will now move on to face Canada in the semifinals. South Korea skip Kim Eun-jung calls for a sweep as they play Scotland at the women`s curling world championships Friday, March 23, 2018, in North Bay, Ontario. (AP-Yonhap)South Korea had finished the round robin stage a
March 25, 2018
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S. Korea to meet U.S. in playoffs at women's curling worlds
South Korea will face the US in the playoffs at the ongoing World Women's Curling Championships in Canada.South Korea, a surprise silver medalist at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, finished third in the round robin stage in North Bay, Ontario, on Friday (local time), with a record of eight wins and four losses. The United States (6-6) finished in sixth place to set up a meeting in the qualification game against South Korea. South Korea skip Kim Eunjung watches her shot in a match against S
March 24, 2018
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S. Korea loses entry in women's singles at next figure skating worlds
South Korea has lost an entry in the women's singles at next year's figure skating world championships following a middling performance at this year's event.Kim Ha-nul earned 170.68 points total to finish 15th among 23 skaters at the 2018 International Skating Union World Figure Skating Championships in Milan, Italy, on Friday (local time). Kim fell short of her personal best, 175.71 points, set during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics last month. Kim Ha-nul from South Korea performs on March 23,
March 24, 2018
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Olympic skeleton, speed skating champs share S. Korea's top amateur athlete award
Skeleton slider Yun Sung-bin and speed skater Lee Seung-hoon were named the co-winners of the grand prize at the nation's amateur athlete awards Wednesday for their performances at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.At the 23rd Coca-Cola Sports Awards in Seoul, Yun and Lee were honored with the top award. The annual award has been given to amateur athletes since 1995. Previous winners include marathoner Hwang Young-cho, figure skater Kim Yu-na, swimmer Park Tae-hwan and shooter Jin Jong-oh. Sk
March 21, 2018
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Korean Chung Hyeon becomes top-ranked Asian on ATP Tour
Korean Chung Hyeon became the top-ranked player on the ATP Tour on Monday.The 21-year-old rose three spots to reach a new career-high No. 23 in the latest men's tennis rankings unveiled Monday. Chung reached the quarterfinals at his most recent event, the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, last week, for his fifth consecutive appearance in the final eight. He lost to world No. 1 Roger Federer in straight sets. (AP-Yonhap)Still, Chung replaced Kei Nishikori of Japan as the highest-rank
March 19, 2018