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Opposition parties submit motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol
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South Korea faces unprecedented turmoil in aftermath of Yoon's martial law
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Why did President Yoon Suk Yeol resort to martial law?
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Impeachment motion to be voted on Saturday
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Yoon's senior aides resign en masse
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Korea’s largest labor union launches indefinite strike, calls for Yoon's resignation
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South Korean journalists condemn Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law
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Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment vote looms large
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'I'm sorry': Soldier mobilized by martial law seen apologizing to citizens
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Ruling party chair urges President Yoon Suk Yeol to dismiss defense minister
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Markswoman Kim Ye-ji exudes ‘main character energy’ in Louis Vuitton shoot
South Korean sharpshooter Kim Ye-ji, whose effortless cool-heroine vibe catapulted her to internet fame, has seamlessly transitioned from Olympic medalist to high-fashion model. Korean fashion magazine W Korea released a photo shoot online Sunday featuring Kim in Louis Vuitton garments, complemented by props like shooting glasses and air pistols that help maintain her sharpshooter persona in her debut modeling gig. In a set of 10 photos, the 31-year-old embodies the "main character energy
More SportsSept. 1, 2024
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Shooter wins S. Korea's 2nd gold at Paris Paralympics
Shooter Park Jin-ho won South Korea's second gold medal of the Paris Paralympics on Saturday, winning the men's 10-meter air rifle standing SH1 event. Park scored 249.4 points for the gold at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre in Chateauroux, south of Paris, beating Yerkin Gabbasov of Kazakhstan who scored 247.7 points. South Korea has won four medals at the Paris Paralympics in shooting alone, including pistol shooter Jo Jeong-du's gold in the men's 10-meter air pistol event on
More SportsSept. 1, 2024
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Ex-baseball player ordered to pay W800m won to Padres' Kim Ha-seong in contract dispute case
A former baseball player has been ordered to pay a substantial penalty to San Diego Padres' shortstop Kim Ha-seong for violating an agreement between the two. The Seoul Central District Court ruled in Kim's favor on Friday in a lawsuit against Lim Hye-dong for breach of contract, mandating the defendant to pay 800 million won ($597,000). The dispute originated from a scuffle between the two at a Seoul bar in February 2021. Lim had demanded a settlement from Kim, who was then completi
Social AffairsAug. 31, 2024
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Rifle shooter Lee Yun-ri grabs silver for S. Korea's 1st medal at Paris Paralympics
Rifle shooter Lee Yun-ri won silver in the women's 10-meter air rifle standing event Friday for South Korea's first medal of the Paris Paralympics. Lee finished in second place with 246.8 points at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre in Chateauroux, south of Paris. Avani Lekhara of India won the gold medal with 249.7 points, and Mona Agarwal of India won bronze with 228.7 points. Lee led Lekhara by 0.8 point with one shot remaining but hit a 6.8 to hand the gold medal to the Indian athlete
More SportsAug. 30, 2024
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Top sports body upholds ban on figure skater over sexual harassment charges
The top South Korean sports body on Friday upheld an earlier ban on a female figure skater over allegations she had sexually harassed an underage male teammate, rejecting her claims that she couldn't have harassed him because they were in a romantic relationship. The Fair Play Commission at the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee confirmed the three-year ban issued by the Korea Skating Union in June on Lee Hae-in, the women's singles silver medalist at the 2023 world championships. Th
More SportsAug. 30, 2024
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Paris Paralympic Games begin with 1st outdoor opening ceremony; S. Korea eyes return to top 20
The 17th Summer Paralympic Games began with the first outdoor opening ceremony in the competition's history in Paris on Wednesday night, as the French capital welcomed athletes with disabilities under the motto, "Games Wide Open." Paris had also held the opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics outside a stadium for the first time, with athletes riding boats down the iconic Seine River. On Thursday, Paralympians marched down the famous Champs-Elysee and toward Place de la Concorde
More SportsAug. 29, 2024
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[Graphic News] Paris 2024 Paralympics in numbers
The Paris 2024 Paralympics will take place from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8, marking the 17th edition of the international sports event and the first time Paris will host the Summer Paralympics. It is also France’s second time hosting a Paralympics, the first being the Tignes-Albertville 1992 Winter Paralympics. This year, for the first time, the Paralympics and Olympics will share the same logo: a combination of the Olympic rings and Paralympic Agitos symbol. South Korea aims to secure at least
More SportsAug. 28, 2024
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Hyundai Motor celebrates Korean archers’ success at Paris Olympic
The Korea Archery Association and its decadeslong sponsor Hyundai Motor Group held a congratulatory banquet Tuesday to celebrate the Korean national archers’ unprecedented success -- winning all five available gold medals at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris earlier this summer. The Korean women’s archery team won its 10th consecutive gold while the men’s team won its third gold in a row. The mixed archery team took the back-to-back titles. Koreans also swept both men's and
More SportsAug. 27, 2024
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Korean-ethnic high school wins prestigious Japanese baseball tournament
TOKYO -- A Korean-ethnic high school in Japan won a prestigious national baseball championship for the first time on Friday. Kyoto International High School defeated Kanto Daiichi High School in the final of the National High School Baseball Championship, better known as "Summer Koshien," by the score of 2-1 in extra innings at Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, just west of Osaka. Kyoto International was founded in 1963 as an ethnic institution for students of Korean descent. S
BaseballAug. 23, 2024
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KBO's new strikeout king proves nice guys can finish first
Kia Tigers left-hander Yang Hyeon-jong was crowned the new career strikeout king in South Korean baseball Wednesday, proving that nice guys can finish first in sports. Yang struck out Yoon Dong-hee of the Lotte Giants in the top of the third inning of the teams' Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) regular-season game at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, some 270 kilometers south of Seoul. It was Yang's 2,049th career strikeout, moving him past former Hanwha Eagles pitcher Song Jin-
BaseballAug. 21, 2024
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They went for the gold, They're now ads' golden ticket
This year's Olympics may be over, but star players continue to appear on TV -- through advertisements. Convenience store chain GS25 launched "Shin Yu-bin's Snack Time" on Wednesday in collaboration with the table tennis player. Shin's viral on-camera moments at the Paris Games famously showed her snacking. OB Beer, an official sponsor of the Paris Olympics, has selected fencing champion Oh Sang-uk, who won gold in both the individual and team saber events, to promote its
TelevisionAug. 21, 2024
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Badminton champion An Se-young unavailable for natl. federation's meeting over controversy this week
The Olympic badminton champion An Se-young will not attend a meeting organized by the sport's national federation this week to discuss problems she had raised after winning her gold medal in Paris, officials said Tuesday. Multiple officials for the Badminton Korea Association (BKA) said An's camp had informed the organization that she wouldn't be able to show up for any meeting this week, although the BKA had proposed multiple dates for An to choose from. The BKA launched an inter
More SportsAug. 20, 2024
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Viral sharpshooter Kim Ye-ji lands Louis Vuitton campaign
Viral Korean sharpshooter Kim Ye-ji, who won a silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, is set to appear in a one-time magazine photo shoot wearing Louis Vuitton, her agency said Monday. While the shoot is a one-off, the agency, Plfil, said they plan to continue supporting Kim’s modeling career. Several companies in Korea, from startups to established brands, have expressed interest in making her their brand ambassador, they added. “Nearly 20 brands want to use her in advertisement
More SportsAug. 20, 2024
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Padres' Kim Ha-seong leaves game with shoulder injury
Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres exited his latest game with a shoulder injury after a dive back to first base on a pickoff attempt. Kim hurt his right shoulder during the top of the third inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Sunday. He opened that inning with a single off the starter Bradley Blalock, and with Luis Arraez at the plate, Kim dove safely back to the bag when the right-hander tried to pick him off. After the safe call, Kim immediately signaled to the d
BaseballAug. 19, 2024
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KBO breaks single-season attendance record
The South Korean baseball league set a new single-season attendance record on Sunday, surpassing a 7-year-old mark with more than a month left on the season. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced the attendance for the season reached 8,407,887 as of Sunday afternoon, after all 23,750 tickets were sold out for the evening tilt between the Kia Tigers and the LG Twins at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul. The previous record had been 8,400,688 fans from the 2017 season, covering 720 ga
BaseballAug. 18, 2024
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Badminton star An Se-young urges for more flexibility in support practices
Olympic badminton champion An Se-young broke her long silence Friday, clarifying her recent criticism of the national badminton federation. The 22-year-old gold medalist sparked controversy when she lashed out at her national team and the Badminton Korea Association (BKA) for their poor handling of her knee injury, and for outdated and inefficient operations, among other things, soon after winning the women's singles event at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 5. But she had not commented further o
Social AffairsAug. 16, 2024
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Tigers' Kim Do-yeong becomes youngest member of 30-30 club in KBO
The Kia Tigers' All-Star Kim Do-yeong became the youngest member of the "30-30" club in South Korean baseball history Thursday. Kim launched his 30th home run of the 2024 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season in the top of the fifth inning against the Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, a two-run shot off Heroes starter Enmanuel De Jesus. Kim already had 33 steals prior to Thursday's game. With this home run, Kim, at 20 years, 10 months and 13 days old, became the
BaseballAug. 15, 2024
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[Graphic News] S. Korea ties gold medal record
South Korea concluded the 2024 Paris Olympics in eighth place, securing a total of 32 medals: 13 gold, 9 silver and 10 bronze. The final day saw the nation add a silver in women's weightlifting and a bronze in women's modern pentathlon. South Korea tied its record for most gold medals at a Summer Games, matching the 13 golds achieved in 2008 and 2012 despite sending its smallest delegation since 1976 with 144 athletes competing in 21 sports. The team's success was highlighted by
More SportsAug. 13, 2024
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South Korea deploys sniffer dog to screen for bedbugs after Paris Games
South Korea has deployed a bedbug sniffer dog at its main Incheon international airport in a bid to reduce the risk of the tiny insects entering the country when athletes, officials and fans return from the Paris Olympics. Leading the campaign is a two-year-old beagle named Ceco, who pest control company Cesco said is the first and so far only canine trained in the country to detect the odor of pheromones, the chemicals released by bedbugs. Ceco is capable of sweeping a standard hotel room in un
More SportsAug. 12, 2024
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Ministry begins probe into badminton body
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Monday it is kicking off an inspection of the Badminton Korea Association, following claims of irregularities made by Olympic gold medalist An Se-young. Immediately after she won the gold in the women's singles event in Paris, An suggested that the national team "did not take her injury seriously." Her comment sparked suspicion that she had been forced to play through an injury that had been ailing her since last year. She also al
More SportsAug. 12, 2024