The government of North Chungcheong Province, central South Korea, said Sunday it will bid for the hosting of the 2018 World Firefighters Games (WFG), a major international sporting event for firefighters.The games also known as the "mini-Olympics for firefighters," in which full-time, volunteers,
South Korea defeated Cuba 6-1 in an exhibition game ahead of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in Seoul.Starter Chang Won-jun tossed four shutout innings, and the once-maligned lineup pounded out 11 hits at Gocheok Sky Dome in the nation's capital.The two nations will meet again at 2 p.m. Sunday
Alpine skier Jung Dong-hyun captured gold in the men's slalom at the Asian Winter Games on Saturday.Jung led all skiers with the combined time of 1:37.10 after two runs at Sapporo Teine, finishing 2.08 seconds ahead of teammate Kim Hyeon-tae.Hideyuki Narita of Japan won the bronze in 1:39.38.Jun
Choi Da-bin will try to become the first South Korean figure skater to win an Asian Winter Games gold medal Saturday, the penultimate day of the Sapporo, Japan, competition.Choi won the short program on Thursday with 61.30 points, leaving Rika Hongo of Japan in second place with 60.98 points. Zhao Z
The Korea Post media now operate a video window on its English Internet site (www.koreapost.com). The video outlet is intended to introduce various aspects of the countries of the world represented by the 111 different embassies of the world in Seoul, which might be interesting to the Korean audienc
As the suzerain state of six Gaya Kingdoms and royal capital of Geumgwan-Gaya founded in 42 A.D., Gimhae is the cradle of the Gaya culture. These small ancient states include Ara Gaya, Goryeong Gaya, Dae Gaya, Seongsan Gaya, Bihwa Gaya and Geumgwan Gaya, which formed a confederation dominated by Geu
A fisherman died and another went missing after a fishing boat sank off South Korea's southernmost island of Jeju on Monday, the Coast Guard said.The 278-ton fishing ship with a crew of 10 sank in waters some 40 kilometers northeast off the city of Jeju on the island, coast guard officers said.
Police said Monday they have booked five youths without physical detention for being allegedly involved in a break-in of a claw machine to steal dolls by entering the machine through its exit which is slightly larger than an A4 sheet of paper.According to the Dongbu Police Station, one of the five,
Asia's largest multisport competition for winter opened here in Japan on Sunday with a celebration of building connections on the continent.Under the slogan, "Beyond Your Ambitions," Sapporo in the Hokkaido region will host the eighth Asian Winter Games through next Sunday. Speed skating will
Nathan Chen of the United States won the men's singles title at an International Skating Union (ISU) competition in Gangneung with a personal best score Sunday.Chen received a total score of 307.46 points after earning 204.34 in the free skate at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championsh
Alpine snowboarder Lee Sang-ho won South Korea's first gold medal at the Asian Winter Games here Sunday.Lee claimed the men's giant slalom race at Sapporo Teine, with the combined time of 1:35.76 after two runs. This was also South Korea's first-ever snowboard gold medal at a Winter Asia
South Korea's Kim Min-hee has won best actress at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival for a film exploring the meaning of love through unconventional relationships.She took home the Silver Bear for Best Actress on Saturday for "On the Beach at Night Alone," beating tough competition fr
South Korea's luge tandem Park Jin-yong and Cho Jung-myung finished 20th at an International Luge Federation (FIL) competition here on Saturday.Park and Cho had a combined time of 1 minute, 35.851 seconds to finish 20th among 24 teams in the men's doubles luge at the FIL Luge World Cup in Py
South Korean figure skater Choi Da-bin said Saturday she had an "unforgettable" experience at the International Skating Union (ISU) competition here.Choi finished a career-best fifth in the women's singles at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Gangneung, Gangwon Province,
In what team officials said was a "highly unusual" move, South Korean short track speed skaters have been given barely an hour of on-ice training time over the next two days before the Asian Winter Games here.It won't be nearly enough for skaters competing at Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink for
Veteran U.S. snowboarders topped the qualification round for the halfpipe event at an International Ski Federation (FIS) competition here on Friday.Shaun White, who holds the X-Game records for most gold medals and highest overall medal count, finished first in the men's halfpipe qualification r
South Korea's figure skating pair Min Yu-ra and Alexander Gamelin finished eighth in the ice dance short program at an International Skating Union (ISU) competition here on Thursday.Min and Gamelin marked a total segment score of 59.01 points at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championshi
A lower court on Thursday sentenced a 51-year-old Chinese man to 25 years in prison for murdering a South Korean woman who was praying at a church on the country's southern resort island of Jeju last year.Chen Guorui attacked the 61-year-old woman, identified only by her surname Kim, in Septembe
Midnight has recently become the go-to release window for major South Korean idol singers putting out new music online. But this may soon change as the industry-at-large is seeing it as unfair, according to officials Thursday.Melon, Mnet, Genie and Bugs Music plan to revamp their methodologies in ag
Building on its two-year experience, the Yecheon County, one of local autonomous entities in the southeastern province of Gyeongsangbuk-do, will host the Yecheon 3rd World Archery Festival on Oct. 13-16, 2017. On the theme of ‘Bow of Yecheon, Arrow of Cupid’, the archery festival will feature a vari