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
South Korean football club Jeju United said Tuesday they've reacquired Australian defender Alexsandar Jovanovic.The K League Classic club said they've signed the 27-year-old center back, better known as Alex here, from Chinese club Tianjin Teda. The details of the footballer's contract w
South Korean shooter Jin Jong-oh won the grand prize at the nation's amateur athlete awards ceremony Tuesday for his performance at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.At the annual Coca-Cola Sports Awards in Seoul, Jin was honored with the MVP Award. The award has been given to amateur athletes since 1
The world's top winter sports stars will be in South Korea this week to compete at test events for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, the organizers said Monday.This week will be the busiest week for the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (POC
South Korean mogul skier Seo Jung-hwa said she has earned confidence ahead of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics after posting a strong result at an International Ski Federation (FIS) competition here on Saturday.Seo finished sixth in the women's moguls competition with a score of 73.50 at the
Two South Korean male aerial skiers said Friday their first ever International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup has served a good teaching ground ahead of the Winter Olympics next here.Kim Nam-jeen and Yoon Gi-chan failed to qualify for the men's aerials finals at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup i
The secret to South Korean Lee Sang-hwa's success at the speed skating world championships Friday was rather straightforward: sticking to her own race plan.Lee took the silver medal in the women's 500m at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Single Distances Speed Skating Championship