Ji Yoo-chan (21, Daegu Metropolitan City Government) is aiming to reach the Olympic semifinals in the men’s 50-meter freestyle in a swimming event dominated…
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‘One shot’ at the bull’s-eye… and keeping nerves under control
The target is the center of the bull’s-eye. It’s a sweaty moment. The tension is suffocating. Fate hangs in the balance as each finger releases the bowstring…
No ‘male-to-female’ transgender athletes in Paris… as sports organizations close ranks
Three years ago at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, New Zealand’s history-maker Laurel Hubbard competed in the women’s heavyweight (87 kilograms or more)…
‘Fast in the last 200 meters’ Kim Woo-min will challenge for 400m freestyle gold
The first of 49 gold medals up for grabs at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will come in the men’s 400-meter freestyle. Will the Korean flag reach the highest…
Nearly $129.53 mil. embezzled by financial firms’ employees over past 6 years: data
Nearly 170 employees of banks and other financial firms embezzled around 180 billion won combined ($129.53 million) over the past six years, but less than 10 percent has been retrieved, data showed
K-9 trainer proud to build on customs agency’s sniffer dog training expertise
And building such partnership did not happen overnight,” Jung underlined, stressing it owes to nearly 40 years of skills and expertise passed on through generations of detector dog trainers after
Korea excluded from US ‘monitoring list’ for FX policy for 2nd straight time
The United States took Korea off its list of countries to monitor for their foreign exchange policies for the second consecutive time while adding Japan to the list, a Treasury Department report sh
Banks offer more lenient rates for civil servants, military personnel
Korea’s four major commercial banks — KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana and Woori — are offering more lenient rates to civil servants and military personnel over other professions. The banks cons
Entertainment stocks hit 52-week low
Stock prices of entertainment companies are hitting a 52-week low, spurred by their poor performances in the first quarter and concerns about future prospects, according to the brokerage industry,
5 men face indictment over illegal badger, pheasant hunting on Jeju Island
Five men face indictment after hunting badgers, one of the species that is on the list of wild animals under government protection in Korea, according to police on Friday. The five are expected to