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S. Korean heroes at FIFA U-20 World Cup recognized with Asian football awards
Heroes for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup runners-up, South Korea, were feted at the annual Asian football awards ceremony on Monday.Chung Jung-yong, former head coach of the U-20 national team, was named the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Coach of the Year at the AFC Awards in Hong Kong, for guiding the upstart South Korea to the final at the world's premier youth tournament in June. South Korea fell to Ukraine 3-1 in the final in Poland, but it was still the country's highest finish at a FIF
Soccer Dec. 2, 2019
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K League MVP faces uncertain future as loan from Japan expires
The reigning K League 1 MVP Kim Bo-kyung is entering an offseason of uncertainty, as his loan deal from Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol to Ulsan Hyundai FC expired with the season's conclusion last weekend.After accepting the trophy for the top individual award in South Korean pro football on Monday, Kim said nothing has been determined about his immediate future. "I know I've reached a point where I have to make a decision," the 30-year-old midfielder said. "As important as my own o
Soccer Dec. 2, 2019
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Title-winning bench boss earns top coaching award in K League
Jose Morais, who guided Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors to their third consecutive K League 1 championship, was named the top head coach in South Korean professional football on Monday. Morais received the Coach of the Year award at the annual K League Awards ceremony in Seoul, about 24 hours after Jeonbuk clinched their record-tying seventh title. Morais won 32.67 points, converted from votes cast by media, fellow head coaches and club captains. Pohang Steelers' Kim Gi-dong was the runner-up with
Soccer Dec. 2, 2019
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TWICE to close world tour in Seoul next year
K-pop girl group TWICE will close its almost one-year-long concert journey in Seoul next year, the band's agency said Monday.The two-day concert, titled "TWICE World Tour 2019 Twicelights," will be held at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in southeastern Seoul from March 7, according to JYP Entertainment.That will put an end to the nine-member team's world tour that kicked off in May at the same venue. By March next year, TWICE will have traveled to 16 cities, including Tokyo, Los Angeles
Performance Dec. 2, 2019
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National Assembly set to miss legal deadline to pass govt. budget bill
The National Assembly looks almost certain to miss a legal deadline to handle the government's 2020 budget proposal on Monday amid intensified tensions sparked by the main opposition party's threat to use a filibuster.Dec. 2 is the legal deadline for the parliament to pass the government's record high 513.5 trillion-won ($435 billion) budget proposal for next year.But it is highly likely that parliament will miss the deadline for the fifth straight year as partisan conflicts have shown no signs
Politics Dec. 2, 2019
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인도네시아 거지 잡고 보니…배낭에 '돈다발' 1천630만원
2017년에 720만원 소지한 채 붙잡혔던 거지와 동일 인물인도네시아 사회복지 당국이 노숙하는 거지를 잡고 보니 그의 배낭 안에서 1억9천450만 루피아(1천630만원)의 지폐 다발이 나와 화제가 됐다.수도 자카르타의 월 최저임금이 394만여 루피아(32만8천원)인 점을 고려하면 매우 큰 돈임을 알 수 있다. 지방 최저임금은 자카르타의 절반 이하인 곳도 많다.2일 자카르타포스트와 콤파스에 따르면 지난달 29일 오전 자카르타 간다리아 지역에서 구걸하던 거지 묵리스 묵타르 브사니(65)가 남자카르타 사회복지국의 단속에 적발됐다. 묵리스의 배낭 안에서는 1천만 루피아(84만원)씩 묶인 지폐 뭉치 18개 등 총 1억9천450만 루피아가 나왔다.그는 처음에는 '일해서 번 돈'이라고 주장했지만, 결국 구걸해서 모은 돈임을 인정했다.묵리스는 구걸로 모은 동전과 소액권 지폐가 50만 루피아(4만2천원)가 되면 은행에 가서 큰 단위 지폐로 바꿔 배낭에 보관했다고 말했다.묵리스가 사회복지 당국에 붙잡
한국어판 Dec. 2, 2019
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US again flies spy aircraft over S. Korean capital areas: aviation tracker
A US reconnaissance plane flew above the Korean Peninsula, an aviation tracker said Monday, on an apparent mission to monitor North Korea amid concerns the communist nation could undertake additional military provocations after last week's short-range rocket firings.The plane, believed to be a RC-135W Ribet Joint, was spotted flying in the skies above South Korea's Yellow Sea and capital areas "on task over the Korean Peninsula," Aircraft Spots posted on Twitter. It did not specify the
Defense Dec. 2, 2019
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김나영·양다일 듀엣곡, 발매 직후 차트 1위 '이변'
'헤어진 우리가 지켜야 할 것들', 아이유·겨울왕국2 OST 등 눌러보컬리스트 김나영과 R&B 싱어송라이터 양다일이 듀엣으로 부른 발라드곡이 아이유와 '겨울왕국2' OST를 꺾고 다수 차트 1위를 차지하는 이변을 일으켰다.지난 1일 오후 6시 발매된 이들의 듀엣 싱글 '헤어진 우리가 지켜야 할 것들'은 2일 오전 8시 기준 멜론, 지니, 소리바다, 올레뮤직, 벅스 5개 차트에서 1위에 올랐다. 플로에서는 13위를 차지했다. 멜론, 지니, 올레뮤직에서는 아이유 미니 5집 타이틀곡 '블루밍'(Blueming)을 제쳤다. 벅스에서는 '겨울왕국2' OST 메인 타이틀곡인 '인투 디 언노운'(Into The Unknown)을 눌렀다.아이유의 '블루밍'이 지난달 18일 발매 이후 다수 차트에서 계속 정상을 달린 점을 고려하면 '헤어진 우리가 지켜야 할 것들'이 발매 후 하루 만에 차트 1위를 탈환한 것은 이변이라고 할 수 있다.일각에서는 인지도가 비교적 높지 않은 두 가수
한국어판 Dec. 2, 2019
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Chief negotiator in defense cost-sharing talks with US departs for Washington
South Korea will strive to strike a "mutually acceptable" defense cost-sharing deal with the United States, though the allies might miss the end-of-year deadline, the top South Korean negotiator said Monday.Jeong Eun-bo, Seoul's chief negotiator for the Special Measures Agreement, made the remarks as he left for Washington to meet with his US counterpart, James DeHart of the State Department, for a fourth round of the negotiations slated for Tuesday through Wednesday (US time).The late
Foreign Affairs Dec. 2, 2019
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"수능 성적 확인했다" 성적 발표 이틀 앞두고 '인증 대란'
교육과정평가원 "사실관계 확인 중"…형평성·위법성 논란 커질 듯2020학년도 대학수학능력시험 성적 발표를 이틀 앞두고 한국교육과정평가원 홈페이지에서 일부 수험생이 성적을 확인하는 사태가 벌어졌다.2일 교육계에 따르면 전날 밤 한 수험생 커뮤니티 사이트에 '수능 성적표를 미리 발급받았다'고 인증하는 게시글이 올라왔다.다른 네티즌들이 '성적표를 어떻게 확인했느냐'고 묻자 원 게시글 작성자는 웹 브라우저의 개발자 도구 기능을 이용해 클릭 몇 번 만에 가능하다며 설명하는 글을 올렸다.이후 1∼2시간 만에 주요 수험생 커뮤니티 사이트는 수능 성적을 확인했다고 인증하는 글로 도배됐다.성적을 확인한 수험생들은 가채점 결과와 별다른 차이가 없으므로 실제 성적이 맞는 것으로 보인다고 입을 모았다.이에 수험생들이 서로 표준점수와 등급을 비교해 '공식 등급컷'을 유추하는 일까지 벌어졌다.성적 확인은 기존 성적 이력의 연도를 '2020'으로 바꾸는 식으로
한국어판 Dec. 2, 2019
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17세에 입양, 40세에 국적회복 신청…法 "병역기피로 판단"
"병역 면제 뒤 회복 신청, 과거 기피목적 짐작케 하는 정황"17세에 해외에 양자로 입양된 남성이 40세에 한국 국적을 회복하겠다고 신청하자 정부가 '병역 기피'라며 받아들이지 않은 것은 적법하다고 법원이 판단했다.2일 법조계에 따르면 서울행정법원 행정14부(김정중 부장판사)는 A씨가 법무부 장관을 상대로 "국적 회복을 불허한 처분을 취소해달라"고 낸 소송에서 원고 패소로 판결했다.1975년생으로 외국에서 학교를 다니던 A씨는 1992년 그 나라 국적을 보유하고 있던 부모님의 지인에게 양자로 입양됐다. 이에 따라 한국 국적은 상실했다.새로운 모국에서 대학까지 졸업한 그는 2003년 서울에서 한국인 여성과 결혼했고, 2009년에는 아예 국내에 직장을 얻고 터를 잡았다. '대한민국 국민의 배우자(F-2)' 자격 비자로 체류해 온 A씨는 40세가 된 2015년 우리나라 국적을 회복하겠다고 신청했다.그러나 법무부는 A씨가 국적법 제9조 2항에 명시된 &q
한국어판 Dec. 2, 2019
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S. Korea's Nov. consumer price growth turns positive
South Korea's consumer prices rose 0.2 percent on-year in November, marking the first gain in four months, the statistics agency said Monday.The consumer price index stood at 104.87 in November, compared with 104.71 for the same month last year, Statistics Korea said in a statement.The November reading was followed by zero growth in October and the first negative inflation rate in September that sparked fears of deflation.However, the November inflation rate was below market expectations. A surv
Economy Dec. 2, 2019
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Ruling party vows ‘strong, emergency action’ to pass key bills at parliament
The ruling Democratic Party said Saturday it‘ll start taking “strong, emergency action” to have key bills passed at the parliament, in response to the main opposition party’s threat to start a filibuster to block votes on them.DP Rep. Lee In-young, the party‘s floor leader, made the remark during a meeting of party leaders at the National Assembly, which followed an attempt by the Liberty Korea Party on Friday to use a filibuster to prevent votes on fast-track bills
Politics Nov. 30, 2019
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K-pop stars to walk fans through major Korean tourist spots
Three K-pop idols, including members from boy band NU‘EST, have joined a tourism promotion campaign to walk fans and YouTube users through major Korean tourist spots.Two NU’EST members, Hwang Min-hyun and Ren, as well as the soloist Ha Sung-woon joined the video campaign operated by Seo Kyung-duk, a professor at Sungshin Women‘s University in Seoul, and sponsored by the state-run Korea Tourism Organization.The three stars are the first Korean TV entertainers who have joined the
Performance Nov. 30, 2019
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City to fine high-emission cars in downtown Seoul starting December
The Seoul city government will issue penalties to drivers of cars that emit large volumes of carbon dioxide in central Seoul starting next month as part of its ongoing efforts to curb air pollution.Owners of vehicles that are categorized as Grade 5 in terms of emission will be fined 250,000 won ($212) when they drive in the city‘s so-called Green Transport Zones, which covers areas within the Seoul City Wall, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government. The area within the Seoul City Wa
Social Affairs Nov. 30, 2019
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