By Yoo Jee-ho HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean swimmer Baek In-chul won a surprising gold medal at the Asian Games in record-breaking fashion Thursday. He won the men's 50-meter butterfly gold with an Asian Games record of 23.29 se
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday visited Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, and stressed the importance of trade in the South Korean economy, his office said. On the first day of the Chuseok holiday, Yoon v
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has been elected to the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to serve for the 2023-2025 period, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday. South Korea has been named as the board me
(ATTN: ADDS more details from 4th para, new photos) By Kim Boram HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's male sabre fencers team captured its third straight gold medal at the 19th Asian Games on Thursday, cementing its insurmountable status
By Yoo Jee-ho HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean amateur Jang Yu-bin jumped out to a first-round lead in the men's golf tournament of the Asian Games in China on Thursday as amateurs carried the day for the country. Jang, one of the
By Kim Boram HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's male sabre fencers team captured its third straight gold medal at the 19th Asian Games on Thursday, cementing its insurmountable status in the discipline in the region. The team of Kim
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- The top nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan on Thursday denounced North Korea's constitutional amendment to enshrine its policy on nuclear force, Seoul's foreign ministry said. South Korea's chief
By Kim Boram HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's star artistic gymnast Kim Han-sol, two-time Asian Games gold medalist in the men's floor exercise, has a painful memory from the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games. He pulled off a flawless perf
By Yoo Jee-ho HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- With its sights set on winning its fourth straight Asian Games gold medal, the South Korean baseball team landed in the Chinese host city of Hangzhou on Thursday. Managed by Ryu Joong-il, South Kor
By Kim Boram HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's taekwondo squad wrapped up its Asian Games journey Thursday, with five gold medals, two silvers and two bronzes. Its golden streak began on the first day of medal competitions at the 1
By Yoo Jee-ho HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- After winning their country's first gold medal of the 19th Asian Games in China on Thursday, North Korean shooters Ri Ji-ye, Paek Ok-sim and Pang Myong-hyang were overcome with emotion. The trio co
(ATTN: ADDS more details from 5th para, more photos) By Kim Boram HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean artistic gymnast Kim Han-sol defended his men's floor exercise title at the 19th Asian Games on Thursday, giving the country's first go
By Kim Boram HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean artistic gymnast Kim Han-sol defended his men's floor exercise title at the 19th Asian Games on Thursday, giving the country's first title from the sport here. Kim scored 14.900 points
By Yoo Jee-ho HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea picked up its first gold medal of the 19th Asian Games in shooting on Thursday. North Korea finished first in the women's 10-meter running target team event at Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centr
(ATTN: ADDS comments, details from para 10, photo) By Yoo Jee-ho HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shooter Lee Won-ho grabbed silver in the men's 10-meter air pistol event at the Asian Games in China on Thursday. Lee earned his firs
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- Korea Expressway Corp. said Thursday the traffic jam on major roads and expressways is expected to ease later in the day, the first day of the Chuseok holiday. Chuseok, which falls on Friday this year, is the Korean autu
By Kim Boram HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean gamer Lee Sang-hyeok, better known by his gaming handle, "Faker," might be the biggest star at the 19th Asian Games in China. But he has been sidelined from the recent competitions for the
Sept. 29 1984 -- North Korea delivers humanitarian assistance, including rice and medicine, to South Korean victims of flooding, the first such exchange of aid since the 1950-53 Korean War. North Korea offered the assistance first, and South Korea
By Yoo Jee-ho HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shooter Lee Won-ho grabbed silver in the men's 10-meter air pistol event at the Asian Games in China on Thursday. Lee earned his first career Asiad medal after scoring 239.4 points in
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