Topic: South Korea
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The Cleveland Indians were celebrating South Korea's Asian Games baseball triumph on Friday in expectation that it would allow their star Choo Shin-Soo to be excused from military service.South Korea knocked off reigning Asian Games champions Taiwan 9-3 in the gold medal ...
GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - South Korea belted three home runs on their way to a 9-3 victory over holders Taiwan on Friday to clinch the gold medal at the Guangzhou Asian Games.Kang Jung-ho twice cleared the fence and drove in five runs ...
74See all 33 photosThe right hand of a young visitor is silhouetted against a jellyfish exhibition hall at the Ocean Park aquarium-amusement complex in Hong Kong on January 20, 2008. Political resistance to outside aid and a slow response by the government ...
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's first Major League Baseball player Park Chan-ho said he will become a free agent rather than play in the minors after the New York Yankees designated him for assignment.The 37-year-old pitcher was dropped minutes before the July ...
We all know South Korea takes their StarCraft seriously, but here's a new window into just how seriously: And what's more, reports state that the e-sports organizers in South Korea knew about the match-fixing (although for how long isn't clear), and attempted ...
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have inked 18-year-old Korean infielder Tae-hyeok Nam to a minor league contract, making him the first Korean high schooler to be signed by the team.Nam currently plays for Jemulpo High in Seoul. He batted .314 with 22 homers ...
Asia has proven itself to be a formidable force in baseball by using tactics over power, local media said here Thursday after Japan and South Korea reached the World Baseball Classic final.Team Samurai, the defending champions, stunned the United States 9-4 in ...
Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt: I guess Japan and South Korea have a right to say they are better, since Team USA watched the final between them. You see, I'm used to going to bed at 10, getting up at 6, working ...