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Interviews
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#baseball(Yonhap Interview) In 2nd KBO season, American outfielder wants to 'improve on everything'
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- It was almost exactly a year ago that Preston Tucker made his South Korean baseball debut with the Kia Tigers. From May 17, 2019, until the end of his reg... 09:44 May. 15 -
#baseball(Yonhap Interview) As dedicated fan, ex-U.S. Ambassador Lippert continues to be envoy for S. Korean baseball
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- His term as the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea may have ended three years ago, but Mark Lippert continues to serve as an envoy for South Korean baseball in W... 09:00 May. 14 -
#Time to Hunt(Yonhap Interview) 'Time to Hunt' director is happy to show film to global audience after delay
By Kim Boram SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- It took about nine years for director Yoon Sung-hyun to show his second feature "Time to Hunt" to the public. But he had to wait another two months from the... 11:12 Apr. 28 -
#coronavirus-vice health minister(Yonhap Interview) Vice health minister warns against loosening attitudes in combating coronavirus
SEJONG, April 26 (Yonhap) -- Loosening attitudes on social-distancing guidelines are the biggest enemy in combating the coronavirus pandemic, Vice Health Minister Kim Ganglip said, as tens of thous... 11:18 Apr. 26 -
#baseball(Yonhap Interview) Armed with strong bullpen, American pitching coach confident his KBO club will contend again
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- The Kiwoom Heroes may have been swept in four straight games by the Doosan Bears in the 2019 Korean Series. But Brandon Knight, the Heroes' pitching coach,... 10:09 Apr. 24 -
#baseball(Yonhap Interview) MLB veteran Dan Straily trying to lead by example in KBO, make late great grandfather proud
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- Before his first pitch in every game, Dan Straily, a major league veteran now plying his trade in South Korea, etches the initials of his late great grandf... 10:02 Apr. 20 -
#baseball(Yonhap Interview) American pitcher Mike Wright ready for 'challenge' vs. ex-MLB teammate in KBO
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- Baseball is a small world. You sign with a team on the other side of the planet, and you may find a couple of your former major league teammates, ready to ... 09:51 Apr. 17 -
#baseball(Yonhap Interview) After quality time in quarantine, KBO pitcher Chad Bell eyes more quality starts on mound
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- While in quarantine for two weeks late last month, Chad Bell made sure he would spend some quality time preparing himself for the upcoming Korea Baseball O... 09:37 Apr. 16 -
#baseball(Yonhap Interview) New KBO pitcher Drew Gagnon trying to keep it simple in uncertain spring
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The coronavirus outbreak has turned the sporting world upside down this spring, leaving athletes everywhere in limbo and under a cloud of uncertainty. C... 08:00 Apr. 15 -
#baseball(Yonhap Interview) New KBO outfielder Aaron Altherr feels no extra pressure as go-to guy
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- His family name translates to "an old man" in German. He is not one himself yet, but there is something endearingly old school about the mindset of Aaron A... 10:16 Apr. 14 -
#Cho Seong-jin(Yonhap Interview) Pianist Cho Seong-jin's upcoming album 'The Wanderer' reflects his traveling life
By Kim Boram SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- High-profile pianists travel the world several times a year to have concerts or recitals at famous halls in such cities as New York, Paris, London and Berli... 06:00 Apr. 14 -
#baseball(Yonhap Interview) Ex-MLB pitcher Aaron Brooks wants to stick to strengths in 1st KBO season
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- As he gears up for his first season in South Korea, former major league pitcher Aaron Brooks will look to keep his focus on what he can do on the mound, ra... 09:03 Apr. 13 -
#hockey(Yonhap Interview) Half-Korean hockey prospect sees representing S. Korea as 'great honor'
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- Born in Vancouver to a Korean mother and a Canadian father, the teen hockey prospect Sasha Mutala had a unique perspective while following the 2018 Winter ... 08:00 Apr. 12 -
#baseball(Yonhap Interview) American slugger Jared Hoying channels inner writer during quarantine in S. Korea
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- During his recent 14-day quarantine in coronavirus-hit South Korea, Jared Hoying, an American slugger for the Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organizat... 09:40 Apr. 10 -
#Japanese ambassador(Yonhap Interview) Japanese envoy balks at Seoul's calls for exempting businesspeople from entry restrictions
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Ambassador Koji Tomita has balked at South Korea's calls for foreign countries to exempt at least businesspeople from their coronavirus entry restrictions, sayin... 10:00 Apr. 09 -
#Culture Minister Park Yang-woo(Yonhap Interview) Culture minister vows utmost help to revive coronavirus-hit arts, tourism
SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Culture Minister Park Yang-woo has vowed utmost efforts to help the recovery of the country's arts, sports and tourism sectors, among the worst hit areas in... 10:52 Mar. 27 -
(Yonhap Interview) Chief of N.K. defector support foundation vows to tackle blind spots in defector care
By Yi Wonju SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run agency supporting resettlement of North Korean defectors will fill one-third of its board members with defectors to better identify w... 10:15 Mar. 25 -
#Kingdom(Yonhap Interview) 'Kingdom' screenwriter proud of her Korean-style zombies
SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- Since the release of the second season of "Kingdom," a Korean-made Netflix original, 10 days ago, the series has been talk of the town among drama fans around the world.... 15:11 Mar. 23 -
#coronavirus(Yonhap Interview) COVID-19 vaccine, drugs on fast track for development: IVI chief
By Lee Joon-seung SEOUL, March 10 (Yonhap) -- Many nations around the globe and major pharmaceutical companies are ramping up efforts to develop a vaccine and treatment drugs for the new coronavirus... 14:06 Mar. 10
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31 diabetes drugs banned for suspected carcinogen substance
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U.S. nuclear forces are ready and deter all adversaries, including N. Korea: Pentagon official
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Seoul sees double-digit rise in infections as club cluster balloons
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Greater Seoul area continues to see double-digit rise in infections
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(2nd LD) More students return to school amid new surge in coronavirus cases
