Tag: South Korea
Pohang wins but Gamba struggles
Defending champion Pohang Steelers put its AFC Champions League challenge back on track with a narrow 2-1 victory, but Japanese powerhouse Gamba Osaka was held 1-1 at home on Wednesday.[MORE]
Griffiths fires in AFC victory
Kashima Antlers won the clash of East Asia's titans with a dramatic, 2-1 AFC Champions League win over Jeonbuk Motors, while Beijing Guoan dug deep to take three points thanks to a goal from Australian striker Joel Griffiths.[MORE]
Victory slump to second ACL defeat
Over-scheduled and undermanned, Melbourne Victory face a difficult task to advance further in the Asian Champions League after slumping to a second defeat in two group matches.[MORE]
Netizens consider access a human right
Four in five adults believe access to the internet is a fundamental right - with those feelings particularly strong in South Korea and China - and half believe it should never be regulated, according to a global survey.[MORE]
Germany-Dutch draw opens semis race
Defending champions Germany played out a thrilling 2-2 draw with the Netherlands overnight to throw open the semi-final race in the hockey World Cup.[MORE]
Baby starved as parents played videogame
A South Korean couple left their baby daughter to starve to death at home while playing an internet game which simulated child-rearing, police said.[MORE]
S Korea fighter jets crash killing 3
Three South Korean pilots have died after their fighter jets crashed into a mountain during a routine training flight, military officials said.[MORE]
Germany survives Korean scare at Cup
Two-time defending champion Germany has come from behind to force a 2-2 draw on South Korea in the men's field hockey World Cup in New Delhi.[MORE]
Aussie Olympic judge's decision sparks bomb threat
Man angry at Olympic skating decision accused of threatening to blow up Australian embassy in Seoul.[MORE]
North detains South Korean 'trespassers'
North Korea says it has detained four South Koreans for illegal entry into the country.[MORE]
Fruit pickers deported in illegal workers swoop
The Immigration Department has sent home 76 foreigners who had been working illegally as fruit pickers in Victoria's Goulburn Valley.[MORE]
Adelaide shocks ACL champions Pohang
Adelaide United sees off defending champion Pohang Steelers 1-0 at Hindmarsh Stadium.[MORE]
Thief hot foots it from funeral homes
A man in South Korea has been arrested for stealing 1,200 pairs of expensive shoes from funeral homes while posing as a mourner.[MORE]
Kookas hold off resurgent Korea
Korea bounced back from its four-goal thrashing on Thursday to give Australia a real challenge, going down 3-2 in the second hockey Test in Hobart on Saturday afternoon.[MORE]
N Korea continues artillery bombardment
North Korea has fired artillery off its west coast for the third day running, forcing South Korea to consider moving more military hardware to the area.[MORE]
Kookas open 2010 with Korea rout
Australian hockey started the new year with a bang as the Kookaburras thrashed Korea 5-1 in the first Test of a three-match series in Hobart on Thursday night.[MORE]
North and South Korea exchange fire
South Korea has called an emergency meeting of its security ministers in response to an exchange of artillery fire with the communist North.[MORE]
North, South Korea in high seas shootout
South Korea's Yonhap news agency is reporting that North Korea has fired artillery near a disputed sea border between the two countries.[MORE]
Workers given time off to make babies
South Korea's government is ordering some of its staff to go home early once a month in a bid to encourage them to have babies.[MORE]
Clinton 'determined' to deepen Asia-Pacific ties
The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Hawaii, where she has outlined America's plan to build stronger ties with the Asia Pacific region.[MORE]
South Korea unveils plan for science city
South Korea's government has announced a $15 billion blueprint to develop a new city as a science and education hub, dropping controversial plans to move several ministries there.[MORE]
Nth Korea seeks peace deal with South
North Korea says it wants to reach a peace treaty with South Korea to replace the ceasefire that ended the Korean War back in the 1950s.[MORE]
N Korea calls for peace with US
North Korea has called for an end to hostile relations with the United States in a New Year message, the official news agency KCNA reported.[MORE]
S Korea pardons Samsung boss to kickstart Olympic bid
South Korea has pardoned a powerful businessman who was convicted of tax evasion and embezzlement, so he can help its bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.[MORE]
Estudiantes into Club World Cup final
Midfielder Leandro Benitez scored twice as Estudiantes of Argentina reached the Club World Cup final with a 2-1 win over eight-man Pohang Steelers of South Korea in Abu Dhabi.[MORE]
