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• LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
• S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
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  Korean immigrant attorney named ‘Young Gun of the Year’ in Australia

  By Kim Hyo-jin A Korean immigrant has won a prestigious Australian Law Award, one of the top honors in the country’s legal profession. Kang Ji-seok, or Samuel Kang, 27, was named “Young Gun of the Year,” according...

  • Posted October 11, 2015
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  Pirates’ Kang Jung-ho nominated for new MLB award

  (Yonhap) — South Korean infielder Kang Jung-ho of the Pittsburgh Pirates has been nominated for the top rookie honors in a new Major League Baseball (MLB) awards program. MLB.com announced candidates for 24 categories for the Esurance...

  • Posted September 16, 2015
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  S. Korean director wins top documentary award in LA film fest

  SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) — A homegrown documentary film about an elderly couple has received the top prize in the Los Angeles Film Festival’s competition section for documentary films. Director Jin Mo-young won the Documentary Award for...

  • Posted June 18, 2015
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  Samsung receives top environmental prize from US government

  WASHINGTON, April 6 (Yonhap) — Samsung Electronics received a top prize in this year’s environmental award organized by the U.S. government, becoming the first South Korean electronics company to receive the award for three consecutive years, the...

  • Posted April 7, 2015
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  Rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae honored as S. Korea’s top amateur athlete

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae was honored on Tuesday as South Korea’s top amateur athlete of 2014. Son, one of the country’s most visible athletes, was named Athlete of the Year at the annual Coca-Cola...

  • Posted February 24, 2015
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  Chella Choi becomes the first Korean to win William and Mousie Powell Award

  For ‘behavior and deeds best exemplifies the spirit, ideals and values of the LPGA’ LPGA Tour player Choi Woon-jung (최운정), 24, better known as Chella Choi in the U.S., was honored with the William and Mousie Powell...

  • Posted November 21, 2014
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  Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw, Indians’ Corey Kluber win Cy Young Awards

  NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was a unanimous choice for his third NL Cy Young Award, and Cleveland’s Corey Kluber edged Seattle’s Felix Hernandez to win the AL honor for the first...

  • Posted November 12, 2014
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