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[Courtesy of KBO] SEOUL -- In a country where automated or robot journalism sounds unfamiliar, the governing body of South Korea's baseball leagues is pushing for the introduction of a prolific robot reporter called "KBOT" to provide game results fast in the form of human-readable news articles. Professional baseball is the most popular sports in South Korea. The main league has ten franchises, and the second-tier Futures League consists of two divisions, Southern Lea
[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- Kim Gun-woo, a promising short track speed skater who has produced good records in the men's 1,500m, was suspended for one month for walking into the dormitory of female skaters at a state training camp. He could come back for national team trials in early April. The 20-year-old was a national team member when he broke into the female quarter at the training center in Jincheon, some 75 kilometers (46 miles) south of Seoul, on February 24 to deliver cold
[Courtesy of SEMA Sports Marketing] SEOUL -- Buoyed by an "unbelievable" sponsorship deal, Park Sung-hyun, a South Korean LPGA star player, spelled out her lifelong goal of achieving the Career Grand Slam, saying she targets five wins including a major championship in the new season and probably the first place in the world's rankings. "I can't believe I am a player who can be treated like this," Park told reporters Thursday after signing a two-year spon
[Photo by Namkung Jinwoong = timeid@ajunews.com] SEOUL -- Seoul will submit a joint bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) this week with a proposal to hold opening and closing ceremonies simultaneously with Pyongyang by using 5G technology. The proposal will be presented on Friday when delegates from the two Koreas meet with IOC officials in Lausanne, Switzerland, five months after South and North Korean leaders agreed in their summit in Pyon
[Park Sung-hyun's Instagram] SEOUL -- Park Sung-hyun, a South Korean LPGA star player, copied down an unforgettable moment with Tiger Woods, a living golf legend, in her Instagram pictures, saying she has achieved her lifelong dream. "Thank you TaylorMade for making my dream come true," Park said in an Instagram post. She uploaded pictures that showed herself and Woods filming for an advertisement together at the Medalist Golf Club in Florida. "I don't think
