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2010 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix
Jul 21, 2010
'The 2010 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix', the world's greatest motorsports event, is less than 100 days away. The event will be held for 3 days from Oct. 22 through 24 in Yeongam, Jeollanam-do. It is expected to start a new era in motorsports for Korea.F1 (Formula One) is considere...

PyeongChang begins bidding campaign for 2018 Winter Oly...
Jul 14, 2010
Korea's PyeongChang, in Gangwon-do (province), on Jun. 22 officially began its bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics against Munich in Germany and Annecy of France. The three candidate cities will make their bids and carry out overseas campaigns for one year until the winning bid wi...

World Taekwondo Culture Expo closed with success
Jul 07, 2010
The 4th World Taekwondo Culture Expo was held from July 2 for five days in Muju, Jeollabuk-do (North Jeolla Province). About 1,200 taekwondo masters from about thirty countries participated in this festival and showed off their martials arts techniques and breaking performances. ...

Taekwondo adopted as school curriculum in L.A.
Jul 05, 2010
Eight public schools in Los Angeles have adopted taekwondo as part of their curriculum, according to the Korea Cultural Center in Los Angeles (KCCLA). KCCLA revealed Thursday (Jul. 1) that eight public schools in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) have decided to adopt...

[World Cup] Korea qualifies for the round of 16
Jun 23, 2010
Korea, a 2002 semi-finalist, advances to the second round of the 2010 World Cup by holding Nigeria to a 2-2 draw in a thrilling match. Having succeeded to its first away tournament Round of 16, Korea now prepares for the next game against Uruguay. By Kim SunghyunKorea.net Staff ...

[World Cup] Cheer for the team in its remaining matches...
Jun 18, 2010
That's ok, fighting Korea.Though Korea lost to mighty Argentina 4-1 in the second Group B match of the World Cup on Thursday, Korea now ranks second after Argentina in group standings. Yes, it's time to cheer on the team in its remaining challenges! Here are some photos of Kore...

World Cup Cheering in Korea
Jun 13, 2010
Football fans gathered throughout Korea to celebrate World Cup win over Greece on Saturday (Jun. 12). The game drew crowds of people to city streets, plazas, parks, cinemas, bars, riverside camping sites and living rooms.Red Devils, the official supporting group for the Korean na...

Taeguk Warriors' comfortable 2-0 win in the Group B ope...
Jun 12, 2010
Korea beat Greece 2-0 in group B at 2010 World Cup. Lee Jung-soo and Park Ji-sung each scored and Korea won at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth on Saturday (Jun. 12). By Kim SunghyunKorea.net Staff Writer

Korea defeats Japan 2-0 in warm-up match
May 26, 2010
Korea’s national football team (red) defeated its Japanese counterpart 2-0 in a warm-up friendly match at Saitama Stadium in Japan on Monday (May 24). The match was held prior to the South African World Cup finals scheduled for next month. Park Ji-sung of Manchester United scored...

Winners of 1st World Taekwondo Federation photo contest...
May 19, 2010
The WTF (World Taekwondo Federation) nominated 40 photos related to the World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for the 1st Youth Olympic Games and the 8th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships, both held in Mexico, for the 1st WTF Photo Contest. The theme of the contest was ...