RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – A changing of the guard in women's sprints doesn't mean a redrawing of the map.That 100-meter Olympic gold medal is heading back to Jamaica, only this time in the hands of Elaine Thompson, the 24-year-old who took down America's best, to say nothing of her training partner, two-time defending champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.  Jamaica`s Elaine Thompson wins the gold medal in the women`s 100-meter final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Oly

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (Yonhap) – South Korea raninto a hot goalkeeper in their bid for a second straight Olympicfootball medal Saturday, as Honduras eliminated them in the quarterfinals with a 1-0 win.South Korea outshot Honduras 16-6 at Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, some 340 kilometers north of Rio de Janeiro, but couldn't put one past Luis Lopez in net. South Korea lost to Honduras 1-0 in the quarterfinals in Belo Horizonte, north of Rio, on Saturday. (Yonhap)Alberth Elis was the goal scorer fo

South Korea will try to capitalize on a favorable matchup when they open the men's football tournament at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics against Fiji on Thursday.South Korea's first Group C match will kick off at Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador, more than 1,200 kilometers north of Rio, at 8 p.m. Thursday, or 8 a.m. Friday in South Korea. It will be held on the eve of the opening ceremony of the 31st Summer Olympics.South Korea, making their eighth straight Olympic appearance, will try to win their sec

TOKYO (AP) – Japan's Cabinet approved a fresh economic stimulus package on Tuesday worth more than 28 trillion yen ($275 billion), Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's latest effort to get the stalling recovery back on track.Abe called the package, part of a supplementary budget for the parliament to approve in an extraordinary session starting in September, ``an investment for the future.'' It focuses on Japan's agriculture and tourism, and on providing support for the child and elder care industry to e

President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday said her government will strive harder to support overseas South Korean adoptees through an array of programs, including those to help them better understand the language and culture of their motherland.In her video message to the 2016 International Korean Adoptee Associations (IKAA) Gathering in Seoul, Park also called on the adoptees to play a "bridging" role in connecting South Korea to the rest of the world."(The Seoul government) will provide the overseas

The United States will focus on upgrading the Patriot PAC-2 missile systems in South Korea to the more advanced PAC-3 anti-missile shield to better protect the Seoul metropolitan areas by 2018, the U.S. Army's senior civilian official said Tuesday."Right now, we are focusing on upgrading the Patriot system that we have here in Korea," United States Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning told Yonhap News Agency in a group interview held in the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul

Director Na Hong-jin’s horror-thriller “The Wailing” took home the best film and audience awards at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, which ran from July 21-31. A still from "The Wailing" (20th Century Fox)　 At the closing ceremony Friday, the film won the Best of Bucheon award in the Bucheon Choice: Features competition section, which celebrates progressive and unique genre films. Its panel -- consisting of veteran actors Jang Mi-hee and Jung Jin-young, director Park Chan-wook,

“The Last Princess” provides a refreshing change from typical dramas about the Japanese occupation of Korea, which are usually intent on delivering a message of patriotism, and tend to be heavy-handed in their emotional arcs. This film has been handled by a director who is sensitive to the inner turmoil of characters, understands that a muted approach can often evoke greater emotions, and weaves an intensely personal story into historical context.  Actress Son Ye-jin stars in “The Last Princess.

With the summer vacation season just starting, museums in Seoul are gearing up to attract young visitors and their parents to a variety of programs. 　The National Museum of Korea and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea will offer overnight programs and museum tours that guide children through dimmed exhibition halls like in the film “Night at the Museum.” 　During the overnight program “One Night and Two Days,” the NMK will take elementary school children between 10 and 13 t

Photographs depicting the modern days of Korea have long served as lens for many to get a glimpse of the country’s turbulent modern history. 　It has not been long since Korean modern photography began to function as more than documentation. Korean photographers started experimenting with various aspects of the media in the late 1980s. 　The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea highlights the nearly 30 years of Korean modern photography since then in the ongoing exhibition “Public

DALLAS (AFP) – Snipers shot dead five police officers and wounded seven others in Dallas during a protest against police brutality in the wake of two fatal shootings of black men in other US cities, the city's mayor said Friday.Two civilians were also shot and wounded in the chaotic fray late Thursday in the sprawling Texas city, Mike Rawlings said in interview with US media.President Barack Obama called it a "vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement" and pledged that those r

Brexit fallout has given investors plenty of reasons to flock to the yen, making it the best-performing major currency this week. Friday could bring another, as markets brace for a closely watched U.S. jobs report.The yen has climbed 1.9 percent against the dollar since July 1 as an investor flight from U.K. property forced a number of funds to halt withdrawals, sending the pound down the most among developed-market peers. Britain’s referendum two weeks ago has fanned concerns about global growt

Christian Dior named Maria Grazia Chiuri as its new artistic director, the first woman to hold the position in the French fashion house’s 70-year history.Chiuri, who joins from Valentino, replaces Raf Simons, who left Dior in October. She will be responsible for women’s couture, ready-to-wear and accessories, the Paris-based company said in a statement Friday. Her first collection will be presented in Paris on Sept. 30.The appointment ends months of speculation after Simons’s surprise departure.

NEW YORK (AP) – Consumer Reports says a Samsung phone that's advertised as being ``water resistant'' actually isn't.The problem appears limited to the Galaxy S7 Active, a rugged model available only through AT&T in the U.S. The standard S7 and S7 Edge models have the same claims on water resistance and passed tests.Consumer Reports, a non-profit organization that is well respected for its product testing, said Friday that it can't recommend the Active because it doesn't meet Samsung's own claims

The world’s top sports tribunal has ruled that banned South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan is eligible for this year’s Summer Olympics.　The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday handed down a decision in favor of Park following his appeal against the Korean Olympic Committee over the latter’s ban on the athlete for the Rio de Janeiro Summer Games. South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan (Yonhap)　The CAS said the KOC rule barring athletes from competing for South Korea for three years after the end o

Bastille Day Gourmet Dinner at Millennium Seoul HiltonMillennium Seoul Hilton’s French restaurant Seasons will present a Bastille Day Gourmet Dinner on July 14, in celebration of the French National Day.　The gala dinner will start with a welcome cocktail followed by a French-themed dinner paired with French wines.　The menu features a mixed platter of Alaskan King crab, oysters on ice, scallops with crunchy vegetables and sturgeon caviar sauce, and wagyu beef Wellington.　The gala dinner is priced

If you look at food history and the culture of any country, the roots of their cuisine usually lie in local and naturally grown ingredients as well as seasonal and slow-food cooking methods. 　Whether you are in Italy or Mexico, or here in Korea, the backbone of traditional food rarely changes with time, keeping culinary history strong. 　At Seoil Farm, an organic working farm and education center in Anseong County, traditional methods of Korean cooking and preparation have been preserved in a bea

　After nine years, Hollywood mega star Matt Damon is reprising his hit blockbuster role as the infamous memory-loss-stricken CIA assassin Jason Bourne in the franchise series’ upcoming film.　The upcoming “Jason Bourne” film marks the fourth installment of the popular Bourne series and is slated to hit local theaters on July 27. The movie comes nearly a decade after “The Bourne Ultimatum” and 14 years since the franchise’s first flick, “The Bourne Identity.”  Matt Damon (right) and “Jason Bourne”

　DAEGU -- Launched on March 25, the foreigner-exclusive K-Travel Bus was rolled out by the Visit Korea Committee with one major aim – to showcase that there is more to Korea than the glitzy urban sprawl of Seoul. The travel bus began as part of the 2016-2018 “Visit Korea Year,” with the goal of attracting more than 20 million international tourists to Korea annually. With a large majority of travelers to Korea choosing to solely remain in the confines of the capital city, the Visit Korea Committ

Another slice of timeless neo-soul　Maxwell“blackSUMMERS’night”　(Columbia)　Maxwell isn’t all that concerned with timeliness.　When the neo-soul pioneer launched his “BLACKsummers’night” trilogy in 2009, no one really expected him to take seven years to release the next installment. But the second part, “blackSUMMERS’night” (Columbia), is so sleek and well-crafted that it’s hard to complain.　The first single, “Lake by the Ocean,” is really the only track that seems touched by current sounds and sad