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$Lee Nak-yon breaks with ex-ruling party chief Lee Nak-yon (R) and Kim Jong-min, co-heads of the Saemirae party, attend a press conference at its headquarters in Seoul on Feb. 20, 2024, to announce that the party has retracted a decision to join hands with the New Reform Party led by Lee Jun-seok, former leader of the ruling People Power Party. The breakup came 11 days after the two parties were merged under the so-called "big tent" political party ahead of the April parliamentary elections. (Yonhap)\/2024-02-20 12:28:23\/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 20, 2024 07:00 AM

Lee Nak-yon breaks with ex-ruling party chief

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Lee Nak-yon breaks with ex-ruling party chief Lee Nak-yon (R) and Kim Jong-min, co-heads of the Saemirae party, attend a press conference at its headquarters in Seoul on Feb. 20, 2024, to announce that the party has retracted a decision to join hands with the New Reform Party led by Lee Jun-seok, former leader of the ruling People Power Party. The breakup came 11 days after the two parties were merged under the so-called "big tent" political party ahead of the April parliamentary elections. (Yonhap)/2024-02-20 12:28:23/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Independent politicians Lee Nak-yon (C), a former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), Lee Jun-seok (L), a former leader of the ruling People Power Party, and Rep. Kim Jong-min, who departed from the DP, meet at a cafe in western Seoul amid speculations on the possible launch of a new party. (Yonhap)\/2024-01-14 14:05:45\/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Jan 14, 2024 07:00 AM

Independent politicians

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Independent politicians Lee Nak-yon (C), a former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), Lee Jun-seok (L), a former leader of the ruling People Power Party, and Rep. Kim Jong-min, who departed from the DP, meet at a cafe in western Seoul amid speculations on the possible launch of a new party. (Yonhap)/2024-01-14 14:05:45/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Bronze medal in men\'s wrestling South Korean wrestler Kim Min-seok smiles after winning bronze in men\'s 130-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling during the Asian Games at the Lin\'an Sports Culture & Exhibition Centre in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 5, 2023. (Yonhap)\/2023-10-05 21:26:38\/ < 1980-2023 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Oct 05, 2023 06:00 AM

Bronze medal in men's wrestling

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Bronze medal in men's wrestling South Korean wrestler Kim Min-seok smiles after winning bronze in men's 130-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling during the Asian Games at the Lin'an Sports Culture & Exhibition Centre in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 5, 2023. (Yonhap)/2023-10-05 21:26:38/ < 1980-2023 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Bronze medal in men\'s wrestling South Korean wrestler Kim Min-seok smiles after winning bronze in men\'s 130-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling during the Asian Games at the Lin\'an Sports Culture & Exhibition Centre in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 5, 2023. (Yonhap)\/2023-10-05 21:26:38\/ < 1980-2023 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Oct 05, 2023 06:00 AM

Bronze medal in men's wrestling

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Bronze medal in men's wrestling South Korean wrestler Kim Min-seok smiles after winning bronze in men's 130-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling during the Asian Games at the Lin'an Sports Culture & Exhibition Centre in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 5, 2023. (Yonhap)/2023-10-05 21:26:38/ < 1980-2023 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Opposition party\'s by-election for new floor leader Reps. Kim Min-seok, Hong Ihk-pyo and Nam In-soon (L to R, front) of the main opposition Democratic Party -- candidates for the party\'s new floor leader -- salute the national flag during a by-election for the post at the National Assembly in Seoul on Sept. 26, 2023. (Yonhap)\/2023-09-26 14:47:53\/ < 1980-2023 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Sep 26, 2023 06:00 AM

Opposition party's by-election for new floor leade

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Opposition party's by-election for new floor leader Reps. Kim Min-seok, Hong Ihk-pyo and Nam In-soon (L to R, front) of the main opposition Democratic Party -- candidates for the party's new floor leader -- salute the national flag during a by-election for the post at the National Assembly in Seoul on Sept. 26, 2023. (Yonhap)/2023-09-26 14:47:53/ < 1980-2023 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$South Korea\'s Kim Min-Seok during the 2023 SBS Cup International Youth Soccer match between U-18 Japan 0-1 U-18 South Korea at Kusanagi Stadium in Shizuoka, Japan, August 17, 2023. (Photo by AFLO$

Aug 17, 2023 06:00 AM

2023 SBS Cup International Youth Soccer

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South Korea's Kim Min-Seok during the 2023 SBS Cup International Youth Soccer match between U-18 Japan 0-1 U-18 South Korea at Kusanagi Stadium in Shizuoka, Japan, August 17, 2023. (Photo by AFLO

$Breakfast prayer at parliament Kim Min-seok, a lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic Party, leads a gathering of Christian members of the ruling and opposition parties in a breakfast prayer at the National Assembly in Seoul on Jan. 4, 2023. (Yonhap)\/2023-01-04 08:56:41\/ < 1980-2023 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Jan 04, 2023 07:00 AM

Breakfast prayer at parliament

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Breakfast prayer at parliament Kim Min-seok, a lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic Party, leads a gathering of Christian members of the ruling and opposition parties in a breakfast prayer at the National Assembly in Seoul on Jan. 4, 2023. (Yonhap)/2023-01-04 08:56:41/ < 1980-2023 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Drama \'Big Bet\' The stars of the original series by Disney+ "Big Bet" -- Ryu Hyun-kyung, Son Eun-seo, Lee Dong-whee, Choi Min-sik, Son Seok-goo, Heo Sung-tae and Kim Joo-ryung (2nd from L to R) -- along with director Kang Yoon-sung (far L) pose for a photo during a publicity event in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2022. The first episode of the series will be available on Dec. 21. (Yonhap)\/2022-12-14 15:51:47\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Dec 14, 2022 07:00 AM

Drama 'Big Bet'

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Drama 'Big Bet' The stars of the original series by Disney+ "Big Bet" -- Ryu Hyun-kyung, Son Eun-seo, Lee Dong-whee, Choi Min-sik, Son Seok-goo, Heo Sung-tae and Kim Joo-ryung (2nd from L to R) -- along with director Kang Yoon-sung (far L) pose for a photo during a publicity event in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2022. The first episode of the series will be available on Dec. 21. (Yonhap)/2022-12-14 15:51:47/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Drama \'Big Bet\' The stars of the original series by Disney+ "Big Bet" -- Ryu Hyun-kyung, Son Eun-seo, Lee Dong-whee, Choi Min-sik, Son Seok-goo, Heo Sung-tae and Kim Joo-ryung (2nd from L to R) -- along with director Kang Yoon-sung (far L) pose for a photo during a publicity event in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2022. The first episode of the series will be available on Dec. 21. (Yonhap)\/2022-12-14 15:50:52\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Dec 14, 2022 07:00 AM

Drama 'Big Bet'

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Drama 'Big Bet' The stars of the original series by Disney+ "Big Bet" -- Ryu Hyun-kyung, Son Eun-seo, Lee Dong-whee, Choi Min-sik, Son Seok-goo, Heo Sung-tae and Kim Joo-ryung (2nd from L to R) -- along with director Kang Yoon-sung (far L) pose for a photo during a publicity event in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2022. The first episode of the series will be available on Dec. 21. (Yonhap)/2022-12-14 15:50:52/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Opposition party\'s lawmaker gives interview Kim Min-seok, a lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic Party, speaks during an interview with Yonhap News Agency at the National Assembly in Seoul on July 13, 2022. Kim has said he will enter the party\'s leadership race, with the election scheduled for August. (Yonhap)\/2022-07-14 08:16:56\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Jul 14, 2022 06:00 AM

Opposition party's lawmaker gives interview

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Opposition party's lawmaker gives interview Kim Min-seok, a lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic Party, speaks during an interview with Yonhap News Agency at the National Assembly in Seoul on July 13, 2022. Kim has said he will enter the party's leadership race, with the election scheduled for August. (Yonhap)/2022-07-14 08:16:56/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Kim Min-seok to enter opposition party\'s leadership race Kim Min-seok, a lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic Party, speaks during a press conference at the provincial assembly in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, southwestern South Korea, on July 6, 2022. Kim has declared his candidacy in the party\'s leadership race scheduled for August. (Yonhap)\/2022-07-06 10:35:52\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Jul 06, 2022 06:00 AM

Kim Min-seok to enter opposition party's leadershi

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Kim Min-seok to enter opposition party's leadership race Kim Min-seok, a lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic Party, speaks during a press conference at the provincial assembly in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, southwestern South Korea, on July 6, 2022. Kim has declared his candidacy in the party's leadership race scheduled for August. (Yonhap)/2022-07-06 10:35:52/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Rewards for Beijing Olympic heroes Kim Min-seok (C), a South Korean gold medalist in the men\'s 1,500m race at the Beijing Winter Olympics, poses after receiving a reward of 30 million won (US$24,713) from the Korea Skating Union at a Seoul hotel on March 4, 2022. (Yonhap)\/2022-03-04 15:28:21\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Mar 04, 2022 07:00 AM

Rewards for Beijing Olympic heroes

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Rewards for Beijing Olympic heroes Kim Min-seok (C), a South Korean gold medalist in the men's 1,500m race at the Beijing Winter Olympics, poses after receiving a reward of 30 million won (US$24,713) from the Korea Skating Union at a Seoul hotel on March 4, 2022. (Yonhap)/2022-03-04 15:28:21/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Olympic speed skaters return South Korean speed skaters Kim Min-seok (R) and Chung Jae-won, who competed at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, arrive at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Feb. 21, 2022. Kim won a bronze medal in 1,500m race. Chung won a silver medal in mass start. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-22 11:06:13\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 22, 2022 07:00 AM

Olympic speed skaters return

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Olympic speed skaters return South Korean speed skaters Kim Min-seok (R) and Chung Jae-won, who competed at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, arrive at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Feb. 21, 2022. Kim won a bronze medal in 1,500m race. Chung won a silver medal in mass start. (Yonhap)/2022-02-22 11:06:13/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Olympic speed skaters return South Korean speed skaters Kim Min-seok (R) and Chung Jae-won, who competed at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, arrive at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Feb. 21, 2022. Kim won a bronze medal in 1,500m race. Chung won a silver medal in mass start. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-22 11:06:08\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 22, 2022 07:00 AM

Olympic speed skaters return

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Olympic speed skaters return South Korean speed skaters Kim Min-seok (R) and Chung Jae-won, who competed at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, arrive at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Feb. 21, 2022. Kim won a bronze medal in 1,500m race. Chung won a silver medal in mass start. (Yonhap)/2022-02-22 11:06:08/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Olympic speed skaters return South Korean speed skaters Kim Min-seok (R) and Chung Jae-won, who competed at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, arrive at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Feb. 21, 2022. Kim won a bronze medal in 1,500m race. Chung won a silver medal in mass start. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-22 11:06:06\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 22, 2022 07:00 AM

Olympic speed skaters return

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Olympic speed skaters return South Korean speed skaters Kim Min-seok (R) and Chung Jae-won, who competed at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, arrive at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Feb. 21, 2022. Kim won a bronze medal in 1,500m race. Chung won a silver medal in mass start. (Yonhap)/2022-02-22 11:06:06/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Olympic speed skaters return South Korean speed skaters Kim Min-seok (R) and Chung Jae-won, who competed at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, pose for a photo after arriving at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Feb. 21, 2022. Kim won a bronze medal in 1,500m race. Chung won a silver medal in mass start. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-22 11:06:03\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 22, 2022 07:00 AM

Olympic speed skaters return

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Olympic speed skaters return South Korean speed skaters Kim Min-seok (R) and Chung Jae-won, who competed at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, pose for a photo after arriving at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Feb. 21, 2022. Kim won a bronze medal in 1,500m race. Chung won a silver medal in mass start. (Yonhap)/2022-02-22 11:06:03/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Olympic speed skaters return South Korean speed skaters Kim Min-seok (L) and Chung Jae-won, who competed at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, arrive at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Feb. 21, 2022. Kim won a bronze medal in 1,500m race. Chung won a silver medal in mass start. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-22 11:05:59\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 22, 2022 07:00 AM

Olympic speed skaters return

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Olympic speed skaters return South Korean speed skaters Kim Min-seok (L) and Chung Jae-won, who competed at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, arrive at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Feb. 21, 2022. Kim won a bronze medal in 1,500m race. Chung won a silver medal in mass start. (Yonhap)/2022-02-22 11:05:59/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Olympic speed skaters return South Korean speed skaters Kim Min-seok (R) and Chung Jae-won, who competed at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, pose for a photo after arriving at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Feb. 21, 2022. Kim won a bronze medal in 1,500m race. Chung won a silver medal in mass start. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-22 11:05:54\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 22, 2022 07:00 AM

Olympic speed skaters return

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Olympic speed skaters return South Korean speed skaters Kim Min-seok (R) and Chung Jae-won, who competed at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, pose for a photo after arriving at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Feb. 21, 2022. Kim won a bronze medal in 1,500m race. Chung won a silver medal in mass start. (Yonhap)/2022-02-22 11:05:54/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Winter Olympics: men\'s speed skating Kim Min-seok of South Korea competes in the men\'s speed skating 1000m event at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 18, 2022. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-18 18:38:34\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 18, 2022 07:00 AM

Winter Olympics: men's speed skating

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Winter Olympics: men's speed skating Kim Min-seok of South Korea competes in the men's speed skating 1000m event at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 18, 2022. (Yonhap)/2022-02-18 18:38:34/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2022: Athlete Kim Min-seok of South Korea competes in the men\'s 1,000m speed skating race at the National Speed Skating Oval (Ice Ribbon) as part of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Anton Novoderezhkin\/TASS$

Feb 18, 2022 07:00 AM

Beijing 2022 Olympics: men's 1,000m speed skating

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BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2022: Athlete Kim Min-seok of South Korea competes in the men's 1,000m speed skating race at the National Speed Skating Oval (Ice Ribbon) as part of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS

$BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2022: Athletes Jordan Stolz (L) of the US and Kim Min-seok of South Korea compete in the men\'s 1,000m speed skating race at the National Speed Skating Oval (Ice Ribbon) as part of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Anton$

Feb 18, 2022 07:00 AM

Beijing 2022 Olympics: men's 1,000m speed skating

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BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2022: Athletes Jordan Stolz (L) of the US and Kim Min-seok of South Korea compete in the men's 1,000m speed skating race at the National Speed Skating Oval (Ice Ribbon) as part of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Anton

$Winter Olympics: men\'s 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok waves to spectators at the medals ceremony for the men\'s 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. He won a bronze medal. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-09 11:45:05\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 09, 2022 07:00 AM

Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating

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Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok waves to spectators at the medals ceremony for the men's 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. He won a bronze medal. (Yonhap)/2022-02-09 11:45:05/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Winter Olympics: men\'s 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok waves to spectators at the medals ceremony for the men\'s 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. He won a bronze medal. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-09 11:44:59\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 09, 2022 07:00 AM

Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating

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Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok waves to spectators at the medals ceremony for the men's 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. He won a bronze medal. (Yonhap)/2022-02-09 11:44:59/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Winter Olympics: men\'s 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok waves to spectators at the medals ceremony for the men\'s 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. He won a bronze medal. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-09 11:44:29\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 09, 2022 07:00 AM

Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating

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Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok waves to spectators at the medals ceremony for the men's 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. He won a bronze medal. (Yonhap)/2022-02-09 11:44:29/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Winter Olympics: men\'s 1,500m speed skating Kim Min-seok of South Korea competes in the men\'s 1,500m speed skating race at the Beijing Winter Olympics at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. He grabbed the bronze medal. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-09 11:41:31\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 09, 2022 07:00 AM

Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating

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Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating Kim Min-seok of South Korea competes in the men's 1,500m speed skating race at the Beijing Winter Olympics at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. He grabbed the bronze medal. (Yonhap)/2022-02-09 11:41:31/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Winter Olympics: men\'s 1,500m speed skating Kim Min-seok of South Korea competes in the men\'s 1,500m speed skating race at the Beijing Winter Olympics at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. He grabbed the bronze medal. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-09 11:41:27\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 09, 2022 07:00 AM

Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating

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Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating Kim Min-seok of South Korea competes in the men's 1,500m speed skating race at the Beijing Winter Olympics at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. He grabbed the bronze medal. (Yonhap)/2022-02-09 11:41:27/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Winter Olympics: men\'s 1,500m speed skating Kim Min-seok of South Korea competes in the men\'s 1,500m speed skating race at the Beijing Winter Olympics at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. He grabbed the bronze medal. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-09 11:41:34\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 09, 2022 07:00 AM

Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating

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Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating Kim Min-seok of South Korea competes in the men's 1,500m speed skating race at the Beijing Winter Olympics at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. He grabbed the bronze medal. (Yonhap)/2022-02-09 11:41:34/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Winter Olympics: men\'s 1,500m speed skating Kim Min-seok of South Korea competes in the men\'s 1,500m speed skating race at the Beijing Winter Olympics at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. He grabbed the bronze medal. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-09 11:41:23\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 09, 2022 07:00 AM

Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating

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Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating Kim Min-seok of South Korea competes in the men's 1,500m speed skating race at the Beijing Winter Olympics at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. He grabbed the bronze medal. (Yonhap)/2022-02-09 11:41:23/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Winter Olympics: men\'s 1,500m speed skating Kim Min-seok of South Korea competes in the men\'s 1,500m speed skating race at the Beijing Winter Olympics at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. He grabbed the bronze medal. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-09 11:41:19\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 09, 2022 07:00 AM

Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating

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Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating Kim Min-seok of South Korea competes in the men's 1,500m speed skating race at the Beijing Winter Olympics at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. He grabbed the bronze medal. (Yonhap)/2022-02-09 11:41:19/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Winter Olympics: men\'s 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok celebrates his bronze medal in the men\'s 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics during the victory ceremony at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-09 11:41:10\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 09, 2022 07:00 AM

Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating

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Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok celebrates his bronze medal in the men's 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics during the victory ceremony at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. (Yonhap)/2022-02-09 11:41:10/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Winter Olympics: men\'s 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok celebrates his bronze medal in the men\'s 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics during the victory ceremony at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-09 11:41:14\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 09, 2022 07:00 AM

Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating

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Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok celebrates his bronze medal in the men's 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics during the victory ceremony at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. (Yonhap)/2022-02-09 11:41:14/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Winter Olympics: men\'s 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok celebrates his bronze medal in the men\'s 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics during the victory ceremony at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-09 11:41:05\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 09, 2022 07:00 AM

Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating

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Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok celebrates his bronze medal in the men's 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics during the victory ceremony at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. (Yonhap)/2022-02-09 11:41:05/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Winter Olympics: men\'s 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok celebrates his bronze medal in the men\'s 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics during the victory ceremony at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-09 11:41:02\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 09, 2022 07:00 AM

Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating

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Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok celebrates his bronze medal in the men's 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics during the victory ceremony at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. (Yonhap)/2022-02-09 11:41:02/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Winter Olympics: men\'s 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok celebrates his bronze medal in the men\'s 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics during the victory ceremony at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-09 11:40:50\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 09, 2022 07:00 AM

Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating

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Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok celebrates his bronze medal in the men's 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics during the victory ceremony at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. (Yonhap)/2022-02-09 11:40:50/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Winter Olympics: men\'s 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok celebrates his bronze medal in the men\'s 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics during the victory ceremony at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-09 11:40:58\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 09, 2022 07:00 AM

Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating

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Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok celebrates his bronze medal in the men's 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics during the victory ceremony at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. (Yonhap)/2022-02-09 11:40:58/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Winter Olympics: men\'s 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok celebrates his bronze medal in the men\'s 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics during the victory ceremony at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-09 08:34:40\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 09, 2022 07:00 AM

Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating

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Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok celebrates his bronze medal in the men's 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics during the victory ceremony at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. (Yonhap)/2022-02-09 08:34:40/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Winter Olympics: men\'s 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok celebrates his bronze medal in the men\'s 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics during the victory ceremony at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-09 08:34:47\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 09, 2022 07:00 AM

Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating

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Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok celebrates his bronze medal in the men's 1,500m race of the Beijing Winter Olympics during the victory ceremony at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. (Yonhap)/2022-02-09 08:34:47/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Winter Olympics: men\'s 1,500m speed skating Kim Min-seok of South Korea competes in the men\'s 1,500m speed skating race at the Beijing Winter Olympics at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. He grabbed the bronze medal. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-09 08:34:25\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 09, 2022 07:00 AM

Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating

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Winter Olympics: men's 1,500m speed skating Kim Min-seok of South Korea competes in the men's 1,500m speed skating race at the Beijing Winter Olympics at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2022. He grabbed the bronze medal. (Yonhap)/2022-02-09 08:34:25/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Kim Min Seok of South Korea competes en route to taking bronze in the men\'s 1,500-meter speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 8, 2022, at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo$

Feb 08, 2022 07:00 AM

Beijing Olympics: Speed Skating

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Kim Min Seok of South Korea competes en route to taking bronze in the men's 1,500-meter speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 8, 2022, at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

$Kjeld Nuis (C) of the Netherlands poses after winning gold in the men\'s 1,500-meter speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing, alongside compatriot Thomas Krol (L) and Kim Min Seok of South Korea, who took silver and bronze, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo$

Feb 08, 2022 07:00 AM

Beijing Olympics: Speed Skating

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Kjeld Nuis (C) of the Netherlands poses after winning gold in the men's 1,500-meter speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing, alongside compatriot Thomas Krol (L) and Kim Min Seok of South Korea, who took silver and bronze, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

$Beijing Winter Olympics: Speed skating Kim Min-seok of South Korea is pictured as he trains for the Beijing Winter Olympics at the National Speed Skating Oval in the Chinese capital on Feb. 4, 2022. (Yonhap)\/2022-02-04 14:01:57\/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 04, 2022 07:00 AM

Beijing Winter Olympics: Speed skating

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Beijing Winter Olympics: Speed skating Kim Min-seok of South Korea is pictured as he trains for the Beijing Winter Olympics at the National Speed Skating Oval in the Chinese capital on Feb. 4, 2022. (Yonhap)/2022-02-04 14:01:57/ < 1980-2022 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$STAVANGER, Sormarka Arena, 21-11-2021 , season 2021 \/ 2022 , ISU World Cup Speedskating. 1500m men Joey Mantia Zhongyan Ning Min Seok Kim during Worldcup Stavanger 21-11-21 (Photo by Pro Shots\/Sipa USA) *** World Rights Except Austria and The Netherlands$

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Nov 22, 2021 07:00 AM

Norway: Worldcup Stavanger 21-11-21

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STAVANGER, Sormarka Arena, 21-11-2021 , season 2021 / 2022 , ISU World Cup Speedskating. 1500m men Joey Mantia Zhongyan Ning Min Seok Kim during Worldcup Stavanger 21-11-21 (Photo by Pro Shots/Sipa USA) *** World Rights Except Austria and The Netherlands

$Min Seok Kim (KOR) on 1500 meter men during ISU Worldcup on November 13, 2021 at the Arena Lodowa in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland Photo by SCS\/Soenar Chamid\/AFLO (HOLLAND OUT$

Nov 13, 2021 07:00 AM

ISU World Cup 2021/22- Tomaszow Mazowiecki

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Min Seok Kim (KOR) on 1500 meter men during ISU Worldcup on November 13, 2021 at the Arena Lodowa in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland Photo by SCS/Soenar Chamid/AFLO (HOLLAND OUT

$Min Seok Kim (KOR) on 1500 meter men during ISU Worldcup on November 13, 2021 at the Arena Lodowa in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland Photo by SCS\/Soenar Chamid\/AFLO (HOLLAND OUT$

Nov 13, 2021 07:00 AM

ISU World Cup 2021/22- Tomaszow Mazowiecki

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Min Seok Kim (KOR) on 1500 meter men during ISU Worldcup on November 13, 2021 at the Arena Lodowa in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland Photo by SCS/Soenar Chamid/AFLO (HOLLAND OUT

$Min Seok Kim (KOR) on 1500 meter men during ISU Worldcup on November 13, 2021 at the Arena Lodowa in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland Photo by SCS\/Soenar Chamid\/AFLO (HOLLAND OUT$

Nov 13, 2021 07:00 AM

ISU World Cup 2021/22- Tomaszow Mazowiecki

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Min Seok Kim (KOR) on 1500 meter men during ISU Worldcup on November 13, 2021 at the Arena Lodowa in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland Photo by SCS/Soenar Chamid/AFLO (HOLLAND OUT

$Opposition party\'s convention to elect presidential candidate Contenders for the presidential nominee of the main opposition People Power Party -- Won Hee-ryong, Yoo Seong-min, Yoon Seok-youl and Hong Joon-pyo (L to R) -- pose at the party\'s national convention to elect the nominee at Kim Koo Museum in Seoul on Nov. 5, 2021. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)\/2021-11-05 14:40:24\/ < 1980-2021 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Nov 05, 2021 06:00 AM

Opposition party's convention to elect presidentia

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Opposition party's convention to elect presidential candidate Contenders for the presidential nominee of the main opposition People Power Party -- Won Hee-ryong, Yoo Seong-min, Yoon Seok-youl and Hong Joon-pyo (L to R) -- pose at the party's national convention to elect the nominee at Kim Koo Museum in Seoul on Nov. 5, 2021. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)/2021-11-05 14:40:24/ < 1980-2021 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Meeting of opposition presidential hopefuls Presidential hopefuls of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) pose for a photo prior to their meeting at the party\'s headquarters in Seoul on July 29, 2021. From left are Hong Joon-pyo, Yoo Seong-min, Park Jin, Kim Tae-ho, Won Hee-ryong, PPP Chairman Lee Jun-seok, Choe Jae-hyeong, Ahn Sang-soo, Yun Hee-suk, Ha Tae-keung, Chang Ki-pyo and Hwang Kyo-ahn. (Yonhap)\/2021-07-29 16:36:32\/ < 1980-2021 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Jul 29, 2021 06:00 AM

Meeting of opposition presidential hopefuls

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Meeting of opposition presidential hopefuls Presidential hopefuls of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) pose for a photo prior to their meeting at the party's headquarters in Seoul on July 29, 2021. From left are Hong Joon-pyo, Yoo Seong-min, Park Jin, Kim Tae-ho, Won Hee-ryong, PPP Chairman Lee Jun-seok, Choe Jae-hyeong, Ahn Sang-soo, Yun Hee-suk, Ha Tae-keung, Chang Ki-pyo and Hwang Kyo-ahn. (Yonhap)/2021-07-29 16:36:32/ < 1980-2021 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Moon meets legislative, judiciary, administration leaders President Moon Jae-in (2nd from R) speaks during a meeting with the five highest national leaders at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Dec. 22, 2020. Attending the meeting are (anticlockwise from far R) National Election Commission chief Noh Jeong-hee, Constitutional Court President Yoo Nam-seok, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, Kim Sang-jo, a senior presidential secretary for policy, Presidential Chief of Staff Noh Young-min, National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug, Moon and Supreme Court Chief Justice Kim Myeong-su. (Yonhap)\/2020-12-22 15:03:44\/ < 1980-2020 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Dec 22, 2020 07:00 AM

Moon meets legislative, judiciary, administration

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Moon meets legislative, judiciary, administration leaders President Moon Jae-in (2nd from R) speaks during a meeting with the five highest national leaders at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Dec. 22, 2020. Attending the meeting are (anticlockwise from far R) National Election Commission chief Noh Jeong-hee, Constitutional Court President Yoo Nam-seok, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, Kim Sang-jo, a senior presidential secretary for policy, Presidential Chief of Staff Noh Young-min, National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug, Moon and Supreme Court Chief Justice Kim Myeong-su. (Yonhap)/2020-12-22 15:03:44/ < 1980-2020 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Poorest new lawmakers This file photo shows Reps. Kim Min-seok (L) and Kang Sun-woo, whose registered assets were in the red, among 175 new lawmakers of the 21st National Assembly, according to assets registration data released by parliament\'s public servants ethics committee on Aug. 28, 2020. (Yonhap)\/2020-08-28 09:51:01\/ < 1980-2020 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Aug 28, 2020 06:00 AM

Poorest new lawmakers

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Poorest new lawmakers This file photo shows Reps. Kim Min-seok (L) and Kang Sun-woo, whose registered assets were in the red, among 175 new lawmakers of the 21st National Assembly, according to assets registration data released by parliament's public servants ethics committee on Aug. 28, 2020. (Yonhap)/2020-08-28 09:51:01/ < 1980-2020 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Moon accepts unification minister\'s resignation Presidential spokesman Kang Min-seok announces that President Moon Jae-in accepted Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul\'s resignation, at the presidential office in Seoul on June 19, 2020. Kim offered to resign over the deterioration of inter-Korean relations on June 17, 2020, one day after North Korea demolished the inter-Korean liaison office in Kaesong. (Yonhap)\/2020-06-19 11:44:16\/ < 1980-2020 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Jun 19, 2020 06:00 AM

Moon accepts unification minister's resignation

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Moon accepts unification minister's resignation Presidential spokesman Kang Min-seok announces that President Moon Jae-in accepted Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul's resignation, at the presidential office in Seoul on June 19, 2020. Kim offered to resign over the deterioration of inter-Korean relations on June 17, 2020, one day after North Korea demolished the inter-Korean liaison office in Kaesong. (Yonhap)/2020-06-19 11:44:16/ < 1980-2020 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.