Bae Sang Moon downs Poulter, Kim to win Oct 6, 2008
Bae Sang Moon holding his trophy after winning the Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club in Cheonan, south of Seoul. (Im Hun Jung/Yonhap/AP). (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
* World News Quick Take Aug 23, 2008
The 38-year-old suspect identified only as Lee was arrested for killing his 52-year-old boss, identified as Kang, at a middle school in Cheonan, 80km south of Seoul, on Thursday. Lee repeatedly stabbed Kang after being admonished for failing to replace light bulbs, police said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Roh moved to cool housing market, and ended up freezing it Dec 19, 2007
HIs comments were echoed by Shin Dong-hyun, a director at Daewoo Engineering and Construction, which is building three apartment complexes with 2100 units in Cheonan. "Buyers just aren't coming," he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Nigeria, Germany advance to U-17 Cup semi Sep 3, 2007
CHEONAN, South Korea (AP) -- Nigeria and Germany won their quarterfinals at the Under-17 World Cup on Sunday, completing a semifinal lineup of four former finalists. Nigeria defeated Argentina 2-0 to end South American participation in the tournament, while Germany dominated old rival England 4-1. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Germany knocks U.S. out of U-17 World Cup Aug 31, 2007
CHEONAN, South Korea (AP) -- Richard Sukuta-Pasu scored a pair of second-half goals, and Germany eliminated the United States from the FIFA Under-17 World Cup with a 2-1 victory Thursday. Sukuta-Pasu, who is with Bayer Leverkusen, scored in the 65th and 89th minutes, both times off assists from Toni Kroos. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Thibodeau added to Celtics' staff Aug 31, 2007
Richard Sukuta-Pasu scored a pair of second-half goals, and Germany eliminated the United States from the FIFA Under-17 World Cup with a 2-1 victory in Cheonan, South Korea. Australia's sports doping agency has cleared five-time Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Ian Thorpe of doping charges that arose last year when urine tests showed elevated levels of testosterone and epitestosterone. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
A ruler for the Galaxy Aug 29, 2007
The United States, which lost its first two matches, meets Germany in the round of 16 in Cheonan tomorrow. The Germans defeated Trinidad and Tobago, 5-0, to win Group F with a 2-0-1 record. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
FIFA Under-17 World Cup Aug 21, 2007
At Cheonan, South Korea ... At Cheonan, South Korea ... At Cheonan, South Korea. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
U-17 WC: Starlets cruise on Aug 21, 2007
Sadick Adams gave the scanty Ghanaian fans dotted across the Cheonan Sports Complex a reason to expect a rainy day when he tore open the Trinidad and Tobago rear but surprisingly shot wide with just the yawning net in sight ... Ghana beat Trinidad and Tobago 4-1 at the Cheonan Sports Complex in the second Group F fixture at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Korea 2007. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
S.Korea to slaughter thousands of birds Jan 21, 2007
The outbreak occurred at a chicken farm in Cheonan, about 60 miles south of Seoul, earlier this week, the fifth such outbreak since November, said Lee Joo-won, a ministry official. "We plan to start slaughtering 273,000 poultry within a 500-meter radius of the outbreak site and destroying eggs as early as Saturday evening," Lee said. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Full Story » Jan 21, 2007
Sunday, January 21, 2007. South Korea starts bird flu cull Posted: 21 January 2007 1412 hrs. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Seoul: Powerful bird flu detected Jan 20, 2007
The outbreak occurred at a chicken farm in Cheonan, about 92 kilometers (57 miles) south of Seoul, earlier this week, the fifth such outbreak since November, said Lee Joo-won, a ministry official. The official said it would take some time to confirm whether the virus is the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. (CNN -- International)
S Korea confirms new highly-virulent bird flu case Jan 20, 2007
"Breeding chickens in a poultry farm in Cheonan turned out to be infected with a highly-virulent strain of avian influenza," said a statement of the ministry ... Cheonan is located almost midway between Seoul and Iksan, 230 km south of Seoul, where the South Korean government confirmed on Nov. 25 last year the first bird flu outbreak since 2004. (Xinhuanet, China)
