South Korea`s Park Chu-young takes a shot during the final Group B contest against Gabong on Wednesday at Wembley Stadium, London. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)South Korea will face host Britain in the quarterfinals of the men's football tournament at the London Olympics, after a scoreless draw against Gabon Wednesday placed it among the final eight.In the last Group B contest at Wembley Stad

(123rf)People who smile even though they don't feel like it had lower heart beat levels, U.S. researcher suggest.Psychological scientists Tara Kraft and Sarah Pressman of the University of Kansas conducted a series of experiments involving 169 participants from a Midwestern university.The study involved two phases -- training and testing. During the training phase, participants were divided into t

The main opposition Democratic United Party floor leader Park Jie-won voluntarily appeared before the prosecution Tuesday afternoon in a surprise twist to an investigation of his alleged bribery, averting an anticipated parliamentary clash over his arrest motion.Park’s appearance before the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office came after the prosecution’s three consecutive summons and eventually a motion t

(AP)Human beings would be made to look decidedly unimpressive were animals allowed to compete in the Olympics -- outperformed by the likes of kangaroos, gorillas and ostriches, a science paper said Saturday.Usain Bolt, currently the world's fastest man, may just be able to outrun a Dromedary camel but would trail the cheetah, greyhound and ostrich in a sprint race, said a feature in the Veterinary

(123rf)Arrogant bosses are typically poor performers who cover up insecurities by disparaging subordinates and can hurt a company's bottom line, U.S. researchers say.Professor Stanley Silverman, dean of the University of Akron's Summit College, and colleagues at Michigan State University, developed a Workplace Arrogance Scale to help organizations identify arrogant managers before they have a cost

Jin Jong-oh (Yonhap News)Pistol shooter Jin Jong-oh captured South Korea's first gold medal at the London Olympics Saturday, taking the men's 10-meter air pistol event.In the final held at Royal Artillery Barracks, Jin fired 100.2 points. Combined with his qualification score of 588, also tops in the field the 32-year-old took the gold with 688.2 points.Luca Tesconi of Italy won the silver, after

South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan (Tonhap News)Park Tae-hwan wiped away tears at the end of his long day. A day that nearly ended prematurely and instead concluded with a bittersweet silver medal.After getting reinstated from a temporary disqualification following morning heats, the South Korean had his Olympic 400-meter freestyle title taken away by Chinese rival Sun Yang.Park led throughout the