By: Summer Kennard “I came in hoping to place in the top five, so finding out I placed third was incredible,” Jaime Nagata said, reflecting on a breakthrough moment that capped her rapid rise in international powerlifting. KOROR, Palau (Dec. 18, 2025) — Palauan powerlifter Jaime Nagata earned a bronze medal in the women’s raw […]
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South Korean vessel facing hefty fine over illegal fishing charges
MAJURO, 24 FEBRUARY 2020 (MARIANAS VARIETY) — A South Korean-flagged longline fishing vessel was charged Friday with five counts of fishing in Marshall Islands waters without a valid license. The vessel monitoring system or VMS, an onboard computer system that provides real-time positioning of a fishing vessel by satellite to island fisheries departments, provided the […]
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South Korea upsets Hong Kong, qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — South Korea produced back-to-back extra-time wins over China and Hong Kong to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics in the men’s rugby sevens competition. The South Koreans had group wins over Afghanistan and Sri Lanka before beating Malaysia 32-7 in the quarterfinals on Sunday and holding off China 12-7 in the […]
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US, S Korea postpone joint exercise criticized by N Korea
BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the United States and South Korea have indefinitely postponed a joint military exercise in an “act of goodwill” toward North Korea. The move comes even as Japan’s defense minister, whose country feels threatened by repeated North Korean missile launches, told Esper “no one could be […]
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South Korea deports North Koreans who fled after killing 16
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In an extremely unusual case, South Korea deported two North Korean fishermen on Thursday after determining they had killed 16 other crew members on their boat and then fled to South Korean waters, Seoul officials said. South Korea has a policy of accepting North Koreans who want to resettle in […]
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Palau Polynesian Dance Group performs at Korean International World Festival in Korea
The Palau Polynesian Dance Group (PPDG) had a chance to perform at Cheonan International World Festival in South Korea from September 23-October 1. The PPDG were among the dance troupes from 13 countries that performed in South Korea along with Korean dance groups. Some of these countries that performed included Uzbekistan, Columbia and Ecuador. They […]