Pohang
Beijing down Japanese champions in ACL
Mar 13, 2013 16:47 EDT
China's Beijing Guoan saw off a late revival to beat J-League title-holders Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 and break an eight-match win drought in the AFC Champions League on Wednesday.
Uzbeks stun Japanese champs in Asian league
Feb 27, 2013 14:48 EST
Uzbekistan's Bunyodkor provided the biggest upset of this year's fledgling AFC Champions League when they shocked J-League title-holders Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-0 away on Wednesday.
S. Korea, US hold naval drill amid tensions
Feb 04, 2013 05:17 EST
South Korea and the United States launched a joint naval exercise involving a US nuclear submarine Monday, as tensions rise on the Korean peninsula ahead of an expected nuclear test by North Korea.
S. Korea, US hold naval drill under nuclear test cloud
Feb 04, 2013 03:50 EST
South Korea and the United States launched a joint naval exercise involving a US nuclear submarine Monday, as tensions rise on the Korean peninsula ahead of an expected nuclear test by North Korea.
S. Korea, US drill begins under nuclear-test cloud
Feb 03, 2013 22:38 EST
South Korea and the United States launched a joint naval exercise involving a US nuclear submarine, as tensions rise on the Korean peninsula ahead of an expected nuclear test by North Korea.
N.Korea military meeting hints at nuclear test
Feb 03, 2013 02:24 EST
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has chaired a high-level meeting that discussed a "great turn" in military capability, state media said on Sunday, fuelling expectations of an imminent nuclear test.
S.Korea, US in naval drill amid N.Korea tensions
Feb 02, 2013 11:47 EST
South Korea and the United States will hold a joint naval exercise next week, according to a report, in a move seen as a warning to North Korea ahead of its widely expected nuclear test.
Last-gasp Adelaide spare Aussie blushes
Apr 18, 2012 16:59 EDT
A last-gasp winner lifted Adelaide United to the top of their group and spared Australian blushes in the AFC Champions League on Wednesday.
Lucky number seven as Gamba end drought
Apr 03, 2012 15:33 EDT
Former winners Gamba Osaka finally won their first game of the season at the seventh attempt Tuesday as Japanese clubs ran riot in the AFC Champions League.
Koreans lay down early marker to succeed Al Sadd
Mar 06, 2012 17:20 EST
South Korea's Pohang Steelers trounced Japan's Gamba Osaka by three goals to nothing away from home on Tuesday as the AFC Champions League kicked off with the trophy up for new ownership as present holders Al Sadd of Qatar failed to qualify this time round.
ACL kicks off with S. Korean wins
Mar 06, 2012 12:22 EST
South Korea's Pohang Steelers trounced Japan's Gamba Osaka by three goals to nothing away from home on Tuesday as the AFC Champions League kicked off.
S. Korea marine chief ready to quit over shooting
Jul 14, 2011 01:52 EDT
South Korea's Marine commander has expressed readiness to step down, military officials said Thursday, amid criticism that barrack-room bullying triggered a deadly shooting spree this month.
S. Korea starts countdown to Games vote
Jul 06, 2011 01:57 EDT
South Koreans waited nervously Wednesday to see if persistence pays off as the International Olympic Committee prepared to pick the host of the 2018 Winter Games.
S. Korea's Posco to build steel plant in China
Jun 15, 2011 22:36 EDT
South Korea's top steelmaker Posco said Thursday it will build a joint-venture plant in China's northeastern province of Jilin to meet growing demand from the region's auto industry.
S.Korea, US to conduct military drill: media
Apr 15, 2011 23:35 EDT
South Korean and US troops will carry out an anti-invasion drill on a frontline island next month in response to North Korea's construction of a hovercraft base, according to news reports.
Seven hurt as record snow buries S. Korea market
Feb 16, 2011 08:09 EST
Seven people were injured when an awning at a South Korean market collapsed on Wednesday under the weight of record snowfall, the local fire brigade said.
Seoul warns of blackouts, calls for long johns
Jan 11, 2011 22:33 EST
The government urged South Koreans Wednesday to dig out their thermal underwear and turn down the heating, warning that some areas may otherwise face electricity blackouts amid unusually cold weather.
Fire at nursing home in SKorea kills 10
Nov 11, 2010 22:36 EST
Fire at nursing home in South Korea kills 10 people, injures 17. A fire tore though a nursing home in southeastern South Korea on Friday, killing 10 people and injuring 17 others, police said.
S.Korea nursing home blaze kills 10
Nov 11, 2010 22:07 EST
Another 17 people aged between 71 and 90 were injured in the fire at the two-storey building in the southeastern city of Pohang.
Korea, Iran teams make AFC Champions League semis
Sep 22, 2010 12:15 EDT
South Korea's most successful club Seongnam Ilhwa held their nerve to make the AFC Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday, but title-holders Pohang Steelers were sent packing.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Pohang 포항 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| — Municipal City — | |||
| Korean transcription(s) | |||
| - Hangul | 포항시 | ||
| - Hanja | 浦項市 | ||
| - Revised Romanization | Pohang-si | ||
| - McCune-Reischauer | P'ohang-si | ||
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| Country |  South Korea | ||
| Region | Yeongnam | ||
| Administrative divisions | 2 gu, 19 dong, 4 eup, 10 myeon | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 1,127.24 km2 (435.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - Total | 516,105 | ||
| - Density | 455.5/km2 (1,179.7/sq mi) | ||
| - Dialect | Gyeongsang | ||
