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Korea, Switzerland agree on KRW 11 trillion currency swap
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7174 | Feb 23, 2018 |
Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan (left) and Bank of Korea Governor Lee Juyeol shake hands after signing a bilateral currency swap agreement, in Zurich on Feb. 20. Korea and Switzerland have ...
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Smart City Fair connects Korea and ASEAN
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7179 | Nov 26, 2019 |
With the ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit underway, the Smart City Fair took place on Nov. 25 in Busan. The fair was held under the slogan “Smart Cities, Connecting Korea-ASEAN.” Minister of La...
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Korea ‘most innovative economy’ for fifth consecutive year: Bloomberg
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7190 | Feb 02, 2018 |
Bloomberg has estimated Korea to be the most innovative economy for five consecutive years. The captured image above shows the top 10 most-innovative economies as selected by Bloomberg and announced on...
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Ipchun marks beginning of spring
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7196 | Feb 06, 2020 |
Ipchun, the first of the 24 divisions of the year, falls on Feb. 4 to mark the beginning of spring. Falling on Feb. 4, ipchun, which literally means "entrance of spring" in Korean, is the fir...
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Foreign press praises PyeongChang for tech, safety, peace
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7198 | Feb 23, 2018 |
CNN publishes an article on Feb. 19 titled '5G is helping make Pyeongchang the most high-tech Olympics ever,' which talks about the state-of-the-art technologies that are being showcased at the Winte...
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Korea wins 1st gold in short track
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7207 | Feb 13, 2018 |
Lim Hyojun celebrates after winning the men’s 1,500 m final in the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics, at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Feb. 10. Korea won its first gold medal on Feb. 10 in men’s ...
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Spring awakens at national parks across Korea
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7209 | Feb 27, 2020 |
A yellow pheasant's eye blossoms on Jan. 24 at Jirisan National Park in Hadong-gun County, Gyeongsangnam-do Province. Flowers have started to blossom with the coming of spring. On Feb. 24, the Korea ...
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Seoul-Moscow cooperation builds Korean, Northeast Asian prosperity: president
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7210 | Jun 22, 2018 |
President Moon Jae-in outlines his willingness to bolster Seoul-Moscow cooperation in his speech at the State Duma of Russia in Moscow on June 21. He is now the first Korean head of state to ev...
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Korea opens e-gov't cooperation center in Uzbekistan
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7213 | Jan 31, 2020 |
Korea on Jan. 30 opened a new e-government cooperation center in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Pictured here are government officials from both countries on March 19, 2019, after the signing a memorandum o...
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More school uniforms this year to sport Hanbok designs
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7215 | Jan 17, 2020 |
More students this year will wear school uniforms sporting designs inspired by Hanbok (traditional Korean attire) under a joint project of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ministr...
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President Moon holds summit with Slovenian counterpart
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7219 | Feb 23, 2018 |
President Moon Jae-in (right) shakes hands with Slovenian President Borut Pahor prior to a summit at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 20. (Cheong Wa Dae) President Moon Jae-in met with his Slovenian counte...
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Ex-nat'l soccer coach Cha to receive German honor
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7246 | Nov 15, 2019 |
Cha Bum-kun in October 2017 gives an interview to Korea.net at his home in Seoul's Pyeongchang-dong neighborhood. He will receive the Federal Cross of Merit from the German government. Former nat...
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Why the 2019 ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit is important
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7272 | Nov 21, 2019 |
Comprised of 10 Southeast Asian countries, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is located in one of the world's hottest areas. Economic growth in the region is reminiscent of Kore...
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Cutting-edge forensics helping make 'crime-free Korea'
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7283 | Oct 23, 2019 |
Domestic forensics has made huge advances thanks to state-of-the-art techniques and high-tech equipment. (Korean National Police Agency) Between 1986 and 1991, nine women were brutally murdered in the ...
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Seoul offers free e-sports tour to international fans
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7290 | May 11, 2018 |
The city of Seoul launches test operations of a free e-sports tour for international tourists. The photo above shows the S-Plex Center, an e-sports arena in Mapo-gu District, Seoul. (Seoul Metropo...
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Why are certain brands of Korean cosmetics and makeup so popular?
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7395 | Aug 03, 2018 |
People wait in line to enter the Innisfree flagship store in New York in September, 2017. All throughout 2017, many Korean cosmetic stores in New York or Harajuku were crowded with shoppers. Re...
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Korea to boost public Wi-Fi speed 500%
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7427 | Oct 16, 2020 |
The Ministry of Science and ICT on Oct. 15 said it will supply an unlicensed 6-gigahertz frequency band. The photo shows a KT technician on Sept. 24 installing equipment to boost Wi-Fi quality...
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Korean, ASEAN culture ministers pledge more cultural cooperation
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7466 | Oct 25, 2019 |
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo (center) on Oct. 24 poses for a photo with his counterparts from member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at the 2019 Spe...
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Forbes ranks Korea 3rd safest for COVID-19 among 100 nations
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7494 | Sep 18, 2020 |
The U.S. business magazine Forbes on Sept. 3 ranked Korea third safest for COVID-19 among 100 countries. (Screen capture from Forbes) Deputy Prime Minister and Economy and Finance Minister Hong N...
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Outdoor robot that delivers food launched in Suwon
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7521 | Aug 25, 2020 |
The outdoor self-delivery robot Dilly Drive delivers food to Gwanggyo Alleyway, an apartment complex with public facilities on the lower floors and residences on the upper ones, in Suwon, Gyeong...
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