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Korea, Switzerland agree on KRW 11 trillion currency swap
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2261 | 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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Foreign press praises PyeongChang for tech, safety, peace
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2260 | 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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#MeToo comes to Korea
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2257 | Mar 09, 2018 |
Participants in the 34th Korea Women’s Day Convention carry #MeToo signs and placards in honor of International Women’s Day, at Gwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul on March 4. (Yonhap News) The #MeToo ...
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[Live from the Press Center] History is made
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2254 | Apr 27, 2018 |
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LG, Samsung top global design lists
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2231 | Mar 30, 2018 |
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are ranked in first and second place, respectively, in the 'Top 10 Hague Applicants of 2017.' (WIPO) Korea’s two leading tech giants, Samsung Electronics and...
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Korea to firmly address US protectionist steps
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2224 | Feb 23, 2018 |
Deputy Minister for Trade Kang Sung-chun from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy talks about the U.S.’s recent move to impose a selective tariff increase on steel goods originating in 12 ...
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[Messages for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit] From EU Ambassador to Korea
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2220 | May 04, 2018 |
By Ambassador of the EU to Korea Michael Reiterer (second from left) poses for photos with Lee Do-hoon, Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, Ministry of Forei...
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Spring awakens at national parks across Korea
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2205 | 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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Korea leads Asia in freedom of press for 2nd straight year
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2170 | Apr 24, 2020 |
Korea leads Asia in the 2020 World Press Freedom Index as announced on April 21 by Reporters Without Borders. The countries in white on the map have freedom of the press deemed "good," yellow...
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Foreign students, residents in Seoul to get 100,000 masks
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2154 | Apr 06, 2020 |
The Seoul Metropolitan Government is providing 100,000 masks to foreign students and residents in the capital who have national health insurance. The photo shows a medical worker at Kyonggi Universit...
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Cutting-edge forensics helping make 'crime-free Korea'
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1891 | 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 district opens 10 smart, virus-free bus stops
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1836 | Aug 19, 2020 |
https://youtu.be/qyxnuQnyrzc High-tech bus stops that can protect commuters from viruses and fine dust and shelter them from snow and rain have been launched in Seoul for the first time. Seongdong-gu ...
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Mobile driver's license launched, allows digital ID verification
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1806 | Jul 13, 2020 |
The country's three mobile service carriers -- SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus – and the Korean National Police Agency on June 24 launched the app PASS, which allows online verification of a dr...
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Ex-nat'l soccer coach Cha to receive German honor
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1723 | 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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President to speak to World Health Assembly on May 18
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1659 | May 21, 2020 |
President Moon Jae-in on May 18 will deliver a keynote speech at the World Health Assembly (WHA) via videoconferencing as the representative for Asia. Pictured is a session of the 2019 WHA at...
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Baduk (go) master beats AI program for 2nd time
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1633 | Dec 19, 2019 |
Retiring baduk (go) grandmaster Lee Sedol on Dec. 18 plays HanDol, an artificial intelligence (AI) program developed by a Korean company, in Seoul's Gangnam District. Lee Sedol, one of the world's ...
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Korea launches world's 1st satellite to monitor oceans, environment
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1612 | Feb 24, 2020 |
The world's first geostationary satellite for monitoring oceans and the environment, the Cheollian-2B, on Feb. 18 is launched from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana at 7:18 a.m. Korea has ...
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More school uniforms this year to sport Hanbok designs
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1587 | 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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Why the 2019 ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit is important
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1583 | 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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The 10 best places to enjoy sunsets and sunrises in Korea
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1578 | Dec 30, 2019 |
People are watching the sunset at Taean Beach in Chungcheongnam-do Province, one of the 5 best places that the Korea National Park Service selected to see the sunset. The Korea National Park Se...
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