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Korean studies, language courses expanding sharply abroad
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8287 | Jan 26, 2018 |
The number of foreign faculties and research institutes that provide Korean studies and language courses has nearly doubled in a decade, owing to the country's growing economic power, the Korean Wave a...
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Failure to wear mask in public to incur KRW 100K fine
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8171 | Nov 16, 2020 |
Failure to wear a mask at multipurpose indoor facilities such as public transportation stations, religious facilities and indoor sports venues from Nov. 13 will incur a fine of up to KRW 100,000. Users...
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State-of-the-art IT previews PyeongChang Winter Games
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8168 | Dec 14, 2017 |
Minister of Science and ICT Yoo Young-min (front) and other representatives try some virtual bobsledding at the Enjoy ICT Zone at the newly opened PyeongChang ICT Pavilion, in Pyeongchang-gun ...
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North Korea determined to denuclearize: president
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8118 | Sep 07, 2018 |
Director of National Security Chung Eui-yong, the head of President Moon Jae-in’s team of special envoys, delivers a letter from President Moon to North Korea's Chairman of State Affairs Kim Jon...
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President Moon deeply regrets US-North summit cancellation
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8095 | May 25, 2018 |
U.S. President Donald Trump releases on May 24 a letter in which he claims he will cancel the planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that was scheduled for June 12 in Singapore. (Tw...
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Two Koreas unveil results of inter-Korean talks
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8085 | Jan 12, 2018 |
Cho Myoung-Gyon (left), the South Korean minister of unification, and Ri Son Gwon, chairman of the North Korean Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, shake hands across the...
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Self-driving robotic vehicle to revolutionize postal service in Korea
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8008 | Nov 03, 2020 |
The Korea Post on Oct. 28 holds an event at Korea University's campus in Sejong to demonstrate a high-tech self-driving vehicle and robot that delivers and receives mail and parcels. A self-drivin...
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Mine-clearing at DMZ heralds beginning of peace
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8006 | Oct 05, 2018 |
Peace is coming to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the symbol of the division of the Korean Peninsula. The landmine elimination work began on Oct. 1, to transform the DMZ in Cheorwon in Gangwon...
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Ticket sales for PyeongChang 2018 surpass 60 pct
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7904 | Dec 28, 2017 |
Ticket sales for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics have surpassed 60 percent, the event's organizers said Sunday. There are 47 days left until the Feb. 9 opening ceremony of the first Winter Ga...
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Global events to mark centennial anniversary of March First Independence Movement
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7894 | Feb 28, 2019 |
Numerous events in 179 countries are scheduled to mark the centennial anniversary of both the March First Independence Movement of 1919 and the establishment of the Korean Provisional Government...
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Korea, US affirm 'no military activity' during N. Korea talks
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7849 | Jan 12, 2018 |
President Moon Jae-in speaks to his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, on Jan. 10. (Cheong Wa Dae) President Moon Jae-in gave U.S. President Donald Trump a call on Jan. 10 to explain the results of ...
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[Peace in PyeongChang] Ministry of National Defense gives all-clear for PyeongChang Games
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7779 | Dec 28, 2017 |
Colonel Jee Joon Yi, head of the PyeongChang 2018 Task Force that is overseen by the Ministry of National Defense, explains the duties his team will undertake during the upcoming PyeongChang 2018 ...
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Ondol becomes national intangible heritage item
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7719 | Mar 23, 2018 |
On March 16 the Cultural Heritage Administration announces its plan to designate traditional ondol underfloor heating systems as a National Intangible Cultural Property. The photo shows the Jibgyeongda...
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Foreign students, residents in Seoul to get 100,000 masks
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7710 | 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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Halal food wins over SNU
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7678 | Apr 13, 2018 |
As the 200 servings of halal food -- today, it's chiken tikka masala -- are sold out within an hour, Seoul National University (SNU) students face a sold-out sign in the Gamgol Cafeteria at Seoul Nati...
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Pink Light Campaign illuminates Seoul nightscape
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7669 | Oct 26, 2020 |
The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the children's content brand Pinkfong are jointly holding the Pink Light Campaign through next month to cheer up city residents weary from the COVID-19 p...
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Olympic gear, all winter long
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7601 | Feb 02, 2018 |
Official PyeongChang Olympic goods are now available at 29 licensed outlets at major tourist spots across Korea, as well as online. The photo above shows the Olympic kiosk at the Lotte Department Store...
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Korea leads Asia in freedom of press for 2nd straight year
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7592 | 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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Book on Korea's response to COVID-19 released in English
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7547 | Oct 21, 2020 |
As a response to heightened global interest in Korea's exemplary response to COVID-19, the government on Oct. 12 published the English-language book "All About Korea's Response to COVID-19." The go...
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The 10 best places to enjoy sunsets and sunrises in Korea
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7546 | 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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