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Hanbok fashion show lights up Canberra
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10507 | Sep 25, 2015 |
A Hanbok fashion show was held on Sept. 22 at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra. Models including Jang Yoon-ju showed off the beauty of traditional Korean attire in front of an...
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Korea, Japan face new future based on 50 years of ties
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10485 | Jun 22, 2015 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida hold a Korea-Japan foreign ministers’ meeting in Tokyo on June 21. Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se and ...
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S. Korea falls to Russia in women's volleyball
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10478 | Aug 09, 2016 |
South Korea fell to Russia in women's volleyball at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Monday, unable to contain the opponent's relentless attack in the late stage. After a seesaw battle early, Russia c...
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CISM World Games to kick off in Korea
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10465 | Oct 02, 2015 |
Dignitaries prepare to cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony for the upcoming 2015 International Military Sports Council (CISM) World Games, in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province on Sept. 30. The openin...
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Korean citizenship to become easier for scientists, engineers
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10429 | Jul 27, 2015 |
People from around the world working in natural sciences or engineering in Korea will soon have greater opportunities to acquire Korean citizenship. The Ministry of Justice recently announced that ...
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President emphasizes reform in 4 sectors
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10423 | Aug 10, 2015 |
President Park Geun-hye has emphasized the need to carry out reforms in four key sectors of the economy -- the labor market, the public sector, education and the finance industry -- in order to ...
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Korean transport systems gain international recognition
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10418 | Jul 07, 2016 |
Two cities in New Zealand, Wellington and Auckland, have been using transport card systems based on Korean technology since 2008. The photo above shows commuters in Wellington using the transport c...
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Spring has sprung along Jeju's canola trails
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10395 | Mar 24, 2017 |
At the Seogwipo Yuchae Canola Flower International Walking Festival, held in Seogwipo-si, Jeju Island, on March 18 and 19, participants can walk on 5-km, 10-km or 15-km trails that weave through the isl...
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FDI into Korea exceeds USD 20 bil. for 1st time
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10380 | Dec 30, 2015 |
Foreign direct investment (FDI) coming into Korea exceeded USD 20 billion for the first time this year. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) said on Dec. 23 that FDI will reach...
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Korea, China work on movie, TV source material
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10325 | Dec 28, 2015 |
Lotte Hotel World in southern Seoul is host to a conference that focuses on the joint Korea-China production of source material for movies, TV shows, video games and other media platforms on Dec....
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Mobile banking apps now cater for non-Koreans
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10306 | Aug 11, 2017 |
Since 2013, Woori Bank has been providing its Woori Global Banking services to its non-citizen customers. It allows them to do regular banking business on their smartphone through the app. The ser...
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Unification of Korean Peninsula will end Cold War: president
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10304 | Sep 11, 2015 |
President Park Geun-hye gives the keynote speech at the Seoul Defense Dialogue on Sept. 9 in Seoul. President Park Geun-hye said on Sept. 9 that, “Unification of the Korean Peninsula will be th...
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Saemaul Undong re-launched as new rural development paradigm
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10281 | Sep 30, 2015 |
President Park Geun-hye addresses a high-level special forum on Korea's New Community Movement, or Saemaul Undong, on Sept. 26 at U.N. headquarters in New York. President Park Geun-hye attended a high...
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2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
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10274 | Jan 25, 2016 |
2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. IOC President Jacques Rogge announces Pyeongchang as the Host City for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. The 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics will be held between 9t...
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Culture to be new engine of growth: president
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10250 | Apr 12, 2016 |
President Park Geun-hye has lauded the smash hit TV show “Descendants of the Sun” as being “a good example for the administration’s top priorities: creative industries and cultural enrichment.” D...
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Korea, Nepal develop sustainable tech
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10225 | Feb 01, 2016 |
Field workers from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) pose for a photo at a solar power plant in Cambodia. Korea has been instrumental in the development of practical, small-scale s...
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Dream Program aids young athletes from around the world
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10199 | Jan 20, 2016 |
The town of Pyeongchang in Gangwon-do Province is now bustling with young athletes from around the world. They are there to participate in the Dream Program which will run from Jan. 18 to 29, u...
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Korea, France promote friendship with joint play
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10168 | Mar 04, 2016 |
A theatrical drama will celebrate the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Seoul and Paris. Artists from both countries will jointly turn author Kim Young-ha’s 2006 ful...
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Festival spotlights 'Arirang,' Miryang's food, stories
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10154 | May 18, 2016 |
The Miryang Arirang Festival, set to kick off on May 19, allows visitors to enjoy some of the most popular versions of the song ‘Arirang,’ including ‘Miryang Arirang,’ ‘Jindo Arirang’ and ‘Je...
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Report published on ancient Joseon cargo vessel
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10110 | Nov 14, 2016 |
An assortment of pottery and celadon is discovered on board the Taean Mado No. 4 ship, an ancient vessel from Joseon times that sank in the waters around Mado Island in Taean-gun County, Chunche...
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