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Nation-wide sales attract tourists to Korea
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1895 | Jan 20, 2017 |
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The Korea Grand Sale, a nation-wide series of discounts and sales combined with a tourism promotional campaign, will be held from Jan. 20 to Feb.28 across all of Korea. Tourists in the country during ...
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Korean chopsticks attract Japanese diners
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1895 | Mar 03, 2017 |
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Chopsticks designed by artists from Cheongju are on display at the Nagoya Tabletop Show in Nagoya, Japan, on Jan. 18 and 19. Korean chopsticks will soon be lying more often at Japanese table settings....
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Dream Program invites young athletes from around the globe
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1915 | Jan 13, 2017 |
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With fewer than 400 days left until the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, young athletes from around the globe are heading to Pyeongchang. They're coming for the Dream Program 2017...
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Festivals mark 200 days to PyeongChang
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1931 | Jul 25, 2017 |
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On July 22, a great fireworks show lights up the skies above Chuncheon in Gangwon-do Province to mark 200 days until next February’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. By Kim Ji H...
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'My goal is to stand on the podium in PyeongChang'
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1953 | Mar 24, 2017 |
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Won Yun-jong (left), the pilot, and Seo Young-woo, the brakeman, finished the 2016-2017 BMW IBSF World Cup in third place after they came in fifth in the men’s bobsleigh race, the final race o...
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Korean chopsticks attract Japanese diners
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1960 | Feb 10, 2017 |
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Chopsticks designed by artists from Cheongju are on display at the Nagoya Tabletop Show in Nagoya, Japan, on Jan. 18 and 19. rean chopsticks will soon be lying more often at Japanese table settings. ...
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Rumors and truth about BTS explained
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1966 | Nov 16, 2018 |
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Bangtan Boys (BTS) is a seven-member pop group. Starting from left, the members are RM, J-Hope, Jin, Jungkook, Jimin, V, Suga. (Big Hit Entertainment) The Bangtan Boys (BTS), known as Korea’s leading b...
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Korea in the letters of a non-Korean
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1974 | Jan 26, 2017 |
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Our history begins in 2008 with the first visit to Korea by the Colombian journalist and writer Andres Felipe Solano. He met Yi Soojeong, who later became his wife and with whom he would return ...
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Seoul, Paris, London gather to clear the air
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1980 | Apr 06, 2017 |
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Mayors from Seoul, Paris and London jointly launch the new Global Car Scoring System, a rating system to measure car emissions. Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon (left) speaks about the system with London May...
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A new express train to carry passengers to PyeongChang Olympic Games
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1981 | Jan 06, 2017 |
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Athletes of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games and Olympic-goers, alike, will be able to travel from the Incheon International Airport right to the venues for the upcoming sporting events i...
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My first Seollal Lunar New Year's with my new in-laws
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1989 | Jan 26, 2017 |
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For my first Seollal Lunar New Year's as a married woman, I didn’t really know what to expect from one of the biggest traditional holidays of the year. In order to get an understanding of that...
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Silver shines brighter than gold in Sapporo
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1991 | Feb 23, 2017 |
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Kodaira Nao of Japan (left) and Lee Sang-hwa of Korea, who finished in first and second places in the ladies’ 500-meter speed skating event at the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games on Feb. 21, ex...
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Pres. office's front road to be promoted as new Seoul attraction
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1997 | Jun 29, 2017 |
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First lady Kim Jung-sook (center) and a crowd on June 26 walk along the pedestrian road in front of Cheong Wa Dae. By Yoon Sojung Photos = Presidential Security Service The road in front of C...
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Why the world is going crazy over "Goblin: The Lonely and Great God"
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2002 | Jan 06, 2017 |
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God, this drama is the BOMB! I can’t even! I don’t even know where to start with my praises for this awesome new Korean drama. I’ve been watching Korean soap operas for a few years now. I don...
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Canopic jars come to Seoul
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2006 | Jan 20, 2017 |
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Canopic jars and lids are made of limestone and date back to ancient Egypt's 26th Dynasty (664 B.C.-525 B.C.). Canopic jars stored the stomach, intestines, lungs and livers of the mummies. The heart w...
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Air Force taps 3 female pilots as vice squadron leaders
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2021 | Jan 06, 2017 |
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South Korea's Air Force said Tuesday it tapped three female pilots as vice commanders of operational squadrons, marking a first for the service. Last month, the three were promoted as the second-in-comm...
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CNN ranks Korea as world's sixth coolest nation
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2021 | Jul 21, 2017 |
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CNN Travel has Korea in sixth place among the world’s coolest countries in its July 12 article, calling Koreans 'the best drinking buddies in the world.' (CNN Travel) By Sohn JiAe CNN Travel...
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Wintertime street snacks to beat the cold
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2025 | Jan 26, 2017 |
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Jjinbbang, or steamed buns filled with a sweet bean paste, are the ideal snack for the wintertime. These pocket-sized buns, served fresh from the steamer, also warm up your hands in the blistering cold...
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Abandoned mine becomes must-visit tourist attraction
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2031 | Mar 03, 2017 |
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In 2010, only about 3,000 tourists visited Gwangmyeong in Gyeonggi-do Province. However, by 2015, that number had jumped 514 times, hitting 1.54 million. The secret behind the surprising boost is the G...
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Gov't to support biotech, medicine for economic growth
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2044 | Apr 13, 2017 |
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Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (right) browses through one of the kiosks at the Bio Korea 2017 trade fair on April 12. “We are going all out to foster the 'bio-health' industr...
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