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FDI into Korea exceeds USD 20 bil. for 1st time
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8049 | 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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8225 | 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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UN-Habitat, urban experts discuss future of city planning policies
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8132 | Dec 23, 2015 |
City planning and urban policy experts from Korea and elsewhere have discussed the future of cities and national urban policies in Incheon. An international conference, "The Future of National U...
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G20 leaders join forces to tackle terrorism, refugee crisis
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8120 | Nov 17, 2015 |
The leaders of the G20 states adopted the G20 Leader’s Communiqué and the G20 Statement on the fight against terrorism. Pictured are the leaders attending the 2015 G20 Antalya Summit in Antalya, T...
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S.Korean, Japan and China hold talks in more than 3 years
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8110 | Nov 02, 2015 |
President Park Geun-hye began talks with Japanese and Chinese leaders in the first meeting among the three neighbors in more than three years on Sunday as they are seeking to ease tensions on their ...
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Young Korean wins Chopin piano competition
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9137 | Oct 26, 2015 |
Winners of the 17th International Fryderk Chopin Piano Competition pose for the cameras in Warsaw. They include Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho (middle), silver medalist Charles Richard-Hamelin (left) ...
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Korea, Turkey cooperate on Hittite restorations
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8355 | Oct 19, 2015 |
High school and college students in Korea study world history as part of their regular curriculum. Deep in their world history textbooks about ancient civilizations, the young learners stumble across the...
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French leader to visit Korea next month
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8437 | Oct 07, 2015 |
French President François Hollande will make a state visit to Korea next month to attend a summit with President Park Geun–hye. The above photo shows the two leaders ahead of the Korea-France summi...
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Largest military sports fest hopes to foster peace
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9299 | Oct 05, 2015 |
The world's largest military sports competition kicked off Friday in the central South Korean city of Mungyeong amid hopes for a world without war and blessings from the president of the host countr...
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CISM World Games to kick off in Korea
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8248 | 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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Saemaul Undong re-launched as new rural development paradigm
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8221 | 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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Hanbok fashion show lights up Canberra
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8447 | 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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Asia's biggest tech exhibition shows off cutting-edge inventions
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7766 | Sep 23, 2015 |
A visitor tries on a pair of virtual reality goggles at the Asia Content & Entertainment Fair 2015, on Sep. 20 at the Kimdaejung Convention Center in Gwangju. The Asia Content & Entertai...
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Korea, EU to put FTA into effect by end 2015
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8213 | Sep 17, 2015 |
President Park Geun-hye and President of the European Council Donald Tusk agreed to make sure the Korea-EU FTA takes effect this year. The agreement came at the Korea-EU summit meeting on Sept. 15 at ...
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German soap opera wins Seoul Drama Awards
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9078 | Sep 14, 2015 |
(From left) Stefan Gottfried Kolditz, Jana Brandt and Benjamin Benedict, producers of the German miniseries 'Naked Among Wolves,' enjoy the moment as they stand on the podium after winning the Gran...
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Unification of Korean Peninsula will end Cold War: president
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8144 | 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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Koreas agree on family reunions in Oct.
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7919 | Sep 09, 2015 |
Red Cross delegations from both Koreas hold working-level talks at the House of Peace in Panmunjom, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do Province. They agreed to hold reunions for families separated since the Korean War...
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'Korea-China to become regional economic community': president
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7582 | Sep 09, 2015 |
President Park Geun-hye says, 'Korea and China will be reborn as a USD 12-trillion regional economic community,' at a Korea-China business forum held in Shanghai on Sept. 4. President Park Geun-hye s...
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World leaders honor Korean independence
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8913 | Aug 19, 2015 |
Heads of state from around the globe have sent congratulatory messages to Seoul to mark Korea’s 70th anniversary of independence. President Park Geun-hye received messages of congratulations from the leade...
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Lee Seung Gi and SNSD′s Yoona confirm split
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11457 | Aug 14, 2015 |
Lee Seung Gi and Girls′ Generation (SNSD)′s Yoona have broken up. Yoona′s agency, SM Entertainment, stated to Newsen on August 13, "It′s true they broke up recently. They decided to remain as ...
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