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Korean intangible heritage week opens in Mexico
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7187 | Dec 22, 2016 |
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- This year's Korean Intangible Cultural Heritage Week will open in Mexico City to provide the locals chances to learn and enjoy Korea's traditional arts, organizers ...
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More Chinese tourists opt for independent travel in Korea
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7206 | Jul 01, 2013 |
A recent article in the China Youth Daily highlighted the merits of Korean tourism. Based on his latest experiences in Korea, the journalist provided insight into what aspects of Korea fascinate a ...
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170 |
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Ugandan officials visit to learn the 'Korean Way'
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7237 | Apr 02, 2014 |
A group of Ugandan public officials arrived in Korea on March 24 to
study Korea's city and provincial government administration systems. A
total of 15 Ugandan officials will take part in a three-week ...
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169 |
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President, Facebook CEO discuss creative economy
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7416 | Jun 19, 2013 |
President Park Geun-hye discussed her creative economy vision and ways to support venture startups with Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, the world’s top social network website. At a meeti...
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168 |
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Happy Chuseok 2014
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7458 | Sep 05, 2014 |
There will be a great migration of people across the Korean Peninsula beginning September 5. Major roads around the country will be jammed with an endless stream of traffic, as cars move at the speed ...
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167 |
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Korea, African nations cooperate in water resource development
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7547 | Nov 12, 2013 |
Korea and four African nations have joined forces to ensure the future of safe drinking water. Water resource policymakers from Korea and the African nations, as well as Korean companies involved in ...
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166 |
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Park to make history in LPGA
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7573 | Jul 04, 2013 |
With growing international attention and expectations, the world is watching Park Inbee, a female golfer who became the second player in LPGA history to win the first three major championships of...
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165 |
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Postal workers serve elderly living alone across the country
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7840 | Dec 16, 2013 |
A postal worker found an 80-year-old lady unconscious lying on the street and saved her life while she was delivering the mail in Muju, Jeollabuk-do (North Jeolla Province). In Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do (...
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164 |
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Incheon Asian Games torch relay crosses country
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7864 | Aug 26, 2014 |
The ongoing torch relay for the Incheon Asian Games 2014 is building enthusiasm for the competition as it threads 5,700 kilometers through 17 provinces and cities. The Incheon Asian Games Organizing ...
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Korea, Canada come together in 2013
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8003 | Jul 02, 2013 |
2013 marks a very important year for relations between the Republic of Korea and Canada. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, as ...
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162 |
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Korea to host U-20 World Cup 2017!!!!
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8048 | Dec 09, 2013 |
South Korea will host the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in 2017, announced the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on December 5. FIFA made the announcement after a vote durin...
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Korean slugger joins MLB’s 20-20 club
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8160 | Oct 01, 2013 |
Unstoppable locomotive Choo Shin-soo of the Cincinnati Reds has again showed his prowess. In a home match against the New York Mets on September 23 (Cincinnati time), Choo joined the 20-20 club in...
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160 |
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K-Pop collaboration newest trend in pop world
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8280 | Apr 01, 2014 |
All music that originates in Korea and that gains popularity overseas is broadly defined as "K-Pop."
This umbrella term was first introduced only in the late 1990s. Up
until that time, "popular music" was ...
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159 |
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Korean luge team gearing up for gold
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8290 | Dec 09, 2013 |
Korea’s national luge team is experiencing growing pains for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Though luge is one of the official sporting events of the Winter Olympics, it isn’t very pop...
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158 |
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Yeouido Spring Flower Festival
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8355 | Apr 07, 2014 |
Every year when spring comes with its warmer
weather, there are cascades of colorful flowers, with the Hangang River
in the background, along the boulevards of Yeouido in western Seoul.
There are 1...
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Korea is the most innovative country: Bloomberg
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8466 | Jan 29, 2014 |
Korea has been selected as the most innovative country in the world. According to Bloomberg, Korea scored a total of 92.10 points, ranking first in its Global Innovation Index, up from second ...
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'Korea, world’s second-most innovative country'
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8519 | Feb 15, 2013 |
Korea is the second-most innovative country in the world according to Bloomberg Businessweek. In its annual Global Innovative Index, a list of the 50 most innovative countries, Korea gave away the ...
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Tourist police division launched to help visitors
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8556 | Oct 21, 2013 |
On every street corner and across every avenue of Seoul, visitors to Korea’s capital will now be able to contact the “tourist police,” ready to ease inconveniences, help with petty crime and ...
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From 1945.8.15 to 1948.8.15
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8736 | Aug 16, 2012 |
An outdoor photo exhibit has displayed
items from the archives of the National Museum of Korean Contemporary
History. The exhibit, entitled "From 1945.8.15 to 1948.8.15," depicts
the three years ...
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Korea tops global IT competitiveness 2012: ITU
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8817 | Oct 16, 2013 |
Korea topped the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Development Index (IDI), as compiled by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), for the third year running. The ITU ranks ...
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