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Pres. office's front road to be promoted as new Seoul attraction
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9151 | Jun 29, 2017 |
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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Seoul, Paris, London gather to clear the air
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9155 | Apr 06, 2017 |
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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"Postman's Proposal" - Myeongdong Event for Free!
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9166 | Sep 29, 2016 |
"Postman's
Proposal"
We prepared
the "wedding" on this Friday and Saturday. Welcome to Myeong-dong and please enjoy the show!
Want to check out the event? Don't speak Korean? Don't worry!
Non-Korean ...
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Cheong Wa Dae announces National Security Office vice chiefs
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9206 | May 25, 2017 |
Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Su-hyun announces the appointment of two chiefs at the National Security Office, at the Chunchugwan press center at Cheong Wa Dae on May 24. (Jeon Han) Cheon W...
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Rise in int'l marriages in Korea hits 13-year high: report
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9213 | Mar 29, 2019 |
The number of international marriages in Korea last year showed the biggest jump in 13 years, according to a marriage and divorce report released on March 20 by Statistics Korea. (iclickart) Internatio...
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Korea in the letters of a non-Korean
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9279 | Jan 26, 2017 |
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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Korean chopsticks attract Japanese diners
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9283 | Mar 03, 2017 |
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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Gov’t to actively respond to air pollution
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9285 | Jun 08, 2017 |
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon announces the government’s policy direction on the environment, during a ceremony to mark the 22nd Environment Day at the KINTEX convention center in Ilsan, Go...
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FTAs lead home appliance exports to Oceania
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9289 | May 11, 2016 |
Korean laundry machine exports are growing, particularly to Australia and New Zealand. Tariff eliminations based on free trade agreements with countries in Oceania are one of the main contributors t...
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Dream Program invites young athletes from around the globe
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9301 | Jan 13, 2017 |
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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My nocturnal life in Korea
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9307 | Jan 13, 2017 |
I am Salvadoran and I lived there all my life until June 2016 when I traveled to Korea thanks to an exchange program. If you search for information about my country, you can find some things a lit...
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Restaurateur's 'benevolent influence' movement helping needy children
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9322 | Oct 29, 2019 |
The pasta restaurant Zinjja Pasta, whose name means "real pasta" in Korean and is located in the Sangsu-dong neighborhood of Seoul's Mapo-gu District, has a small poster on its window saying "benevolent i...
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Incheon Int'l Airport to soon open duty-free shops at arrival halls
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9372 | May 31, 2019 |
Duty-free shops at the arrival halls of Incheon International Airport will open on May 31. Pictured is an artist's conception of the Entas Duty-Free shop at the airport's Arrival Hall 2. (Inc...
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Korean leaders hold hands high atop Baekdusan
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9383 | Sep 21, 2018 |
President Moon Jae-in (second from right) and North Korea’s Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un (second from left) hold high each other’s hands atop Janggun Peak of Baekdusan Mountai...
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Moon Jae-in wins presidential election
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9386 | May 11, 2017 |
Democratic Party of Korea candidate Moon Jae-in raises his hands to his supporters on the evening of May 9 after he was declared the winner of the presidential election. (Yonhap News) Moon Jae-...
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Gov't to support biotech, medicine for economic growth
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9394 | Apr 13, 2017 |
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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Korea enjoys special bond with Germany: president
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9444 | Apr 26, 2016 |
“Germany is a nation with which our people feel an extremely special bond, as both countries have known how painful being a divided nation can be. Hopefully, the two nations will continue to ...
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PyeongChang torch relay to cover 2,018 km across Korea
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9477 | Apr 20, 2017 |
President Lee Hee-beom (right) of the organizing committee for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and honorary ambassador Kim Yuna pose for a photo in Seoul on April 17. The...
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Citizenship registration info offered on messaging app
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9499 | Mar 12, 2019 |
The Ministry of Justice has set up a Plus Friend account on the messaging app Kakao Talk to provide overseas Koreans with information on citizenship registration. (Ministry of Justice) The Ministry of...
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Seoul district opens 10 smart, virus-free bus stops
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9503 | Aug 19, 2020 |
https://youtu.be/qyxnuQnyrzc High-tech bus stops that can protect commuters from viruses and fine dust and shelter them from snow and rain have been launched in Seoul for the first time. Seongdong-gu ...
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