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S.Korean, Japan and China hold talks in more than 3 years
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4585 | 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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Halal food on the rise in Korea
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4607 | Aug 03, 2017 |
By Kim Young Deok, Xu Aiying and Yoon Sojung Photos = Xu Aiying July 27, 2017 | Seoul The word halal simply means "allowed" in Arabic. For Muslims, this term applies to their overall lifestyle, one...
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Korea, Turkey cooperate on Hittite restorations
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4620 | 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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Korean War veteran revisits Korea after 65 years
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4642 | Jun 15, 2017 |
Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Eugene B. Mechling Jr. stands in the same posture as he did in an old photo, on a F15-K fighter jet during a visit to the Korean Air Force’s 11th Combat Sq...
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Korea, Nepal develop sustainable tech
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4655 | 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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Unification of Korean Peninsula will end Cold War: president
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4670 | 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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2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
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4692 | 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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Korean transport systems gain international recognition
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4713 | 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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First export of Korean beef arrives in Hong Kong
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4732 | Jan 04, 2016 |
For the first time, Korean beef is exported to Hong Kong. Negotiations on hygiene and quarantine requirements for Korean beef were settled on Nov. 19, opening trade into the Hong Kong market...
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FDI into Korea exceeds USD 20 bil. for 1st time
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4738 | 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, EU to put FTA into effect by end 2015
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4741 | 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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CISM World Games to kick off in Korea
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4742 | 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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Korea shares electoral, criminal justice systems
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4760 | Dec 02, 2016 |
"We weren't aware that Korea used computer systems to process its National Assembly elections. It's quite amazing." On Nov. 30, the Ministry of the Interior invited people from diplomatic missions in ...
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Dream Program aids young athletes from around the world
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4766 | 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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G20 leaders join forces to tackle terrorism, refugee crisis
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4780 | 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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Saemaul Undong re-launched as new rural development paradigm
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4807 | 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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Korea, China work on movie, TV source material
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4816 | 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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4817 | 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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Self-driving buses to debut in Sejong from 2021
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4820 | Oct 15, 2019 |
The nation's administrative capital of Sejong will start offering self-driving bus service from 2021. The country's administrative capital of Sejong from 2021 will be the first region in the country ...
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President emphasizes reform in 4 sectors
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4827 | 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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