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Korea is the most innovative country: Bloomberg
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8484 | 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 sends its largest ever team of Olympians to Sochi
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11228 | Jan 06, 2014 |
The number of athletes Korea is sending to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics is expected to be higher than ever before. A total of 61 Korean athletes are expected to compete in 13 Winter Olympi...
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Son Heung-min top Asian footballer of 2013: ESPN
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17522 | Jan 03, 2014 |
Leading U.S. sports channel ESPN has selected Son Heung-min of Bayer Leverkusen as its top Asian footballer of 2013. The Korean soccer player played a central role in his team’s third-place finish...
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Korea's inbound tourists hit 12 million
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9355 | Dec 30, 2013 |
The number of overseas tourists who visit Korea has exceeded 12 million for the first time. A special event was held to mark the arrival of the 12 millionth tourist to visit Korea in 2013 at Jeju ...
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Ice rink opens at Seoul Plaza
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14793 | Dec 18, 2013 |
Skaters enjoy the ice rink at Seoul Plaza in front of City Hall on its opening day this year on December 16. It will be open for 70 days until the end of February 2014. (Photo: Jeon Han) ...
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Postal workers serve elderly living alone across the country
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7857 | 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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Korea to host U-20 World Cup 2017!!!!
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8060 | 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 luge team gearing up for gold
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8301 | 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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Christmas tree lights up central Seoul
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8883 | Dec 02, 2013 |
The plaza in front of City Hall in downtown Seoul was twinkling with festive cheer last Saturday night as the lights on the 18 meter Christmas tree were switched on.
On November 30, citizens...
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CNN reports on ‘the 10 bests’ of Korea
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6868 | Nov 29, 2013 |
CNN recently published a travel piece about Korea, titled “10 things South Korea does better than anywhere else.” The top South Korean characteristic that grabbed CNN’s attention was the nation...
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Speed skater Lee breaks own world record 3 times
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14477 | Nov 20, 2013 |
In just one week, Korea’s leading female speed skater Lee Sang-hwa has broken three world records, all her own. This raises high hopes for gold at the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympic Games in 2014.
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First snowfall in Seoul
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10704 | Nov 19, 2013 |
With a rapid drop in temperature, the first snow of the season fell on November 18 in Seoul and a few other cities across the peninsula. Pictured is Bukhansan Mountain and the Pyeongchang-dong n...
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Korea lends helping hand to typhoon-ravaged Philippines
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9573 | Nov 13, 2013 |
The Korean government will offer USD 5 million in relief aid to the Philippines after the recent devastation caused by super typhoon Haiyan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) also said it ...
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Korea, African nations cooperate in water resource development
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7559 | 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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Korean entertainment expo heats up in London
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16015 | Nov 11, 2013 |
Despite the gentle rain, the exhibition hall at Old Billingsgate Market in London was busy with fans who came to get a glimpse of their K-pop stars. They came to see K-pop related exhibitions and ...
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Korean-born diva sweeps Down Under
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8996 | Nov 04, 2013 |
When a petite Asian woman with no makeup stood up in front of the judges, she didn’t receive much attention at first. When asked by judges, "What can we expect from you?" she answered, "Awesome sin...
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President surprises fans with opening pitch
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10371 | Oct 29, 2013 |
t was truly a surprise, exciting the more than 25,000 baseball fans packed in the bleachers. President Park Geun-hye showed up to throw the first pitch in the third game of the Korean Series 2013 ...
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UNESCO likely to list kimchi as cultural heritage item
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6529 | Oct 29, 2013 |
Kimchi and kimchi-making culture is likely to be listed by UNESCO as one of humanity’s intangible cultural heritage items, it was announced on October 23. According to the Cultural Heritage Administrati...
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Tourist police division launched to help visitors
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8568 | 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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Korea tops global IT competitiveness 2012: ITU
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8828 | 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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