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Green Groove Festival
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15859 | Jul 12, 2012 |
Green Groove Festival, held from July 21 to 22 on Daecheon Beach in
Chungcheongnam-do, began due to increasing interest in environmental,
climate change and energy issues. The festival aims to inc...
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241 |
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Paju Folk Festival 2012
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15858 | Sep 03, 2012 |
This annual folk festival proved its
popularity at its inaugural event last year. This year’s line-up
includes world-class folk musicians from Korea and abroad includ...
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240 |
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Postal workers serve elderly living alone across the country
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15851 | 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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239 |
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Hadong Wild Tea Culture Festival
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15782 | May 02, 2012 |
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238 |
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K-Pop collaboration newest trend in pop world
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15403 | 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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237 |
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Korea's inbound tourists hit 12 million
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15355 | 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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Korean luge team gearing up for gold
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15355 | 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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235 |
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Christmas tree lights up central Seoul
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15342 | 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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Korea to host U-20 World Cup 2017!!!!
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15303 | 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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233 |
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‘Special Hands’ extends to seven countries
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15258 | Feb 06, 2013 |
The athletes cross the finish line during the cross country running event on January 30, the first day of the Special Olympics (photo: Jeon Han). With around 3,000 participants from 106 countries,...
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232 |
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Korea shares electoral, criminal justice systems
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15244 | 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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231 |
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Tourist police division launched to help visitors
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15227 | 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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230 |
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Golden PyeongChang train heads to Germany
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15027 | Feb 02, 2018 |
A special train to promote the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games approaches the platform at Berlin Central Station where the two Olympic mascots welcome passengers on Jan. 29. The...
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229 |
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Incheon Asian Games torch relay crosses country
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15002 | 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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228 |
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Korea is the most innovative country: Bloomberg
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14998 | 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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227 |
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Canadian sitcom 'Kim’s Convenience' going strong in 3rd season
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14985 | Jan 25, 2019 |
The Canadian sitcom "Kim’s Convenience" on CBC Television tells of a Korean-Canadian family that runs a convenience store in Toronto. From left: Jung, the son; Yong-mi, the mother; Sang-il, the f...
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Student games set for July
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14982 | Mar 30, 2015 |
The 28th Summer Universiade Gwangju, a global sports festival for university students, has just marked D-95, as the countdown for the event has entered its final phase. The Gwangju Universiade will be h...
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225 |
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2012 Mime Festival
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14899 | May 18, 2012 |
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From 1945.8.15 to 1948.8.15
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14815 | 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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Happy Chuseok 2014
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14788 | 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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