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Foreign press praises PyeongChang for tech, safety, peace
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2253 | Feb 23, 2018 |
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CNN publishes an article on Feb. 19 titled '5G is helping make Pyeongchang the most high-tech Olympics ever,' which talks about the state-of-the-art technologies that are being showcased at the Winte...
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Korea, Switzerland agree on KRW 11 trillion currency swap
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2256 | Feb 23, 2018 |
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Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan (left) and Bank of Korea Governor Lee Juyeol shake hands after signing a bilateral currency swap agreement, in Zurich on Feb. 20. Korea and Switzerland have ...
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President Moon holds summit with Slovenian counterpart
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2258 | Feb 23, 2018 |
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President Moon Jae-in (right) shakes hands with Slovenian President Borut Pahor prior to a summit at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 20. (Cheong Wa Dae) President Moon Jae-in met with his Slovenian counte...
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Baseball opens across Korea
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2258 | Mar 30, 2018 |
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As the KBO League's 2018 season starts with an opening game between the Samsung Lions and the Doosan Bears, baseball fans fill the Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on March 24. The 2018 season of the...
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Korea wins 1st gold in short track
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2277 | Feb 13, 2018 |
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Lim Hyojun celebrates after winning the men’s 1,500 m final in the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics, at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Feb. 10. Korea won its first gold medal on Feb. 10 in men’s ...
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Mexico showers Korea with Thanks after unlikely German win
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2286 | Jun 29, 2018 |
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Kim Younggwon rejoices after netting Korea's first goal in the nation’s third match in Group F against Germany at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia at the Kazan Arena in Russia on June 27. (Yonhap ...
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Japanese tourists return to Korea
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2290 | Jul 13, 2018 |
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Japanese tourists are coming back to Korea, as tensions on the Korean Peninsula alleviate. The photo shows Japanese tourists waiting in a line to enter the Line Friends Store in Hongdae in June. ...
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Halal food wins over SNU
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2302 | Apr 13, 2018 |
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As the 200 servings of halal food -- today, it's chiken tikka masala -- are sold out within an hour, Seoul National University (SNU) students face a sold-out sign in the Gamgol Cafeteria at Seoul Nati...
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US-NK summit requires Kim Jong Un’s bold leadership: US secretary
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2403 | Jun 01, 2018 |
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds a press conference on the outcome of a meeting with North Korea’s Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Worker’s Party of Korea Kim Yong Cho...
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Seoul-Moscow cooperation builds Korean, Northeast Asian prosperity: president
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2433 | Jun 22, 2018 |
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President Moon Jae-in outlines his willingness to bolster Seoul-Moscow cooperation in his speech at the State Duma of Russia in Moscow on June 21. He is now the first Korean head of state to ev...
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Korean, ASEAN culture ministers pledge more cultural cooperation
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2467 | Oct 25, 2019 |
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Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo (center) on Oct. 24 poses for a photo with his counterparts from member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at the 2019 Spe...
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Korea ‘most innovative economy’ for fifth consecutive year: Bloomberg
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2523 | Feb 02, 2018 |
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Bloomberg has estimated Korea to be the most innovative economy for five consecutive years. The captured image above shows the top 10 most-innovative economies as selected by Bloomberg and announced on...
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Seoul offers free e-sports tour to international fans
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2560 | May 11, 2018 |
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The city of Seoul launches test operations of a free e-sports tour for international tourists. The photo above shows the S-Plex Center, an e-sports arena in Mapo-gu District, Seoul. (Seoul Metropo...
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Ondol becomes national intangible heritage item
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2648 | Mar 23, 2018 |
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On March 16 the Cultural Heritage Administration announces its plan to designate traditional ondol underfloor heating systems as a National Intangible Cultural Property. The photo shows the Jibgyeongda...
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Why are certain brands of Korean cosmetics and makeup so popular?
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2700 | Aug 03, 2018 |
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People wait in line to enter the Innisfree flagship store in New York in September, 2017. All throughout 2017, many Korean cosmetic stores in New York or Harajuku were crowded with shoppers. Re...
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Olympic gear, all winter long
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2764 | Feb 02, 2018 |
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Official PyeongChang Olympic goods are now available at 29 licensed outlets at major tourist spots across Korea, as well as online. The photo above shows the Olympic kiosk at the Lotte Department Store...
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Global events to mark centennial anniversary of March First Independence Movement
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2866 | Feb 28, 2019 |
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Numerous events in 179 countries are scheduled to mark the centennial anniversary of both the March First Independence Movement of 1919 and the establishment of the Korean Provisional Government...
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DMZ Peace Trail opened to public for 1st time in 65 years
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2909 | May 10, 2019 |
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Visitors on April 27 walk along a fortified coastal road known as the DMZ Peace Trail in Goseong-gun County, Gangwon-do Province. The trail has been opened to the public for the first time in ...
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Korean studies, language courses expanding sharply abroad
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2916 | Jan 26, 2018 |
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The number of foreign faculties and research institutes that provide Korean studies and language courses has nearly doubled in a decade, owing to the country's growing economic power, the Korean Wave a...
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[Peace in PyeongChang] Ministry of National Defense gives all-clear for PyeongChang Games
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2960 | Dec 28, 2017 |
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Colonel Jee Joon Yi, head of the PyeongChang 2018 Task Force that is overseen by the Ministry of National Defense, explains the duties his team will undertake during the upcoming PyeongChang 2018 ...
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