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Ex-nat'l soccer coach Cha to receive German honor
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68 | Nov 15, 2019 |
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Cha Bum-kun in October 2017 gives an interview to Korea.net at his home in Seoul's Pyeongchang-dong neighborhood. He will receive the Federal Cross of Merit from the German government. Former nat...
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Cutting-edge forensics helping make 'crime-free Korea'
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156 | Oct 23, 2019 |
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Domestic forensics has made huge advances thanks to state-of-the-art techniques and high-tech equipment. (Korean National Police Agency) Between 1986 and 1991, nine women were brutally murdered in the ...
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Korean, ASEAN culture ministers pledge more cultural cooperation
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163 | 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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Restaurateur's 'benevolent influence' movement helping needy children
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317 | Oct 29, 2019 |
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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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Self-driving buses to debut in Sejong from 2021
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453 | Oct 15, 2019 |
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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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Incheon Int'l Airport to soon open duty-free shops at arrival halls
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781 | May 31, 2019 |
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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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DMZ Peace Trail opened to public for 1st time in 65 years
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903 | 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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All 38 foreign bank branches in Korea finish 2018 in black
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1055 | Apr 12, 2019 |
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The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) on April 2 said in a report that all 38 global bank branches operating in Korea finished in the black last year. (Iclickart) All 38 global bank branches op...
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Korea to firmly address US protectionist steps
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1122 | Feb 23, 2018 |
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Deputy Minister for Trade Kang Sung-chun from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy talks about the U.S.’s recent move to impose a selective tariff increase on steel goods originating in 12 ...
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President Moon holds summit with Slovenian counterpart
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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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Korean studies, language courses expanding sharply abroad
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1144 | 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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Korea wins 1st gold in short track
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1144 | 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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LG, Samsung top global design lists
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1149 | Mar 30, 2018 |
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Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are ranked in first and second place, respectively, in the 'Top 10 Hague Applicants of 2017.' (WIPO) Korea’s two leading tech giants, Samsung Electronics and...
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Foreign press praises PyeongChang for tech, safety, peace
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1153 | 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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Baseball opens across Korea
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1153 | 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 ‘most innovative economy’ for fifth consecutive year: Bloomberg
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1155 | 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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Ondol becomes national intangible heritage item
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1157 | 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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Global events to mark centennial anniversary of March First Independence Movement
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1158 | 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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#MeToo comes to Korea
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1159 | Mar 09, 2018 |
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Participants in the 34th Korea Women’s Day Convention carry #MeToo signs and placards in honor of International Women’s Day, at Gwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul on March 4. (Yonhap News) The #MeToo ...
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Korea, Switzerland agree on KRW 11 trillion currency swap
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1164 | 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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