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Indoor mask-wearing rule to be eased from Jan. 30
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32 | Jan 30, 2023 |
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The national rule requiring mask wearing indoors will be eased on Jan. 30 from "required" to "recommended." Most of the country's mask-wearing regulations adopted in October 2020 at the height of the C...
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2 self-driving electric buses start regular service near Cheong Wa Dae
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84 | Jan 18, 2023 |
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Large self-driving electric buses on Dec. 22 from 2 p.m. began regular service near the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul. (Seoul Metropolitan Government) Two self-driving elect...
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President arrives in London, attends reception hosted by British king
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713 | Sep 20, 2022 |
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President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee on Sept. 18 are greeted by British officials after arriving at London Stansted Airport. President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sept. 18 arrived in ...
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Busan publishes newspapers in English, Japanese for BTS concert
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749 | Oct 12, 2022 |
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Busan Metropolitan City on Oct. 11 released special editions of its English- (pictured) and Japanese-language newspapers titled "Dynamic Busan" ahead of the BTS concert on Oct. 15 to promote the city...
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Incheon Int'l Airport receives world's 1st 'Level 5' rating
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824 | Sep 20, 2022 |
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Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) President Kim Kyoung Wook (left) and Airports Council International (ACI) Director General Luis Felipe de Oliveira on Sept. 14 each spread five finge...
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NATO's cyber defense group makes Korea 1st Asian member
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976 | Oct 12, 2022 |
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Korea is the first Asian nation to join the Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDCOE) under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Korea is the first Asian nation to ...
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2022 to roar with energy as Year of the Tiger
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1969 | Jan 04, 2022 |
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2022 is the Year of the Black Tiger under the Asian zodiac. Shown here are five Korean tigers on Sept. 30, 2021, at Everland Zoo in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do Province. Three male and two female cub...
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Foreign workers with visas nearing end to get 1-year extension
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2123 | Dec 22, 2021 |
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Foreign workers in Korea whose visas will expire early next year will get a one-year extension as the government seeks to resolve their entry and departure difficulties and a domestic labor shortag...
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1st homegrown rocket Nuri to launch on Oct. 21
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2443 | Oct 21, 2021 |
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The nation's first homegrown space rocket Nuri on Aug. 26 is set on a launch pad before undergoing final inspection. (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) Access to the area surrounding the launch ...
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Water sports center to be opened along Hangang River in Seoul
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2507 | Nov 01, 2021 |
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An integrated water sports center with water leisure facilities for canoes, kayaks and boats will open by the first half of 2023 at Nanji Hangang Park in the Sangam-dong neighborhood of Seoul's Mapo...
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President Moon, BTS give exclusive interview to ABC
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2654 | Sep 28, 2021 |
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President Moon Jae-in and K-pop phenom BTS on Sept. 21 hold an interview with ABC of the U.S. at United Nations headquarters in New York. President Moon Jae-in and K-pop sensation BTS have...
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BTS urges world to 'continue moving forward' at UN session
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2740 | Sep 23, 2021 |
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https://youtu.be/Jp5gU_Xx1VA K-pop sensation BTS on Sept. 20 delivered a message of hope to youths worldwide amid the COVID-19 pandemic in a speech at the 76th United Nations General Assembly. At ...
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President Moon appoints BTS as special envoy for trip to US
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3014 | Sep 16, 2021 |
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President Moon Jae-in (fourth from left) and BTS members on Sept. 14 take a commemorative photo at a ceremony awarding the group certificates of appointment as "special presidential envoy for future ...
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Self-driving vehicles to hit Seoul roads from Oct.
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3120 | Aug 18, 2021 |
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Self-driving vehicles like buses and taxis from October will run in downtown Seoul. Shown here is a self-driving shuttle bus in the Sangam-dong neighborhood of Seoul's Mapo-gu District. Self-driving ...
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SK Bioscience to start phase 3 trials of Korea's 1st COVID-19 vaccine
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3141 | Aug 31, 2021 |
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President Moon Jae-in on Aug. 10 said he hopes that the first domestically made vaccine by SK Bioscience can be both "born and commercialized." The photo shows the president in October last year ...
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Smart City Fair connects Korea and ASEAN
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4415 | Nov 26, 2019 |
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With the ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit underway, the Smart City Fair took place on Nov. 25 in Busan. The fair was held under the slogan “Smart Cities, Connecting Korea-ASEAN.” Minister of La...
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Korea opens e-gov't cooperation center in Uzbekistan
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4523 | Jan 31, 2020 |
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Korea on Jan. 30 opened a new e-government cooperation center in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Pictured here are government officials from both countries on March 19, 2019, after the signing a memorandum o...
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Korea launches world's 1st satellite to monitor oceans, environment
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4524 | Feb 24, 2020 |
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The world's first geostationary satellite for monitoring oceans and the environment, the Cheollian-2B, on Feb. 18 is launched from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana at 7:18 a.m. Korea has ...
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10,000 more public places to get free Wi-Fi by year's end
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4528 | Aug 24, 2020 |
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The Ministry of Science and ICT on Aug. 20 said that by year's end, it will install free Wi-Fi at an additional 10,000 public facilities such as libraries and bus stops. The photo above is of ...
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Why the 2019 ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit is important
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4528 | Nov 21, 2019 |
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Comprised of 10 Southeast Asian countries, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is located in one of the world's hottest areas. Economic growth in the region is reminiscent of Kore...
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