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Hadong Wild Tea Culture Festival
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13821 | May 02, 2012 |
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Yeouido Spring Flower Festival
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13686 | Apr 07, 2014 |
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Every year when spring comes with its warmer
weather, there are cascades of colorful flowers, with the Hangang River
in the background, along the boulevards of Yeouido in western Seoul.
There are 1...
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Joseon palaces meld philosophy, architecture, Confucianism
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13670 | Dec 12, 2016 |
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A museum visitor appreciates the articles on exhibition at the National Palace Museum of Korea in Seoul on Dec. 7. The special exhibition ‘Timeless Marvels, the Construction of a Palace in Joseon...
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‘Special Hands’ extends to seven countries
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13601 | Feb 06, 2013 |
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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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Green Groove Festival
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13596 | Jul 12, 2012 |
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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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Tourist police division launched to help visitors
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13567 | Oct 21, 2013 |
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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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Christmas tree lights up central Seoul
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13550 | Dec 02, 2013 |
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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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K-Pop collaboration newest trend in pop world
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13503 | Apr 01, 2014 |
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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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Korean luge team gearing up for gold
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13475 | Dec 09, 2013 |
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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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Korea's inbound tourists hit 12 million
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13457 | Dec 30, 2013 |
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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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2012 Mime Festival
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13389 | May 18, 2012 |
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Incheon Asian Games torch relay crosses country
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13345 | Aug 26, 2014 |
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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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Korea to host U-20 World Cup 2017!!!!
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13100 | Dec 09, 2013 |
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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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Korea is the most innovative country: Bloomberg
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13059 | Jan 29, 2014 |
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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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President, Facebook CEO discuss creative economy
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12943 | Jun 19, 2013 |
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President Park Geun-hye discussed her creative economy vision and ways to support venture startups with Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, the world’s top social network website. At a meeti...
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Exhibit at Unhyeongung palace
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12934 | Sep 12, 2012 |
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Cultural Heritage Administration introduces
the relatively unknown royals of late Joseon, kings and princes who
have occupied the Unhyeon Palace through Black & White photographs
exhibit. Free a...
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'Korea, world’s second-most innovative country'
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12903 | Feb 15, 2013 |
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Korea is the second-most innovative country in the world according to Bloomberg Businessweek. In its annual Global Innovative Index, a list of the 50 most innovative countries, Korea gave away the ...
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From 1945.8.15 to 1948.8.15
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12861 | Aug 16, 2012 |
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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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12750 | Sep 05, 2014 |
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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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Student games set for July
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12689 | Mar 30, 2015 |
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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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