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Smart City Fair connects Korea and ASEAN
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7190 | Nov 26, 2019 |
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, Switzerland agree on KRW 11 trillion currency swap
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7185 | Feb 23, 2018 |
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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[Live from the Press Center] History is made
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7181 | Apr 27, 2018 |
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Baseball opens across Korea
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7143 | Mar 30, 2018 |
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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President to speak to World Health Assembly on May 18
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7109 | May 21, 2020 |
President Moon Jae-in on May 18 will deliver a keynote speech at the World Health Assembly (WHA) via videoconferencing as the representative for Asia. Pictured is a session of the 2019 WHA at...
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Korea to firmly address US protectionist steps
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7103 | Feb 23, 2018 |
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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Korea launches world's 1st satellite to monitor oceans, environment
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7097 | Feb 24, 2020 |
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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Singaporean PM shows love for Korea via SNS photos, comments
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7094 | Dec 06, 2019 |
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Nov. 24 uploaded comments and photographs of Gyeongui Line Forest Park in Seoul on his Twitter account. (Screen capture from Lee's Twitter account) ...
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Baduk (go) master beats AI program for 2nd time
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7090 | Dec 19, 2019 |
Retiring baduk (go) grandmaster Lee Sedol on Dec. 18 plays HanDol, an artificial intelligence (AI) program developed by a Korean company, in Seoul's Gangnam District. Lee Sedol, one of the world's ...
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'Know-how from prior outbreaks helped Korea respond well to COVID-19'
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7048 | Sep 10, 2020 |
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sept. 7 told a video news briefing that Korea was handling COVID-19 well when mentioning global responses to the pandemic. ...
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Chinese netizens thank Korea for aid in coronavirus outbreak
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7016 | Jan 30, 2020 |
The homepage of The Global Times on Jan. 28 highlights Korea's pledge to send relief goods to China to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. Korea's pledge to provide relief goods to...
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#MeToo comes to Korea
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7006 | Mar 09, 2018 |
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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Japanese tourists return to Korea
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6957 | Jul 13, 2018 |
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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Museum releases photos taken by Japanese colonial gov't
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6954 | Dec 16, 2019 |
This is a photo taken by the Japanese colonial government in Korea of Sungnyemun (Namdaemun) Gate when it was covered with ivy. Photos of the country taken by Japan's Government-General of Korea d...
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Gangwon-do Province to host 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
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6918 | Jan 13, 2020 |
Gangwon-do Province on Jan. 10 earned the right to host the fourth Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2024 at the 135th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland. ...
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Mexico showers Korea with Thanks after unlikely German win
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6898 | Jun 29, 2018 |
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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US-NK summit requires Kim Jong Un’s bold leadership: US secretary
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6896 | Jun 01, 2018 |
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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[Messages for the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit] From EU Ambassador to Korea
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6892 | May 04, 2018 |
By Ambassador of the EU to Korea Michael Reiterer (second from left) poses for photos with Lee Do-hoon, Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, Ministry of Forei...
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LG, Samsung top global design lists
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6873 | Mar 30, 2018 |
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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10,000 more public places to get free Wi-Fi by year's end
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6856 | Aug 24, 2020 |
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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