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Korean Travel Tip- VISA, Korean Currency
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7062 | Jan 09, 2015 18:38 |
With its scenic beauty and unique cultural and historical heritage, Korea has a lot to offer visitors. A peninsular country with four distinct seasons, Korea boasts picturesque valleys, mountains, rivers a...
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Over 1000 public sport facilities to be opened
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14971 | May 23, 2014 17:15 |
The number of public athletic facilities will be drastically increased
over the coming years, allowing everyone in the country to get into
their favorite sport. Sports complexes with swimming pools a...
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77.2 million people use Korean as mother tongue
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20023 | May 20, 2014 17:04 |
Korean is the 13th most widely used mother tongue in the world.
According to Ethnologue (www.ethnologue.com),
a web-based publication that provides various language-related
statistics, 77.2 million people acr...
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Korea, Japan expand bilateral tourism
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14086 | May 12, 2014 14:34 |
Korea and Japan have agreed to expand tourism between the two nations.
In a tourism ministers' meeting in Seoul on April 28, Minister of
Culture, Sports and Tourism Yoo Jinryong and Japanese Ministe...
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Kim Yuna bids tearful goodbye
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25219 | May 08, 2014 17:56 |
Kim Yuna, the “Queen of Figure Skating,” has now wrapped up her more than 15-year career, as she bid farewell to her fans on May 6. The 24-year-old figure skater announced her retirement from the s...
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Embryonic stem cells cloned for first time using adult cells
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20958 | May 02, 2014 14:43 |
Researchers have succeeded in cloning embryonic stem cells using adults' somatic cells for the first time in the world. Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent stem cells that are derived from the inner ...
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We humbly accept criticism from foreign press
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12369 | May 02, 2014 14:42 |
It has been two weeks now since a ferry carrying hundreds of passengers, most of them high school students, capsized off the southwestern coast near Jindo Island. This tragic accident has now been mak...
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Scientists cut potential carcinogens in processed foods
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18381 | Apr 29, 2014 15:10 |
Researchers have developed a way to reduce the amount of furan, a
potentially harmful carcinogen, that occurs in one's daily diet. Furan (C4H4O) is a chemical substance that can be produced
unintentio...
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Namsan Seoul Tower with OKCAT
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21286 | Apr 23, 2014 12:04 |
One of the famous tourist attractions in Seoul, Namsan Seoul Tower From today, I decided to be a Nicole's guide who is my friend from abroad and visit...
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Juwangsan, Sinseong Valley added as National Geoparks
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21013 | Apr 18, 2014 17:12 |
Juwangsan Mountain and Sinseong Valley in Cheongsong-gun (county), Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province), have together become the fourth National Geopark of Korea. The newly anointed geopark covers ...
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Seoul ranks high in GFCI; Busan ranked for first time
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21354 | Apr 18, 2014 16:51 |
Seoul has taken a top spot in global financial center rankings, and Busan has placed for the first time. In the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) this year, Seoul came in seventh and Busan was...
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Korea, Australia officially sign FTA
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20021 | Apr 09, 2014 17:18 |
Korea and Australia have officially signed a bilateral free trade pact.
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Yoon Sang-jick and Australian
Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb inked the ...
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Dresden to build 'Korea Street'
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9791 | Apr 07, 2014 11:15 |
Thanks to President Park Geun-hye’s visit to Dresden, the capital of
Saxony will now establish a street named after Korea. The Grünes
Gewölbe, or Green Vault, a well-known historic museum in the ci...
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Jeju hosts world’s 1st electric car expo
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7051 | Apr 02, 2014 10:16 |
Jejudo Island is bustling with brand-new electric vehicles (EVs) and all
the related technologies that will lead the future of green
transportation. The island is currently hosting the first Internati...
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Theme parks woo people with flowers, festivals
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11942 | Mar 28, 2014 17:58 |
All of Korea is being tinted with a symphony of spring colors. In cities
and urban areas, amusement parks are one of the best places to
appreciate the new season. With beautiful flowers and excitin...
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Exchanging business cards
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6449 | Mar 26, 2014 14:29 |
Exchanging business cards
info@easytolearnkorean.com
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Emergency app launched in English
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6842 | Mar 17, 2014 13:15 |
An app in English that provides useful information
in urgent situations was launched on March 5. The app contains emergency contact
numbers and teaches users how to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR...
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Korean tour guide app receives world recognition
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6917 | Feb 10, 2014 13:59 |
A smartphone application for tourists travelling to Korea recently received an award from the United Nation's World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Dubbed the Smart Tour Guide, this app provides au...
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New transportation card offers easy travel options
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9455 | Jun 24, 2013 09:19 |
It has been less than a decade since every corner of Korea became accessible through public transportation in less than a day. Now, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) has ...
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Seoul to introduce all-night bus service
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19439 | Apr 30, 2013 17:20 |
In one of the most popular moves ever, the City of Seoul is introducing an all-night bus service. Service started on April 19, introducing two all-night bus routes that operate from midnight to 5 ...
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