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- Newest skating star? Kim CY strikes gold at ISU 4 Continents
- Kim Chaeyeon, 19, on Feb. 23 won the gold medal in the women's singles at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul with a career-high score. (Yonhap News) By Jeon Misun Kim Chaeyeon, 19, has won the gold medal at the International Skating Union's (ISU) Four C..
- 2025.02.25
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- Vaccine institute opens int'l center for infectious diseases
- On the left is the entrance to the Seoul-based International Vaccine Institute's Biorepository, a global center for bioresources, and on the right are liquid nitrogen tanks inside the center. (Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency) By Kim Seon Ah The Seoul-based International Vaccine Institute..
- 2025.02.25
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- APEC holds event for sci-tech, innovation policy from Feb. 24-26
- Gyeongju Mayor Joo Nak-young (left) and Gyeongsangbuk-do Province's Vice Gov. of Administrative Affairs Kim Hak-hong (second from left) on Feb. 22 inspect a guide robot based on artificial intelligence at Hwabaek International Convention Center in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. (Gyeongsangbuk-..
- 2025.02.25
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- Region-specific visas eye reversal of depopulation of target areas
- The Ministry of Justice has raised the number of target areas eligible for region-specific visas and eased issuance rules to attract more foreign workers to depopulated regions. Shown is a foreign worker at a farm in Muju-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province. (Muju County) By Margareth Theresia The Min..
- 2025.02.24
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- Korea as MIKTA chair to stress urgent aid to conflict zones
- Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul (second from right) on Feb. 20 poses for a group photo at a meeting of foreign ministers from MIKTA member countries on the sidelines of the Group of 20's foreign ministers' talks in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) By Aisylu Akhmetzia..
- 2025.02.24
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- 2025 official development aid raised 3.8% to KRW 6.5T
- Acting President Choi Sang Mok, who is also deputy prime minister and minister of economy and finance, on Feb. 20 gives a speech at a meeting of the Committee for International Development Cooperation at Government Complex-Seoul in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Ministry of Economy and Finance) By Kan..
- 2025.02.24
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- 'Correcting history must accompany boosting ties with Japan'
- Lee Jin Hee is the director of Seodaemun Prison History Hall in Seoul's Seodaemun-gu District. (Seodaemun Prison History Hall) By Lee Jihae March 1, 1919, was when the Korean people led a non-violent movement to demand liberation from Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula and announce to th..
- 2025.02.21
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- Public web portal hits milestone, open data policy leads OECD
- This is a screen capture from the Public Data Portal of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. (Public Data Portal) By Koh Hyunjeong The Ministry of the Interior and Safety has released over 100,000 pieces of information on its Public Data Portal. The ministry on Feb. 19 said the list of public da..
- 2025.02.21
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- Gyeongju to host 1st senior officials meeting for APEC on Feb. 24
- The first senior officials' meeting for this year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit will run from Feb. 24 to March 9 at Hwabaek International Convention Center in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. (Gyeongsangbuk-do Province) By Margareth Theresia The first senior officials' meeting (SOM1..
- 2025.02.21
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- UAE hosts 'Korea Season in Korea 360' to mark center's launch
- A member of the gugak (traditional music) and global music group Goraeya on Dec. 6, 2024, performs in a joint recital with the quartet SB Circle at the outdoor garden of the Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates to mark the "2024 Korea Season." By Lee Dasom Photos = "2024 Korea S..
- 2025.02.20