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- IMF touts Korea's heavy industry as example for new sectors
- The International Monetary Fund said the case study of Korea's heavy industry, which saw rapid growth in the 1970s, is an example to refer to when a country devises plans to develop future growth sectors. Shown is the world's methanol-powered ultra-large container ship early last year built by HD Hy..
- 2025.01.16
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- Carrying weapon or posing threat in public designated as crimes
- This is Government Complex-Gwacheon in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Ministry of Justice) By Kim Hyelin Carrying weapons in a public place and posing a public threat are newly classified crimes designed to prevent offenses targeting an unspecified number of people. The Ministry of Justice on Jan...
- 2025.01.16
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- 'Your Utopia' nominated for global top 3 science fiction award
- "Your Utopia," a collection of short stories by Chung Bora (Bora Chung), is the country's first nominated for the U.S. Philip K. Dick Award, one of the world's top three honors for science fiction. (Rabbit Hole) By Lee Kyoung Mi "Your Utopia," a collection of short stories by author Chung Bora (Bora..
- 2025.01.15
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- Energy tech univ. to help develop next-gen nuclear reactors
- Park Jin-ho, acting president of Korea Institute of Energy Technology (Kentech), and Richard Muller, cofounder and chief technology officer of the U.S. nuclear power startup Deep Fission, attend an energy forum running from Sept. 26-27, 2024, in Naju, Jeollanam-do Province. (Kentech) By Gil Kyuyoung..
- 2025.01.15
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- FM, Japan agree to improve ties 'regardless of circumstance'
- Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul (right) and Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Takeshi Iwaya on Jan. 13 speak at a joint news conference after their bilateral summit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Yonhap News) By Margareth Theresia Minister of Foreign Af..
- 2025.01.15
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- Provincial county offers winter tour via wine therapy, taekwondo
- Six foreign promoters of Korean culture on Jan. 7 take a group photo after their ski lesson at Muju Deogyusan Resort in Muju-gun County, Jeollabuk-do (Jeonbuk-do) Province. (Margareth Theresia) By Margareth Theresia Nine foreign promoters of Korean culture on Jan. 7 visited Muju-gun County, Jeollabu..
- 2025.01.14
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- Ministry's 2025 plan to give 'hope to, connect world via culture'
- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Jan. 10 said it will use the power of culture this year to revive the struggling national economy, respond to changes such as artificial intelligence, achieve social integration and create a cultural nation. (iclickart) *[Unauthorized reproduction and r..
- 2025.01.14
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- Kimchi exports in 2024 set 2 records, shipped to 95 markets
- The Bibigo Market in Paris that ran from July 25 to Aug. 11 last year has visitors ordering foods with kimchi including mandu (dumplings), jumeokbap (rice balls) and corn dogs. (CJ Cheiljedang) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong Kimchi exports last year broke all-time records in value and volume. The Ministry of Ag..
- 2025.01.14
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- NCG talks with US reaffirm extended deterrence vs. N. Korea
- Cho Chang-rae, deputy minister for national defense policy (right), and Cara Abercrombie, acting U.S. deputy under secretary of defense for policy on Jan. 10 take a photo after jointly chairing the fourth Nuclear Consultative Group meeting in Washington. (Ministry of National Defense) By Koh Hyunjeo..
- 2025.01.14
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- Nation's passport third in world with visa-free entry to 192 states
- Next-generation mobile passports made their debut in December 2021. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong The nation is ranked third worldwide in passport power. Henley & Partners, an investment migration consulting company based in London, on Jan. 9 released its annual Henley Passport in..
- 2025.01.13