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- 'Squid Game' season 2 gets 490M viewing hours in first week
- Season two of "Squid Game" in its first week of release (Dec. 23-29, 2024) attracted 487.6 million viewing hours, making it the most watched piece of content on Netflix for that period. (Netflix's official Facebook page) By Park Hye Ri The second season of the hit Netflix series "Squid Game" has end..
- 2025.01.03
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- Law revision passed to foster expert literary translators
- Students from Russian-speaking countries on May 30 attend a class on basic translation of literature offered by the translation academy of the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI). (LTI) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong An amendment to the Literature Promotion Act has enabled full government support fo..
- 2025.01.03
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- Scaled-down New Year's events to mourn plane crash victims
- Mourners on Dec. 30 pay their respects at the joint incense altar of Muan Sports Park in Muan-gun County, Jeollanam-do Province, for the victims of the plane crash at Muan International Airport. (Yonhap News) By Lee Jihae Local governments nationwide have scaled down or canceled New Year's events am..
- 2025.01.03
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- Exports led by chips hit record-high USD 683.8B in 2024
- The country's outbound shipments last year rose 8.2% to a record-high USD 683.8 billion. Shown are containers on Aug. 1 packed at the Sinseondae wharf of the Port of Busan. (Yonhap News) By Aisylu Akhmetzianova The nation's exports last year set a record high of USD 683.8 billion. The Ministry of Tr..
- 2025.01.03
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- Computer testing center for social integration opened in Seoul
- The Ministry of Justice on Dec. 30 opened in Seoul a computer-based testing center for the Korea Immigration and integration Program, which assesses the level of basic knowledge required for immigrants. Shown is a group photo of immigrants and international students majoring in Korean-language educa..
- 2025.01.02
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- Web portal launches handy online guide for foreign tourists
- Naver, the country's leading web search engine, on Dec. 30 launched an online map guide for foreign tourists. Shown is a screenshot of the service for finding Gyeongbokgung Palace with Naver Map. (Naver) By Yoon Sojung The country's leading domestic web search portal has launched an online section i..
- 2025.01.02
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- Central, local gov'ts pledge KRW 3.29T for startups in 2025
- The central and local governments next year will provide a combined KRW 3.29 trillion in funding for startups. Shown is a scene on Dec. 12 from the global startup festival Come Up at COEX Mall in Seoul's Gangnam-gu District. (Korea Startup Forum) By Kim Seon Ah The central and local governments have..
- 2025.01.02
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- Plan to kickstart taekwondo's development as 'K-cultural asset'
- A demonstration team from the Kukkiwon, the headquarters of World Taekwondo in Seoul, on May 19 performs at Namsangol Hanok Village in Seoul's Jung-gu District. (Kukkiwon) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Dec. 30 released the Fourth Basic Plan for Taekwondo Promotion..
- 2024.12.31
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- Domestic R&D spending as % of GDP ranked No. 2 in 2023
- Domestic investment in research and development last year reached KRW 119.74 trillion, as the nation ranked second worldwide in such funding as a percentage of gross domestic product. (iclickart) *[Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution of the above photo is strictly prohibited under copyright..
- 2024.12.31
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- More than 1.8M join carbon-neutral point system in 3 years
- Over 1.8 million people have joined the carbon-neutral point system since its launch three years ago. (iClick) *This photo is protected under copyright law and unauthorized reproduction and redistribution are strictly prohibited. By Koh Hyunjeong More than 1.8 million people have joined the carbon-n..
- 2024.12.31