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- Jeju Island to host World Environment Day next year
- Jeju Island on June 5, 2025, will serve as the venue for World Environment Day. Shown is spring water in the town of Gujwa-eup in Jeju City. (Korea.net DB) By Aisylu Akhmetzianova Jeju Island next year will host World Environment Day, the first time for the country to do so since 1997. The Ministry ..
- 2024.10.30
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- Plant found to be effective in improving short-term memory
- The Honam National Institute of Biological Resources on Oct. 29 announced that the plant stachys affinis, aka artichoke betony, is effective in improving short-term memory. (Yonhap News) By Kim Seon Ah The Honam National Institute of Biological Resources (HNIBR) on Oct. 29 said the plant artichoke b..
- 2024.10.30
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- Trilateral summit with China, Japan to come 'as soon as possible'
- A high-level meeting of Korea, China and Japan on Oct. 28 in Tokyo was attended by (from left to right) Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong, Japanese Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Takehiro Funakoshi and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs Chung Byun..
- 2024.10.30
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- Gilli with excitement! Skater wins in ISU World Tour opener
- Short track speedskater Kim Gilli on Oct. 27 leads the women's 1500-m race in the season-opening event of the International Skating Union's (ISU) 2024-25 Short Track World Tour at Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal, Canada. (ISU Speed Skating's official Facebook page) By Margareth Theresia National s..
- 2024.10.29
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- October issue of Webzine Korea features Hansik theme
- Webzine Korea's October issue has Hansik (traditional food) as its theme. (Webzine Korea) By Lee Jihae The October edition of Webzine Korea has been released under the theme of Hansik (traditional food). The column "K-food: Five Millennia in the Making" delves into the origin and history of traditio..
- 2024.10.29
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- 'Poetic prose that embraces suffering': Han Kang's literary world
- Author Han Kang, the nation's first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, in November last year speaks at a news conference held at Kobaco Hall in Seoul's Yangcheon-gu District. (Munhakdongne Publishing Group) By Margareth Theresia The nation's literary circle on Oct. 20 marked a historic milesto..
- 2024.10.29
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- Nation gets world's top rating for preventing money laundering
- The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has raised Korea's compliance standards to prevent money laundering to the world's highest level. (Yonhap News) By Kim Seon Ah The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has raised Korea's compliance standards to prevent money laundering to ..
- 2024.10.29
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- Five great spots nationwide to see colorful fall foliage
- Fall foliage around Naejangsan Mountain (Korea.net DB) By Lee Kyoung Mi The unusually long summer heat is finally over and the chilly fall wind has arrived. This time of year is the only period to see fall foliage. The following are five top places to see such colorful leaves as recommended by the K..
- 2024.10.28
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- Dokdo Museum Seoul preserves history, sovereignty of island
- A media artwork on the wall greets visitors at the entrance of Dokdo Museum Seoul, which is on the first basement floor of the shopping mall Times Square in Seoul's Yeongdungpo-gu District. By Lee Jihae Photos = Lee Jihae Oct. 25 is Dokdo Day, which marks the day when Emperor Gojong in 1900 issued I..
- 2024.10.28
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- Law on monitoring, forecasting climate change takes effect
- A law on monitoring and forecasting climate change took effect on Oct. 25, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Korea Meteorological Administration said. Shown is the area around the Korean Peninsula on Earth Nullschool, a map of global weather conditions. (Screen capture from Earth Nullshoo..
- 2024.10.28