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- No. of visitors to royal palaces, tombs hits record-high 14.89M
- The number of visitors to the royal palaces and tombs of the Joseon Dynasty this year set a record high of 14.89 million. Shown is a scene from the Gyeongbokgung Palace Starlight Tour in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Royal Palaces and Tombs Center of Korea Heritage Service) By Lee Jihae The number of..
- 2024.12.23
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- Fortress, museum, eco park headline 'Korea Tourism Stars'
- The awards ceremony for this year's "Korea Tourism Stars" at Lotte Hotel in Seoul's Jung-gu District on Dec. 18 picked Suwon Hwaseong (Fortress) and Haenggung-dong (Neighborhood) as "tourist attraction of the year." (Photo Korea photographer Lee Hyun-woo) By Lee Dasom The Ministry of Culture, Sports..
- 2024.12.23
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- KRW 2.8T project secured to refurbish Romanian nuke reactor
- An international consortium led by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) on Dec. 19 in Bucharest, Romania, signs a contract for an order worth KRW 2.8 trillion won to refurbish a nuclear power plant in the Romanian town of Cernavoda. (KHNP) By Kim Seon Ah An international consortium led by Korea Hydro ..
- 2024.12.23
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- Oxford to globalize Korean-language education with other schools
- Attendees at the entrance ceremony of the U.K. Hallyu Academy on Feb. 4 pose for photos in front of Hertford College at the University of Oxford in Oxford, the U.K. (Korean Education Centre in U.K.) By Gil Kyuyoung A research team at the University of Oxford of the U.K. is working with universities ..
- 2024.12.20
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- Annual list of country's top 100 R&D results announced
- On the left is the lunar lander Nova-C and on the right is the Lunar Space Environment Monitor, which has sensor and electronics sections connected by wires. (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) By Koh Hyunjeong This year's top 100 accomplishments in national research and development in six..
- 2024.12.20
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- Economy, foreign ministers stress economic stability to o'seas media
- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang Mok (left) on Dec. 18 speaks at a joint news conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul (right) at KOCIS Center in Seoul's Jung-gu District. (Ministry of Economy and Finance) By Kim Seon Ah Deputy Prime Minister and Min..
- 2024.12.20
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- Seoul Plaza Ice Skating Rink to open on Dec. 20 for 52 days
- The opening ceremony for Seoul Plaza Ice Skating Rink will be held on Dec. 20 at 6 p.m., with the facility to be open from Dec. 20 to Feb. 9. Shown are skaters at the rink last year. (Seoul Metropolitan Government's official Facebook page) By Margareth Theresia Seoul Plaza Ice Skating Rink will be o..
- 2024.12.19
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- No. of foreign workers hits 1M, 30% earn KRW 3M monthly
- The number of international workers in the country has surpassed the million mark for the first time. Shown are expats on July 27 in a class on Korean language and culture at Hwaseong Immigrants Community Service Center in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Center's official Facebook) By Aisylu Akhmet..
- 2024.12.19
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- Child care leave pay to rise to maximum KRW 2.5M per month
- The child care leave allowance from next year will rise to a maximum of KRW 2.5 million per month. (Yonhap News) By Kim Seon Ah Child care leave pay from next year will rise up to KRW 2.5 million per month. A Cabinet meeting on Dec. 17 passed after deliberation a partial amendment to the Enforcement..
- 2024.12.19
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- KRW 2.7T in 2025 to go toward climate change adaptation tech
- The Ministry of Science and ICT next year will inject KRW 2.7 trillion to develop responses to climate change through science and technology like this offshore wind power complex (pictured) on Jeju Island. (Yonhap News) By Charles Audouin The injection of KRW 2.7 trillion in public funding next year..
- 2024.12.18