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First taekwondo competition in 5 years held in Tehran, Iran: The Korean Embassy in Iran on July 8 announced the opening of the eighth Korea-Iran Friendly Embassy Trophy Taekwondo Tournament. Shown at the event's opening ceremony are competitors, officials and Ambassador to Iran Kim Junpyo (fourth from left in back row) taking a group photo. (Korean Embassy in..; 2024.07.10

Hanji House: preserving & passing on traditional paper: The exhibition "Silence: The Memory of Generation" on the first floor of Hanji House in Seoul displays photos printed on Hanji (traditional paper). By Lee Dasom Early July sees the rainy season begin. A Korea.net staff writer leaves Exit 2 at Anguk Station in Seoul and arrives at a building to escap..; 2024.07.10

KTO offers foreign tourists up to 80% off travel events: The Korea Tourism Organization through July 31 offers tourism packages and services specifically for foreign tourists under a promotion for the VK (Visit Korea) Alliance of company products and services. Shown are foreign sightseers clad in Hanbok on May 1 posing for photos at Gyeongbokgung Palace i..; 2024.07.10

Exports of Korean Agri-Food Products Increased 7.6% to USD 3.96 Billion in May 2024: Sejong, 4 July 2024 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) announced that the cumulative value of exports of Korean agri-food products at the end of May this year reached USD 3.96 billion (tentative figures), up by 7.6% from a year earlier. This marks a continued upward trend..; 2024.07.09

The government to offer three types of financial aid and support to expand sales channels, in addition to assistance for finding employment in the event of business closure for struggling micro-enterprises: President Yoon Suk Yeol presided over the briefing on the Economic Policy Directions for the Second Half of 2024 on July 3. The comprehensive plan for micro-businesses and the self-employed was also discussed during the briefing. Recently, micro businesses have been encountering increased difficulti..; 2024.07.09

Direct flights from provincial airports to Manila liberalized: This is Terminal 2 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, the Philippines. (Airport's official website) By Koh Hyunjeong Most restrictions have been lifted on flights between provincial airports and the Philippine capital of Manila. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Jul..; 2024.07.09

Southern county named UNESCO Biosphere Reserve: Changnyeong-gun County, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, on July 5 was designated Changnyeong Biosphere Reserve at the session of the International Co-ordinating Council for the UNESCO program Man and the Biosphere in Agadir, Morocco. Shown is Upo Wetland, a complex of natural wetlands in the county. By I..; 2024.07.09

Gov't road map for self-driving vehicles to come out this year: Vehicles on June 13 travel on a road with a sign on the pilot operation of self-driving cars in the Sangam-dong neighborhood of Seoul's Mapo-gu District. (Yonhap News) By Kim Hyelin The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will create a map reflecting the difficulty of self-driving cars to..; 2024.07.09

South Korea and Vietnam opened a new chapter in their bilateral cooperation: On Tuesday, July 2, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS, Minister OH Youngju) signed two memorandums of understanding with the Vietnamese government at the Seoul Government Complex. The first MOU, with the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam (Minister Nguyen Chi Dung), focuses on estab..; 2024.07.08

Asia's top genre film festival to show 253 works from 49 nations: This year's Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival runs from July 4-14 in and around Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do Province. Shown are the two emcees at the opening ceremony on July 4, actors Jang Dong-yoon (left) and Jung Soo-jung (right), speaking to actor Son Yejin, who is the subject of the event'..; 2024.07.08

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