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- ‘The 1st Korea Memorial Festa’ Ends Successfully with a Staggering 250,000 Visitors
- • The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (MPVA) hosted the 1st Korea Memorial Festa from June 8-9 at Olympic Park in Seoul. The event featured K-pop performances that garnered explosive popularity among people in their 20s and 30s. Participating artists voluntarily delivered messages of patr..
- 2024.06.12
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- The 2024 Korea-Africa Youth Startup Forum took place to exchange policies and information between Korean and African startups
- The '2024 Korea-Africa Youth Startup Forum' took place on Wednesday, June 5, in Seoul as part of the Korea-Africa Summit. The forum aimed to facilitate policy and information exchange between Korean and African startups. About 200 domestic and international participants attended the event, including..
- 2024.06.12
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- Hanbok image projected on iconic Jesus statue in Brazil
- The iconic statute Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has projected on it a digital image of the traditional clothing Hanbok. (Korean Cultural Center in Sao Paolo) By Margareth Theresia The iconic statue Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has worn a digital image of the tradi..
- 2024.06.12
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- Seoul named world's 9th best city for launching startups
- Panoramic view of Seoul Bio Hub, a support hub for biomedical startups, in Seoul's Dongdaemun-gu District (Seoul Metropolitan Government) By Koh Hyunjeong Seoul is the world's ninth-best city to launch a startup, with the value of the capital's startup ecosystem worth KRW 308 trillion (USD 237 billi..
- 2024.06.12
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- Gov't to help Kyrgyzstan's EV transition to fight climate crisis
- Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) President Chang Won Sam (left) and Kyrgyz Minister of Economy and Commerce Daniyar Amangeldiyev on June 7 take a photo after signing in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, a record of discussions on a project for electric vehicle conversion by public organizations to ..
- 2024.06.12
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- Authorities Introduce Guidelines for Determining When Non-fungible Tokens Qualify as Virtual Assets
- The Financial Services Commission introduced guidelines on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on June 10 to provide clear standards and examples on determining when NFTs should be considered as virtual assets. BACKGROUND A non-fungible tokens (NFT) is a digital token carrying a unique identifier, which make..
- 2024.06.11
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- Minister Kang Visits Central Veterans Hospital to Support Veterans and Encourage Medical Staff
- • Minister Kang Jung-ai expresses gratitude to veterans' families and hospital staff at the "Visiting Coffee Truck Event" at Central Veterans Hospital’s Harmony Plaza (3 PM, June 11th).• She emphasized the realization of MPVA’s new slogan, "Honor in Our Daily Lives by Everyone" by remembering th..
- 2024.06.11
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- Korea and Malaysia to kickstart CCS cooperation
- Director General for Energy Policy Choi Yeon-woo met Malaysia’s Deputy Secretary General for the Ministry of Economy Luqman Ahmad on June 10 in Seoul to discuss carbon capture and storage (CCS) cooperation between the two countries. The meeting between the Korean and Malaysian CCS policy officials ..
- 2024.06.11
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- Suncheon garden, wetland lead tourist sites in visitor count
- Suncheonman Bay National Garden and Suncheonman Wetland in Suncheon, Jeollanam-do Province, had the most number of visitors among tourist attractions in the nation. Shown are tulips at the garden in April last year. (Garden's official Facebook page) By Lee Kyoung Mi The country's most visited touris..
- 2024.06.11
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- UNESCO body urges Japan to tell Sado mine's full history
- The International Council on Monuments and Sites, one of three advisory bodies to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, has recommended that Japan reflect the full history of the mining complex on Sado, an island that once had forced laborers from Korea and other countries, and build facilities there..
- 2024.06.11