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- Cultural Diversity Week to mark its 10th anniversary in Seoul
- This year's Cultural Diversity Week will run from May 21-27 at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul. Seen are visitors at last year's event on May 25 taking part in the side event "Coloring Challenge" at Under Stand Avenue of Seoul Forest. By Lee Dasom Photos = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism The Min..
- 2024.05.21
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- ID verification system to ensure fairness in health insurance
- Patients from May 20 must submit valid identification of themselves to receive health insurance benefits at the country's hospitals and clinics. (Yonhap News) By Wu Jinhua Patients at the nation's hospitals, clinics and pharmacies must present valid identification of themselves to receive health ins..
- 2024.05.21
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- [Must-sees at Korean museums] ⑤ Jinju Nat'l Museum
- A museum is where a country's history and culture live and breathe and the past, present and future coexist, as well as showing the nation's cultural power. Korea.net has selected six national museums by region to introduce leading must-see works displayed at each. The fifth installment of this seri..
- 2024.05.20
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- MPVA Presents Taegukgi Plaques to Families Honored for Generations of Service
- • On the afternoon of the 21st (Tuesday) at 2:30 PM, Minister Kang Jung-ai of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs will present "Taegukgi (Korean Flag) Commemorative Plaques" to 11 Families of Honor invited to the MPVA Seoul Regional Office.• The "Families of Honor" include 10 uniformed s..
- 2024.05.20
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- Korea and ASEAN to Enhance Cooperation on Startup Policies
- The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS, Minister OH Youngju) hosted the 8th ASEAN-Korea Startup Policy Dialogue with the ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ACCMSME) on Thursday, May 16, in Jakarta, Indonesia. The ACCMSME is a high-level committee of 10 ASEAN Member ..
- 2024.05.20
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- Seoul Int'l Garden Show to run through Oct. around city river
- Visitors to this year's Seoul International Garden Show on May 16 look around at the event's venue of Ttukseom Hangang River Park in Seoul's Gwangjin-gu District. (Yonhap News) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong Ttukseom Hangang River Park, which covers nearly 200,000 square m, will serve as a public garden through..
- 2024.05.20
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- Foreign tourist editions of unlimited transit card coming in July
- The Seoul Metropolitan Government from July 1 will launch versions of the mass transit pass Climate Card to allow the unlimited use of public transportation in the capital for set periods. (Seoul Metropolitan Government) By Hong Angie Short-term foreign visitors to Seoul this summer can use a public..
- 2024.05.20
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- Strategic ties, gov't-finance cooperation with Cambodia upgraded
- President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on May 16 shake hands at their bilateral summit hosted by the Office of the President in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District. (Yonhap News) By Yoon Sojung Video = Lee Jun Young and Park Dae Jin Bilateral ties with Cambodia will get an up..
- 2024.05.20
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- K-Startup Center Tokyo, a comprehensive hub for Korea-Japan startup exchange, has opened in Tokyo
- The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS, Minister OH Youngju) announced the opening of K-Startup Center Tokyo on Friday, May 10. The center will serve as a base for outstanding Korean startups to enter the Japanese market, as well as a place for exchanges with the local startup ecosystem. KSC Tokyo w..
- 2024.05.17
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- ROK Government Decides to Provide US$1 million in Humanitarian Aid to Kenya in Response to Floods
- 1. The government of the Republic of Korea has decided to provide US$1 million in humanitarian aid to support the relief efforts in response to the ongoing floods in Kenya. ※ According to the Kenyan government, as of May 6, the floods left 229 people dead, 174 injured, 74 missing and approximately ..
- 2024.05.17