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- Medical Korea Information Center relocates to Seoul Station
- Medical Korea Information Center was relocated on Jan. 21 to Seoul Station in the city's Yongsan-gu District. Shown is the tape-cutting ceremony. (Ministry of Health and Welfare) By Koh Hyunjeong Medical Korea Information Center, a comprehensive facility for foreign patients to receive medical servi..
- 2025.01.23
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- No entry fees at royal palaces, tombs over Lunar New Year
- The Korea Heritage Service has released this sehwa, or a traditional painting used to ward off misfortune and attract good luck, for 2025, the Year of the Blue Snake in the East Asian zodiac. (Service's official blog) By Koh Hyunjeong Visitors can enter royal palaces and tombs at no charge over the ..
- 2025.01.22
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- Nat'l Museum of Korea unveils 2025 exhibition lineup
- National Museum of Korea Director Kim Jae-Hong on Jan. 20 announces his institution's main tasks for 2025 at a New Year's news conference held at the museum in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District. (Lee Jun Young) By Charles Audouin The country's flagship museum this year will spotlight domestic culture such..
- 2025.01.22
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- Mountaineer Kim YM completes solo travel across Antarctica
- Mountaineer Kim Young-mi, 44, captain of the North Face Athlete Team, has traveled solo across Antarctica, covering 1,700 km in the process. She is shown celebrating at the end point of the continent. (Kim’s Instagram account) By Kim Seon Ah The nation's top mountaineer Kim Young-mi has completed a..
- 2025.01.22
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- Top 10 promising future biotechnologies for 2025 announced
- This is an infographic for this year's top 10 promising future biotechnologies. (Ministry of Science and ICT) By Kim Hyelin The human immune system, gene editors designed by artificial intelligence (AI), living biological robots and bio foundation models are among this year's top 10 promising future..
- 2025.01.22
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- List of nation's top 100 tourist spots for 2025-26 released
- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization on Jan. 20 announced their annual list of the country's top 100 tourist attractions. Shown is a snow-covered Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Korea.net DB) By Aisylu Akhmetzianova The annual list of th..
- 2025.01.21
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- New embassy in Cuba to boost bilateral exchange, cooperation
- Korean and Cuban officials on Jan. 17 pose for photos at the opening ceremony of the Korean Embassy in Cuba's capital of Havana. From left are Lee Hoyul, minister at the Korean Embassy in Mexico; Lee Jooil, director-general of the Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreig..
- 2025.01.21
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- Charity voucher program for produce, food expanded
- The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on Jan. 20 announced that it will expand its voucher program for agricultural goods for the socially disadvantaged to the entire country. Shown are shoppers buying vegetables at a hypermarket in Seoul. (Yonhap News) By Lee Dasom A public project th..
- 2025.01.21
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- Events in SE Asia to promote travel to Korea to ASEAN natl's
- Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In Chon from Jan. 18-19 will attend this year's ASEAN Tourism Forum and the ASEAN Plus Three (Korea, China and Japan) Tourism Ministers Meeting in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Shown are visitors in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at the Korea Travel Festa that ran from O..
- 2025.01.20
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- Winter festivals to offer fun, discounts at 58 spots nationwide
- Tourists at the Hwacheon Sancheoneo (Mountain Trout) Ice Festival on Jan. 14 soak in the festive mood at Hwacheon Stream in the town of Hwacheon-eup in Hwacheon-gun County, Gangwon-do Province (State). (Lee Jun Young) By Margareth Theresia Winter festivals and events through next month are scheduled..
- 2025.01.20