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- Nat'l landmarks to offer free entry over Lunar New Year period
- Royal palaces and tombs will offer free admission over the Seollal (Lunar New Year) holiday. Shown is Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul on a snowy day. (Park Dae Jin) By Margareth Theresia Admission to royal palaces and tombs will be free for the public over the Seollal (Lunar New Year) holiday, while G..
- 2026.02.19
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- Institute develops riding horse tailored for Korean physique
- The National Institute of Animal Science under the Rural Development Administration from 2009 has developed a horse breed for riding by humans. By Lee Jihae Photos = National Institute of Animal Science of Rural Development Administration A domestically developed breed of horse for riding by humans ..
- 2026.02.19
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- Innovative cooling film protects car interior from summer heat
- This concept diagram shows how a transparent cooling film drastically reduces the temperature in a vehicle during summer. (National Research Foundation of Korea) By Kim Hyelin A domestic research team has invented a transparent radiative cooling film that lowers the temperature inside a vehicle park..
- 2026.02.19
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- Eligibility for ethnic Korean visa expanded, job limits nixed
- The Ministry of Justice on June 25, 2025, held a meeting at Government Complex-Gwacheon in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do Province, on the consolidation of visit and work (H-2) and overseas Korean (F-4) visas to alleviate discrimination against ethnic Korean expats from abroad. Shown is a group photo of the ..
- 2026.02.19
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- Integration of 2 high-speed rail systems to begin on Feb. 25
- By Charles Audouin Video = Korail TV's YouTube channel Passengers of the high-speed rail KTX (Korea Train Express) from late this month can board at Suseo Station and those of SRT (Super Rapid Train) can do so at Seoul Station. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, KTX operator Korea R..
- 2026.02.12
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- 33K to get skilled worker visa, molding labor program started
- The Ministry of Justice has set this year's quota of the E-7-4 (skilled worker) visa at 33,000. (HD Heavy Industries) By Aisylu Akhmetzianova The quota for the E-7-4 (skilled manual worker) visa this year is 33,000, down 2,000 from last year. The Ministry of Justice on Feb. 10 announced this in a re..
- 2026.02.12
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- Tax revenue collection in 2025 surpasses target by KRW 1.8T
- The Ministry of Finance and Economy on Feb. 10 said national tax revenue last year reached KRW 373.9 trillion, up KRW 37.4 trillion from 2024. (iClickArt) (Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution of this image is prohibited under copyright law.) By Lee Jihae The Ministry of Finance and Economy ..
- 2026.02.12
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- Yu go, girl! Teen wins Korea's 2nd medal of Winter Olympics
- National snowboarder Yu Seungeun on Feb. 9 bites into her bronze medal won in women's big air at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy. (Yonhap News) By Hong Angie Snowboarder Yu Seungeun on Feb. 9 won Korea's second medal at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in It..
- 2026.02.12
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- Hiring of int'l workers eyes higher fluency in spoken Korean
- The Human Resources Development Service of Korea on Feb. 9 announced a revamp of the interview evaluation process for the Employment Permit System and the selection point structure for hiring foreign workers. (iClickArt) (Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution of this image is prohibited under..
- 2026.02.12
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- Space telescope made with US snaps water, matter from comet
- These are photos taken by the space telescope Spherex of (from left to right) water, organic matter and carbon dioxide emitted from an interstellar comet. (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) By Koh Hyunjeong The space telescope Spherex, which was jointly developed by the Korea Astronomy an..
- 2026.02.12