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- APEC forum urges more economic participation by women
- The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family on Aug. 12 said a joint statement under the theme "Promoting Women's Economic Participation for Sustainable Growth," was unanimously adopted by member countries at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Women and the Economy Forum at the convention ce..
- 2025.08.14
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- 'Records preserve legacy of victims of Japan's sexual slavery'
- Lee Na-Young, chair of the board of the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, on July 24 takes a photo in front of a drawing by victim Kang Duk-kyung. By Lee Jihae Photos = Lee Jihae Aug. 14 is International Memorial Day for Japanese Military ..
- 2025.08.13
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- 1st agricultural ministers' talks with Japan, China held in 7 years
- Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Song Mi-ryung (middle) on Aug. 11 holds a joint news conference with Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinziro Koizumi (left) and Chinese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Han Jun on the results of their trilateral summi..
- 2025.08.13
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- Lodging discount event in provincial areas to start on Aug. 20
- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in collaboration with the Korea Tourism Organization, will host from Aug. 20 the Accommodation Sale Festa for the second half of the year to boost demand for domestic tourism. Shown is Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, which was hit hard by wildfires in ..
- 2025.08.12
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- First US currency with ethnic Korean honors disability activist
- The U.S. Mint on Aug. 11 began issuing a quarter (25-cent coin) engraved with the image of Stacey Park Milbern, a Korean American activist for disability rights. (U.S. Mint) By Park Hyeri The U.S. on Aug. 11 began issuing a commemorative quarter (25-cent coin) bearing the image of a Korean American ..
- 2025.08.12
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- Superb tech, effective treatment drive medical tourism: survey
- Dr. Kim Woong-Han of the Pediatric Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Department at Seoul National University (SNU) Hospital on Sept. 14, 2023, examines Sai Ko Ko, a child from Myanmar who received surgery at the facility for a congenital heart defect. (SNU Hospital) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong Foreign touris..
- 2025.08.12
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- Honorary Reporters visit pre-APEC Summit meetings in Incheon
- Korea.net Honorary Reporters on Aug. 5 listen to a presentation at an exhibition booth featuring the city Incheon at the third APEC Senior Officials' Meeting and Related Meetings at the convention facility Songdo Convensia in Incheon's Yeonsu-gu District. (APEC 2025's official Flickr) By Margareth T..
- 2025.08.12
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- Provincial festival uses summer fun to save tomatoes from waste
- Visitors to the Hwacheon Tomato Festival on Aug. 2 look for the golden ring in a vast tomato pool in Sachang-ri, a village in Sanae-myeon Township of Hwacheon-gun County, Gangwon-do Province. By Kim Seon Ah Photos = Lee Jeongwoo Hwacheon-gun County, Gangwon-do Province, is famous for sancheoneo (mou..
- 2025.08.11
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- Forum in Seoul to mark 20th anniversary of ODA for culture
- The Korea Heritage Service (KHS) is part of an official development assistance project in cultural heritage ending next year to restore and maintain the northeast pedestal of the central sanctuary Bakan at the Buddhist temple Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia. (KHS) (KHS) By Lee Dasom The Ministry o..
- 2025.08.11
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- Int'l sales of Korean novels in 2024 surge 130% to 1.2M copies
- Overseas sales of Korean literature last year more than doubled from 2023. Shown are the English-language editions of Korean novels at Kyobo Book Centre's Gwanghwamun branch in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Lee Jihae) By Lee Jihae Overseas sales of Korean literature last year more than doubled from 2..
- 2025.08.08