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- ODA agency to help Tajikistan modernize its farming sector
- Davlatzoda Zafarbek (left), chairman of Tajikistan's National Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, on May 16 poses for photos with KOICA Vice President Hong Seok Hwa after signing the record of discussion on support for the modernization of the Central Asian country's agricultural water irrigation..
- 2025.05.22
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- Temple food designated Nat'l Intangible Cultural Heritage
- Buddhist temple food has been designated National Intangible Cultural Heritage. Shown is a meal at Jingwansa Temple in Seoul's Eunpyeong-gu District. (Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism) By Aisylu Akhmetzianova The Korea Heritage Service (KHS) on May 19 announced the designation of Buddhist temple fo..
- 2025.05.21
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- Group of int'l reporters tries monastic life via temple stay
- By Charles Audouin Photos = Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism At dawn on May 3 at Baekyangsa Temple in Jangseong-gun County, Jeollanam-do Province, umbrellas neatly placed next to the wall of Daewoongjeon Hall began to be unfolded. Fifteen foreign reporters were at the temple that day amid a d..
- 2025.05.21
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- Musical 'Maybe Happy Ending' wins prestigious awards in US
- This is a scene from the Broadway performance of the highly acclaimed musical "Maybe Happy Ending." (Musical's official website) By Jeon Misun The original Korean musical "Maybe Happy Ending," now running on Broadway, has received or been nominated for a series of accolades in the U.S. including fou..
- 2025.05.21
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- New market to promote sales of works by disabled artists
- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism from May 19-24 will host Ieum Artport, a program to support the creativity of disabled artists, at Modu Art Space in Seoul's Jung-gu District. (Official Facebook page of Korea Disabled Artists’ Culture and Arts Foundation) By Lee Dasom The Ministry of Cul..
- 2025.05.21
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- High-tech sensor gauges breast milk when breastfeeding
- By Charles Audouin Video = Northwestern University Domestic researchers have devised a wireless wearable sensor to measure in real time the amount of breast milk a baby consumes while breastfeeding. This is expected to greatly help manage the nutrition of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit t..
- 2025.05.21
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- Exclusive immigration lanes with Japan to start in June
- Japan-bound passengers on June 21, 2024, check in for departure at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul's Gangseo-gu District. (Yonhap News) By Kim Seon Ah To mark the 60th anniversary of normalization of bilateral ties, Korea and Japan next month will set up immigration lanes exclusively for each o..
- 2025.05.21
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- Bat organoid platform developed to prep for another pandemic
- A research team from the Institute for Basic Science has developed an organoid platform for the airway, lungs, kidneys and small intestines of five types of bats that live in Northeast Asia including Korea and Europe. (iClickArt) *Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution of this photo is prohibi..
- 2025.05.19
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- Hyundai Motor breaks ground in S. Arabia for its 1st Mideast plant
- Hyundai Motor on May 14 holds the groundbreaking ceremony for its first plant in the Middle East at the King Salman Automotive Cluster in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia. (Hyundai Motor Group) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong Hyundai Motor will build its first plant in the Middle East in cooperation wit..
- 2025.05.19
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- Jobs for foreign workers expanded in restaurant, delivery sectors
- The Ministry of Employment and Labor on May 15 announced an expansion of the Employment Permit System for foreign workers with the E-9 (non-professional employee) visa to include jobs in parcel delivery, restaurants, hotels and condominiums. (iClickArt) *Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution ..
- 2025.05.19