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- President Lee hails historic wins at badminton World Tour Finals
- Badminton supernova An Se Young on Dec. 21 uses her fingers to indicate the number 11 after winning her 11th title of the season at the BWF (Badminton World Federation) World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China. (BWF) By Kang Gahui The national badminton team made history over the weekend. Led by coach P..
- 2025.12.23
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- Advanced space telescope Spherex produces first all-sky map
- Image of all-sky map captured by space telescope Spherex (Korea AeroSpace Administration) By Koh Hyunjeong The Korea AeroSpace Administration on Dec. 21 announced the release of the first all-sky map video captured by Spherex (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization..
- 2025.12.23
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- Ministry stresses 'pragmatic diplomacy' in 2026 business plan
- Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun on Dec. 19 presents his ministry's 2026 business plan to President Lee Jae Myung at Government Complex-Seoul in Seoul's Jongno-gu District under the theme "Safeguarding National Interests Through Pragmatic Diplomacy." (Yonhap News) By Lee Jihae Minister of Foreig..
- 2025.12.23
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- Awaiting Xmas: year-end period brims with holiday spirit, warmth
- A large Christmas tree on Dec. 26 exudes a vibrant holiday atmosphere at Starfield Library of COEX Mall in Seoul's Gangnam-gu District. By Aisylu Akhmetzianova Photos = Lee Jeongwoo Christmas in Seoul starts in November before winter's arrival. Even before Halloween decorations are removed, Christma..
- 2025.12.22
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- 1.1M expats employed, no. of int'l students with jobs rises 72%
- The number of foreign workers in the country reached 1.1 million this year, while that of international students who found jobs in the country surged 72%. Shown are international students on Feb. 18 throwing their caps in the air at the graduation ceremony of Keimyung University in Daegu. (Keimyung ..
- 2025.12.22
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- Domestic principles of drug assessment adopted for int'l use
- Around 90 countries are set to adopt international guidelines for assessing the abuse and dependence potential of new psychoactive substances developed by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (Ministry of Food and Drug Safety) By Ma..
- 2025.12.22
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- 'No Other Choice, 'Golden' make Oscar nomination shortlist
- "No Other Choice," the latest film by director Park Chan-wook, and "Golden," the hit song from "KPop Demon Hunters," are preliminary nominees for next year's Academy Awards of the U.S. (CJ ENM and Netflix) By Aisylu Akhmetzianova "No Other Choice," the latest film by director Park Chan-wook, and "Go..
- 2025.12.19
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- New option under mass transit K-Pass to boost user discounts
- The Metropolitan Transport Commission of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Dec. 15 announced the expansion of the K-Pass, the mass transit card that offers major discounts for users. Shown is a train of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway's Line 4 passing through Banwol Station in Ansa..
- 2025.12.19
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- Seoul named sixth most competitive city: Japanese index
- Seoul ranks sixth in competitiveness on the list of major 48 cities worldwide of the Global Power City Index released by the Institute for Urban Strategies under Japan's Mori Memorial Foundation. (Korea.net DB) By Kim Seon Ah A Japanese think tank has ranked Seoul the world's sixth most competitive ..
- 2025.12.19
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- 2026 plan eyes output of 100 GW of clean energy by 2030
- President Lee Jae Myung on Dec. 17 chairs a briefing on the joint 2026 business plan of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment and the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission at the Government Sejong Convention Center in Sejong. (Office of the President) By Xu Aiying The Ministry of Climate,..
- 2025.12.19