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- Consumption coupons worth up to KRW 500K to spur spending
- President Lee Jae Myung (center) on June 19 declares the opening of a Cabinet meeting at the Office of the President in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District. (Yonhap News) By Kim Hyelin Consumption coupons worth between KRW 150,000 and KRW 500,000 will seek to stimulate domestic spending and stabilize the pe..
- 2025.06.24
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- Gov't ratifies Hague Adoption Convention to protect children
- Participants on July 11, 2023, listen to a speech at an event hosted by the International Korean Adoptee Associations at COEX Mall in Seoul's Gangnam-gu District. (Yonhap News) By Lee Jihae The country has ratified the Hague Adoption Convention. The Ministry of Health and Welfare on June 18 said it ..
- 2025.06.24
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- Green cars in May beat engine-powered models in domestic sales
- Hyundai Motor's Casper EV (Hyundai Motor) By Koh Hyunjeong Domestic sales of eco-friendly cars like electric vehicles (EV) and hybrids last month outstripped those of internal combustion vehicles for the first time. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on June 17 announced automotive industry ..
- 2025.06.19
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- 100 publishers from 30 countries to attend book copyright event
- This is a scene from last year's K-Book Copyright Market that ran from June 24-26, 2024, at Lotte Hotel World in Seoul's Songpa-gu District. By Margareth Theresia The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on June 16 announced its joint hosting of this year's K-Book Copyright Market from June 16-18..
- 2025.06.18
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- Domestically developed carbon map to be used in Uzbekistan
- A carbon emissions map developed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will be part of a pilot project of the Asia Development Bank in Uzbekistan. Shown is a graphic of carbon absorption in forests on Jeju Island in 2023. (Ministry's carbon emissions map system) By Charles Audouin A ..
- 2025.06.18
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- APEC Summit's host city to revamp cultural complex's nightscape
- A 16 m-tall sculpture inspired by the motif of an egg symbolizing revival and the royal family of the ancient Silla Kingdom (57 B.C.-A.D. 935) and a facility for producing 3D images to commemorate APEC will be set up at Bomunho Lake Plaza (Hoban Square) in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. By Yoo..
- 2025.06.18
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- Seoul Int'l Book Fair from June 18 to use 'Last Resort' theme
- The Seoul International Book Fair will run from June 18-22 at COEX Mall in Seoul's Gangnam-gu District. Shown is a scene from the 2024 edition. (Yonhap News) By Lee Jihae The Seoul International Book Fair, the largest event of its kind in the nation, will run from June 18-22 at COEX Mall in Seoul's ..
- 2025.06.16
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- Seoul ranked record-high 8th on best cities for startups list
- Business district of Yeouido in Seoul (Yonhap News) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong Seoul is considered the world's eighth-best city to launch a startup. Startup Genome, a U.S. agency that rates startup ecosystems worldwide, said this in its annual Global Startup Ecosystem Report released on June 12, the Seoul M..
- 2025.06.16
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- 'Fantastic' film festival in July to feature 'Squid Game' actor
- By Charles Audouin Video = BiFan's official YouTube channel The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, marking its 29th edition this year, is slated from June 3-13. The event's executive committee on June 10 announced the screening of 271 films from 41 countries at this year's edition. The w..
- 2025.06.13
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- Study fully decodes genetic data of globally endangered bird
- The Ministry of Environment on June 11 said Honam National Institute of Biological Resources and the National Institute of Ecology completely decoded the genetic data of the Chinese crested tern, an internationally endangered species. (Ministry of Environment) By Lee Dasom Domestic researchers have ..
- 2025.06.13