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- Economy in May adds 245,000 workers, highest in 13 months
- The number of employed last month rose to 29.16 million, or 245,000 more than in May last year. Shown are people on June 10 queuing up at the West Busan Job Fair at the waiting room of Gangseo-gu Office Station in Busan's Gangseo-gu District. (Yonhap News) By Aisylu Akhmetzianova Growth in the numbe..
- 2025.06.13
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- Southern province to designate, run expat-friendly hospitals
- Jeollanam-do Province on June 9 announced its designation and operation of hospitals for expats to offer them stable medical services in the region. (Jeollanam-do Province) By Lee Dasom Jeollanam-do Province on June 9 announced its designation and operation of expat-friendly hospitals to enhance med..
- 2025.06.13
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- Joint study finds way to supress lung damage caused by COVID-19
- A joint research team led by Sungkyunkwan University professor Park Woo-ram and University of Hawaii professor Saguna Verma has developed a next-generation lipid nanoparticle method to effectively suppress inflammation and tissue damage in lungs caused by COVID-19. (iClickArt) *Unauthorized reproduc..
- 2025.06.13
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- Seoul food expo to attract 1,639 companies from 45 countries
- This year's Seoul Food, the largest in the event's history, will run from June 10-13 at Exhibition Center 1 and 2 of the Korea International Exhibition Center, aka KINTEX, in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Event's official website) By Koh Hyunjeong This year's Seoul Food, a leading food exhibition i..
- 2025.06.12
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- Lifesaving drones: delivering blood for emergency surgery
- A drone on May 22 drops a smoke bomb while delivering blood samples in a training exercise around five strategic islands in the Yellow Sea. (Taekyung Electronics) By Yoon Sojung A drop of blood saved a person's life. A drone flew high while carrying an emergency blood bag and ice packs despite stron..
- 2025.06.12
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- Current account surplus streak in April reaches 24 months
- April saw a current account surplus of USD 5.7 billion, the Bank of Korea said on June 10 based on tentative data on the economy's balance of payments. Shown are containers on June 1 at the wharf of Pyeongtaek Port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Yonhap News) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong April saw the e..
- 2025.06.12
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- 11th straight WC berth secured, badminton star wins 5th title of 2025
- The national soccer team in an Asian first has qualified for its 11th straight FIFA World Cup finals with a 2-0 victory over Iraq on June 6. (Korea Football Association) By Jeon Misun The national soccer team in an Asian first has qualified for its 11th straight FIFA World Cup finals with a 2-0 vict..
- 2025.06.10
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- 'Maybe Happy Ending' wins 6 Tonys including Best Musical
- "Maybe Happy Ending" writer Park Chun-hue, aka Hue Park (left), and composer Will Aronson on June 8 hold their Tony Awards including Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for their musical at the honors' preshow at Radio City Hall in New York. (..
- 2025.06.10
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- Researchers measure electrons' quantum distance in world first
- A domestic research team has achieved a world first by directly measuring the "quantum distance" of electrons in solid material. Shown is an image to intuitively express such measurement, with the two yellow balls representing electrons and the white scale below them a "ruler" to measure distance. (..
- 2025.06.10
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- June 5 designated annual day to honor traditional music
- June 5 from this year is officially National Gugak (Traditional Music) Day. Shown is a performance of the monthly concert series "Dadam" on April 30 at the hall Umyeondang of the National Gugak Center in Seoul's Seocho-gu District. (Lee Jeongwoo) By Margareth Theresia June 5 has been officially desi..
- 2025.06.09