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- Nobel win spurs high demand for Han Kang's books at libraries
- Books by novelist Han Kang, this year's winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, on the afternoon of Oct. 10 are displayed at Kyobo Book Centre in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Yonhap News) By Kim Hyelin Domestic libraries are seeing a surge of interest in the works of novelist Han Kang, winner of th..
- 2024.10.15
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- Cosmetics exports hit record USD 7.4B in year's first 3 quarters
- Cosmetics exports in this year's first three quarters hit a record-high USD 7.4 billion. Shown are visitors on Oct. 1 sampling cosmetics during Seoul Beauty Week at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul's Dongdaemun-gu District. (Yonhap News) By Kim Seon Ah Cosmetics exports in this year's first three qu..
- 2024.10.15
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- 300 venues nationwide to celebrate Hanbok Culture Week
- By Charles Audouin Video = Korea Craft and Design Foundation's official YouTube channel The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in collaboration with the Korea Craft and Design Foundation, from Oct. 14-20 will hold the annual Hanbok Culture Week in Seoul's Jongno-gu District and throughout the ..
- 2024.10.14
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- Han Kang style! Writer wins historic Nobel Prize in Literature
- Han Kang on Oct. 10 became the country's first laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature. (Nobel Prize's official Facebook page) By Xu Aiying Video = Nobel Prize's official YouTube channel Novelist Han Kang is the nation's first laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy on Oct. ..
- 2024.10.14
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- Korean-language test to be held 6 times o'seas from 2025
- The number of times the internet-based format of the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) is offered will be doubled next year to six. Shown is a scene from the 81st TOPIK on April 9, 2022, given at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. (Chicago Korean Education Center) By Gil Kyuyoung The ..
- 2024.10.14
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- Annual Culture Month features array of events nationwide
- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism this month hosts Culture Month events at Gwanghalluwon Garden in Namwon, Jeollabuk-do Province. Shown is such an event in October 2023 on Jaeun-do Island of Sinan-gun County, Jeollanam-do Province. (Yonhap News) By Aisylu Akhmetzianova The annual Culture M..
- 2024.10.11
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- Entry into FTSE Russell bond index to stabilize interest, FX rates
- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang Mok (center) on Oct. 9 at Government Complex-Seoul in the capital's Jongno-gu District announces the country's entry into the World Government Bond Index of the London-based Financial Times Stock Exchange Russell. (Ministry of Econo..
- 2024.10.11
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- Nation earns 6th term on UN Human Rights Council
- Korea on Oct. 9 in New York was elected to the U.N. Human Rights Council for the 2025-27 term at the U.N. General Assembly. (U.N.'s official website) By Margareth Theresisa The nation has earned a sixth term on the United Nations Human Rights Council, with its first coming in 2006. The Ministry of F..
- 2024.10.11
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- 2 villages gain global spotlight for sustainable regional tourism
- By Margareth Theresia and Aisylu Akhmetzianova Video = Lee Jun Young Dongbaek (Camellia) Village, located in Sinheung-2ri (village) of the town of Namwon-eup in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, and with a tradition of over 300 years, is gaining global attention for its community's project to utilize camellia ..
- 2024.10.10
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- Ship, ICT, chip exports boost Aug. trade surplus to USD 6.6B
- The Bank of Korea on Oct. 8 announced a current account surplus in August of USD 6.6 billion. Shown is the bunkering and unloading of methanol at the Port of Busan New Port. (Busan Port Authority) By Charles Audouin Releasing tentative data on the country's international balance of payments, the Ban..
- 2024.10.10