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- July goods consumption rises 2.5%, output, investment also grow
- A Statistics Korea report on July industrial activity released on Aug. 29 said domestic production, consumption and investment all grew last month from June. Shown is a bustling Mangwon Market in Seoul's Mapo-gu District on Aug. 26. (Yonhap News) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong Domestic production, consumption a..
- 2025.09.02
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- Q2 foreign card use in Korea sets quarterly mark of USD 3.8B
- The Bank of Korea on Aug. 26 said card spending in Korea by foreign nationals in the second quarter posted a record-high USD 3.79 billion (KRW 5.28 trillion). Shown is a scene of the ever-bustling Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. (Lee Jeongwoo) By Lee Dasom Foreign card spending in the country in the ..
- 2025.08.29
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- Stronger rules on portable batteries on flights coming on Sept. 1
- The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Aug. 27 announced new safeguards for flight safety highlighted by the mandatory use of insulating tape and fire containment bags for portable batteries, following related regulations adopted in March. (Yonhap News) By Margareth Theresia Stronger ..
- 2025.08.29
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- APEC dialogue upgrades cultural industry to core agenda
- Clad in the traditional jacket durumagi, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Chae Hwi-young (fifth from left in front row) on Aug. 27 poses for photos with attendees of the plenary session of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation High-Level Dialogue on Cultural and Creative Industries at the hot..
- 2025.08.29
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- Emerging critical risk mgmt. named best practice by OECD
- Firefighters on Aug. 19 hold a simulation of a fire situation at Lotte Hotel in Seoul's Jung-gu District with related agencies in conjunction with the joint military exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield with the U.S. to raise integrated defense capabilities. (Yonhap News) By Kim Seon Ah The country's capac..
- 2025.08.28
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- 'Creative-cultural industries to drive joint prosperity in APEC'
- Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Chae Hwi-young on Aug. 27 gives a welcoming speech at the opening ceremony for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation High-Level Dialogue on Cultural and Creative Industries at the hotel Hilton Gyeongju in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. By Kim Hyelin Phot..
- 2025.08.28
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- 24 schools selected to train foreign caregivers, visa rules eased
- The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Health and Welfare on Aug. 24 said they designated 24 schools to train foreign nursing assistants. (iClickArt) (Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution of the above photo is prohibited under copyright law.) By Koh Hyunjeong Twenty-four schools nationw..
- 2025.08.27
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- Remains of Korean victims of 1942 mine accident in Japan found
- A Japanese civic group to commemorate the 1942 flooding of a coal mine on Aug. 25 said it discovered in an investigation what appeared to be the thigh bones of a victim of the flood there in Chosei coal mine of Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on the Japanese island of Honshu. (Korean Buddhist Avalokitesv..
- 2025.08.27
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- 'KPop Demon Hunters' wins over int'l media amid global hype
- Major news media in the U.S. and the U.K. are taking a closer look at the hit Netflix animated musical "KPop Demon Hunters" given its popularity worldwide. Shown is a CNN article on the film posted on Aug. 21. (Screenshot from CNN website) By Yoon Sojung The global popularity of the Netflix animated..
- 2025.08.27
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- High-level APEC dialogue to cover cultural, creative sectors
- The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) High-Level Dialogue on Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) from Aug. 26-28 in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, will be chaired by Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Chae Hwi-young. Shown is a scene from the APEC Senior Officials' Meeting and R..
- 2025.08.27