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- An a roll! Badminton icon wins year's 6th singles title in Japan
- An Se Young, the world's No. 1 women's badminton player, on July 20 roars for joy after defeating China's Wang Zhiyi in the women's singles final at the Badminton World Federation Japan Open at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo. (Yonhap News) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong An Se Young (Samsung Life Insuranc..
- 2025.07.22
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- Busan hosts int'l event on weather, oceans, ice to tackle climate crisis
- BACO-25, or a joint assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, is being held from July 20-25 at BEXCO (Busan Exhibition and Convention Center) in Busan's Haeundae-gu District. Shown is a scene from the World Climate Industry Expo held from Sept. 4-6, 2024, at BEXCO. (BEXCO) By Le..
- 2025.07.22
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- Heat inspections of farms, lodging begin for int'l worker safety
- The Ministry of Employment and Labor on July 17 began a monthlong inspection of farms and accommodations in rural areas for foreign laborers. Shown are seasonal workers from Cambodia on June 24 moving corn seeds at a corn field in Goesan-gun County, Chungcheongbuk-do Province. (Goesan-gun Office) By..
- 2025.07.22
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- Women's soccer team wins E. Asian title for 1st time in 20 years
- The women's national soccer team on July 16 claimed the East Asian Football Federation E-1 Football Championship with a 2-0 win over Taiwan at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do Province. Shown is the squad posing in a group photo with the winner's trophy. (Yonhap News) By Lee Jihae The w..
- 2025.07.21
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- 'K-Drama, Love Chapter' shows emotional moments from hit series
- By Lee Jihae Photos = Lee Jeongwoo A K-drama exhibition in Seoul features scenes that made viewers' hearts flutter, lines of familiar dialogue and touching lyrics from songs to stir up memories and rediscover love. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization on Jul..
- 2025.07.21
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- Poet Kim Hyesoon receives int'l literary prize from Germany
- Poet Kim Hyesoon has won this year's International Prize for Literature from Germany's Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) for her collection "Autobiography of Death." Shown is the book's German-language version. (HKW's official website) By Margareth Theresia Poet Kim Hyesoon is the first Asian writer ..
- 2025.07.21
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- Final 'Squid Game' season tops Netflix int'l chart for 3rd week
- The third and final season of "Squid Game" has topped the Netflix chart for series not in English for the third consecutive week. (Screen capture from Netflix Tudum) By Kang Gahui For three straight weeks, the third and final season of "Squid Game" has topped the Netflix chart for shows not in Engli..
- 2025.07.21
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- 183,000 jobs added in June for 6th straight month of growth
- Jobseekers on July 11 look at bulletin boards at a job fair in Hanam, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Yonhap News) By Koh Hyunjeong A combined 183,000 jobs were added last month from June last year. Statistics Korea on July 16 said this in releasing data on employment trends for the month. The number of empl..
- 2025.07.21
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- Horizon Europe names Korea its 1st Asian associate member
- Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union Ryu Jeonghyun (left) and Signe Ratso, deputy director-general of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, on July 17 pose for a photo in Brussels after signing and exchanging protocols on Korea's entry into Horizon Europe..
- 2025.07.21
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- Busan to host World Heritage Committee session in July 2026
- This is a scene from the 47th meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee on July 15 in Paris. (Korea Heritage Service) By Jeon Misun The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which selects cultural and natural sites around the globe considered to have high universal value, will hold its annual sessio..
- 2025.07.17