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- Chung MW named 1st Asian musical chief of Italy's La Scala
- Leading conductor Chung Myung-whun is the newest musical director of the renowned Italian opera house La Scala (Teatro alla Scala) of Milan. (La Scala's official Facebook page) By Kang Gahui Leading conductor Chung Myung-whun has been appointed musical director of the world-renowned Italian opera ho..
- 2025.05.14
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- Biz R&D investment ranked world's 5th highest with KRW 60T
- This clean room is inside a semiconductor manufacturing site of Samsung Electronics. Such production requires constant temperature, humidity, pressure and other factors like fine particulates since micro-processing of such chips is extremely sensitive to small dust or impurities. (Samsung Electronic..
- 2025.05.14
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- Book fair slated through May 16 in Czech Republic, Poland
- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on May 12 announced its hosting of the inaugural Visiting Korean Book Fair in the Czech Republic and Poland from May 12-16, fueled by the rising popularity of Korean literature in Eastern Europe. Shown is a scene from an export conference in September last..
- 2025.05.14
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- Seoul police force launch 'smart patrols' with high-tech devices
- The Seoul Metropolitan Police through June 30 will hold trial operations of "smart patrols" using high-tech equipment including drones, wearable robots and electric bicycles in the Yeouido area of the capital's Yeongdeungpo-gu District. (Yonhap News) By Jeon Misun The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agenc..
- 2025.05.14
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- APEC labor ministers hold forum on job market in AI era
- A ministerial meeting on labor and employment of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation on May 12 is held at Jeju Convention Center in Seogwipo, Jeju Island. (Jeju Special Self-Governing Province) By Aisylu Akhmetzianova The second senior officials meeting of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperatio..
- 2025.05.14
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- Slew of festivals, events scheduled in downtown Seoul in May
- A slew of festivals and cultural arts programs this month will be held at major landmarks in the capital like Seoul Plaza, Dongdaemun Design Plaza, parks around the Hangang River and Boramae Park, offering activities like strolls alongside spring flowers and events for global cultural exchange. Show..
- 2025.05.12
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- Exhibition spotlights Oceania's contributions to arts, culture
- The news conference for the opening of the exhibition "Mana Moana - Arts of the Great Ocean, Oceania," which is being jointly hosted by the National Museum of Korea (NMK) and Quai Branly Jacques Chirac Museum of France, was held on April 28 at the exhibition space on the NMK's second floor in Seoul'..
- 2025.05.12
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- Korea rated 2nd least gender unequal state in Asia, 12th overall
- The United Nations Development Programme has ranked Korea 12th this year in its Gender Inequality Index survey of 193 nations, up from 16th last year. iClickArt (Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution of this photo is prohibited under copyright law.) By Jeon Misun The United Nations Developmen..
- 2025.05.12
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- Events to honor Joseon envoys for 400 years of ties with Japan
- A replica of a ship carrying Tongsinsa, or envoys of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) to Japan from the 17th to 19th centuries, on April 26 sails in front of Yeongdo Island in Busan. Made from pine tree wood from trees in Gangwon-do Province, the ship is 34.5 m long and 9.3 m wide with a mast 22 m tal..
- 2025.05.09
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- Project eyes commercial launch of hydrogen trains by 2028
- Hydrogen-powered electric train (Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement's official blog) By Koh Hyunjeong The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on May 7 announced its launch of a research and development project to test hydrogen-powered electric vehicles under the goal o..
- 2025.05.09