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![[World Heritage Festival ②] Silla heritage shines in Gyeongju](/_attach/image/2025/09/thumb_yKRvyocyylrWWiZKOWJj.jpg)
- [World Heritage Festival ②] Silla heritage shines in Gyeongju
- The World Heritage Festival reflects the outstanding universal value of World Heritage sites to visitors from across the globe. Organized by the Korea Heritage Service and hosted by the Korea Heritage Agency, the event is being held this year in order at Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes on Jeju I..
- 2025.09.26
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- No. of int'l students breaks 300K led by Vietnamese, Chinese
- The Korea Immigration Service of the Ministry of Justice on Sept. 25 said the number of international students in the country broke 300,000 for the first time. Shown are foreign students on Aug. 21 at the graduation ceremony of Dong-A University at the latter's Bumin campus in Busan's Seo-gu Distric..
- 2025.09.26
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- OECD sees Korean economy growing 1% in 2025, 2.2% in 2026
- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has maintained its growth forecast for the Korean economy at 1% this year, the same as in June. Shown are stacked containers on Aug. 7 at Pyeongtaek-Dangjin Port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Yonhap News) By Kim Seon Ah The Or..
- 2025.09.26
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- Self-driving shuttle bus service starts along Seoul stream
- A man boards a driverless autonomous shuttle bus on Sept. 23 near Cheonggyecheon Stream in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. A test driver rides the vehicle, which lacks a driver's seat or steering wheel, but does no driving. (Lee Jeongwoo) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong Shuttle bus service on a self-driving vehicle ..
- 2025.09.25
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- Newly launched 'K-star' visa track to woo int'l sci-tech talent
- A new visa category seeks to woo foreign talent in science and technology. Shown is Syed Sheraz Ali, a Pakistani national who graduated this year with a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). (KAIST) By Koh Hyunjeong The Ministry of Justi..
- 2025.09.25
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- Busan hosting 26 festivals simultaneously through Oct. 3
- Official poster for Festival Shiwol (Busan Metropolitan City) By Margareth Theresia Busan through early next month is simultaneously hosting 26 festivals, using the entire city as a stage. Busan Metropolitan City on Sept. 19 said the 13-day Festival Shiwol (October) features the theme "Autumn Wind,"..
- 2025.09.24
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- 20 organizations picked for global seed conservation program
- Twenty organizations have been selected for the first round of the Global Seed Conservation Grants Program, an international project conducted by the Korea Arboreta and Gardens Institute (KOAGI) and the U.K.-based Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Shown is Baekdudaegan Global Seed Vault in..
- 2025.09.24
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- Faster and higher: Seoul hosts world sports climbing tourney
- Athletes on Sept. 22 compete in the preliminaries of the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Championships at Han-Eul Square of Olympic Park in Seoul's Songpa-gu District. (Lee Jeongwoo) By Charles Audouin The world's best in sports and para climbing are competing in Seoul. The Internat..
- 2025.09.23
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- Useful Seoul-ution: center helps immigrant youth with education
- Youth attending the lecture "World Citizenship Education - Vietnam" at the auditorium of the Seoul Global Youth Education Center in Seoul's Yeongdeungpo-gu District on Sept. 11 make the famous Vietnamese sandwich banh mi. By Margareth Theresia Photos = Lee Jeongwoo Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. at the auditori..
- 2025.09.23
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![[At BIFF] Director Park CW 'joyous' over his festival-opening film](/_attach/image/2025/09/thumb_VnlOSUVJTimOZPgLNAFA.jpg)
- [At BIFF] Director Park CW 'joyous' over his festival-opening film
- Director Park Chan-wook (left) and the cast of "No Other Choice" on Sept. 17 pose for photos at a news conference for the film at the theater Cinema I of Busan Cinema Center in Busan's Haeundae-gu District. From left are Park, Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon, Yeom Hye-ran and Lee Sung-min. ..
- 2025.09.22