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- Some 40,000 competitors to run in Seoul Marathon on March 16
- The Seoul Marathon is scheduled for March 16. Shown are runners in last year's race on March 17 energetically starting the race at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul. (Yonhap News) By Charles Audouin A combined 40,000 marathoners on March 16 will run through the heart of Seoul. The Seoul Metropolitan Gover..
- 2025.03.17
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- Worker training to be held in Uzbekistan for shipbuilding sector
- The Ministry of Employment and Labor on March 13 announced a pilot training program for foreign workers in shipbuilding in a joint project with the southern coastal city of Ulsan. iClickArt (Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution of the above photo is prohibited under copyright law.) By Lee Ji..
- 2025.03.17
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- Shipbuilding know-how shines in work on US naval vessel
- The USNS Wally Schirra, an American naval cargo ship, on March 13 departs from Hanwha Ocean's plant in Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, after maintenance on it was completed. By Park Hye Ri Photos = Hanwha Ocean Domestic shipbuilding has completed its first maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) pr..
- 2025.03.17
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- Debut of mobile residence cards ushers in digital ID era
- Sample mobile residence card (Ministry of the Interior and Safety) By Koh Hyunjeong The debut of mobile resident registration cards allows users to store and use digital ID on their smartphones. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Presidential Committee on the Digital Platform Government..
- 2025.03.17
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- Quarantine agency boosts data system for protecting animals
- A handler at the Onam 119 Safety Center in Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do Province, on Jan. 19, 2024, pets retiring rescue dog Arongi, who joined the Gyeonggi-do Northern Special Response Team in 2017. The canine worked at 312 rescue scenes over seven years, rescuing four survivors and finding five corpses...
- 2025.03.17
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- Institute unlocks secret to top-notch AI translation of Korean
- The National Institute of Korean Language (NIKL) holds an annual international academic conference on the direction of creating Korean-language cultural resources amid the era of artificial intelligence. Shown a scene from last year's conference on Dec. 4, 2024, at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and ..
- 2025.03.14
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- Spring tours to accentuate nightscapes of 2 royal palaces
- The launch of Gyeongbokgung Starlight Tour and Changdeokgung Moonlight Tour next month will accentuate the beauty of the spring nightscapes of both royal palaces in Seoul. (Korea Heritage Service's official Instagram account) By Lee Dasom The arrival of spring has signaled the return next month of t..
- 2025.03.14
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- Infrared telescope jointly made with US launched into space
- Spherex, an infrared space telescope jointly developed by the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute and NASA of the U.S., is launched on March 11 at 8:10 p.m. (March 12 at 12:10 p.m. Korean Standard Time) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Southern California. (NASA) By Jeon Misun The Spectro..
- 2025.03.14
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- Mongolia agrees to stronger bilateral cooperation in rare metals
- The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on March 12 in Seoul held the second meeting of the Korea-Mongolia Rare Metals Cooperation Joint Committee. Shown is a scene from the first talks on Nov. 20, 2023, at the Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ulaanbaatar. (Ministry of Trade, Industry and..
- 2025.03.14
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- Nat'l Palace Museum of Korea revamps online display section
- This is the online display section of the National Palace Museum of Korea featuring images of pieces from exhibitions. (Screen capture from museum's official website) By Kang Gahui The National Palace Museum of Korea has revamped its online section to showcase a diversity of digital content. The mus..
- 2025.03.13