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- Beverage makers must use recycled materials in PET bottles
- Manufacturers of bottled water and beverages must use a certain percentage of recycled materials in bottle production. Shown are drinks on Feb. 26 displayed in the cooler section of a convenience store in Seoul. (Kim Seon Ah) By Kim Seon Ah Manufacturers of bottled water and beverages must use a cer..
- 2025.02.27
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- Startup's homegrown AI chatbot has over 5M monthly users
- Lee Se-young is CEO of Wrtn Technologies. By Koh Hyunjeong Photos = Wrtn Technologies One of every 10 Koreans use AI Wrtn, a domestic version of ChatGPT developed by Wrtn Technologies. Released in March 2023, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot has over five million active monthly users. The co..
- 2025.02.27
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- Korea assumes role as UN Human Rights Council member
- Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Insun on Feb. 25 gives a keynote speech at a session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) By Margareth Theresia The country has expressed its firm intent to contribute to the protection and enhancement ..
- 2025.02.27
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- e-Arrival raises speed, convenience of foreign entry into nation
- Inbound foreign visitors can submit an e-Arrival card up to three days before their arrival. Shown is the crowded departure hall at Terminal 1 of Incheon International Airport. (Yonhap News) By Xu Aiying Foreign travelers to Korea can submit an arrival card online up to three days before entering th..
- 2025.02.26
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- 3 sites in Seoul to visit for March 1 pro-independence holiday
- This is an aerial view of Tapgol Park in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Korea Heritage Service) By Lee Jihae The people's cries for independence and freedom resounded nationwide on March 1, 1919. The reading of the Korean Declaration of Independence that began at Tapgol Park in downtown Seoul's Jongno..
- 2025.02.26
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- 158 colleges accredited for int'l education quality assurance
- The Ministry of Education on Feb. 24 said evaluations of the International Education Quality Assurance System (IEQAS) last year showed that 158 general and vocational colleges and graduate schools with international students and 103 institutions with language programs for foreign learners received I..
- 2025.02.26
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- Penalty shootout win earns semifinal berth in U-20 Asian Cup
- The national under-20 men's soccer team on Feb. 23 celebrates after beating Uzbekistan in the quarterfinals of the U-20 Asian Cup at Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch in Shenzhen, China. (Korea Football Association) By Park Hye Ri The national under-20 (U-20) men's soccer team is in the se..
- 2025.02.25
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- Newest skating star? Kim CY strikes gold at ISU 4 Continents
- Kim Chaeyeon, 19, on Feb. 23 won the gold medal in the women's singles at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul with a career-high score. (Yonhap News) By Jeon Misun Kim Chaeyeon, 19, has won the gold medal at the International Skating Union's (ISU) Four C..
- 2025.02.25
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- Vaccine institute opens int'l center for infectious diseases
- On the left is the entrance to the Seoul-based International Vaccine Institute's Biorepository, a global center for bioresources, and on the right are liquid nitrogen tanks inside the center. (Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency) By Kim Seon Ah The Seoul-based International Vaccine Institute..
- 2025.02.25
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- APEC holds event for sci-tech, innovation policy from Feb. 24-26
- Gyeongju Mayor Joo Nak-young (left) and Gyeongsangbuk-do Province's Vice Gov. of Administrative Affairs Kim Hak-hong (second from left) on Feb. 22 inspect a guide robot based on artificial intelligence at Hwabaek International Convention Center in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. (Gyeongsangbuk-..
- 2025.02.25