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- World-first treatment restores cancer cells to near-normal status
- A domestic research team has developed Revert, a reprogramming treatment that restores cancer cells to a near-normal state. (iClickArt) (Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution of the above image is prohibited under copyright law.) By Koh Hyunjeong A domestic research team in a world first has ..
- 2025.09.12
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- New Nat'l Growth Fund to rise to KRW 150T, focus on AI, chips
- President Lee Jae Myung (right) on Sept. 10 attends a conference on the National Growth Fund at the startup support center Front1 in Seoul's Mapo-gu District. (Office of the President) By Xu Aiying The newly launched National Growth Fund will invest KRW 150 trillion over the next five years in high-..
- 2025.09.12
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- Rate of higher education completion tops OECD for 17th straight year
- The Ministry of Education and the Korean Educational Development Institute on Sept. 9 announced the results of the report Education at a Glance 2025 of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Shown is the graduation ceremony on Aug. 29 at Yonsei University in Seoul's Seodaemun-gu..
- 2025.09.12
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- Rules relaxed on int'l workers changing jobs, need for reentry
- Recently eased regulations seek to improve conditions for foreign workers in the country. Shown are such laborers wearing traditional Vietnamese hats on July 23 harvesting potatoes at a farm in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province. (Yonhap News) By Aislyu Akhmetzianova To protect the rights of foreign wor..
- 2025.09.12
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- 166K jobs added in August for 3rd straight month of 100K gain
- Kong Misuk, director-general of the Social Statistics Bureau at Statistics Korea, on Sept. 10 releases employment trends data for August at Government Complex-Sejong in Sejong. (Yonhap News) By Kim Hyelin The number of jobs nationwide last month rose 166,000 from August last year. An August employme..
- 2025.09.12
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- Newly launched committee seeks to make Korea top 3 AI power
- President Lee Jae Myung on Sept. 8 announces the role of the newly launch National AI Strategy Committee at the latter's launching ceremony held at Seoul Square in the capital's Jung-gu District. (Yonhap News) By Yoon Sojung The National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy Committee, a government ..
- 2025.09.10
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- Defense chief hosts 1st bilateral talks with Japan in 10 years
- Minister of National Defense Ahn Gyu-Back (left) and his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani on Sept. 8 pose for photos prior to their bilateral talks at the Ministry of National Defense's compound in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District. (Ministry's official Facebook page) By Margareth Theresia Minister of Na..
- 2025.09.10
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- Genetic scissors tech developed to target cancer cells' DNA
- A domestic research team has developed a technology that kills cancer cells by cutting one strand of their DNA's double helix. *(iClickArt) (Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution of the above image is prohibited by copyright law.) By Koh Hyunjeong A domestic research team has developed a gene..
- 2025.09.09
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- OECD hails Korea's 'highly competitive' small modular reactors
- This is a model of the System-integrated Modular Advanced Reactor aka SMART, a small modular reactor developed by the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI). (KAERI) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong The country's small modular reactors (SMRs) under development have received high marks for global competiti..
- 2025.09.09
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- Visa-free entry for Chinese group tourists to start on Sept. 29
- Chinese group tourists from Sept. 29 can travel in Korea visa-free for up to 15 days under a temporary program ending on June 30 next year. Shown are such visitors on Dec. 27 last year arriving at Incheon International Airport. (Yonhap News) By Kang Gahui Chinese travelers on group tours from Sept. ..
- 2025.09.09