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- 2 Nobel winners hail Korea's growth as 'remarkable achievement'
- By Yoon Sojung Video = MIT's official YouTube channel Two of the three winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences have praised Korea's economic development as a leading example of success based on desirable systems. The Nobel committee of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Oct. 14..
- 2024.10.16
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- Nobel win spurs high demand for Han Kang's books at libraries
- Books by novelist Han Kang, this year's winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, on the afternoon of Oct. 10 are displayed at Kyobo Book Centre in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (Yonhap News) By Kim Hyelin Domestic libraries are seeing a surge of interest in the works of novelist Han Kang, winner of th..
- 2024.10.15
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- Cosmetics exports hit record USD 7.4B in year's first 3 quarters
- Cosmetics exports in this year's first three quarters hit a record-high USD 7.4 billion. Shown are visitors on Oct. 1 sampling cosmetics during Seoul Beauty Week at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul's Dongdaemun-gu District. (Yonhap News) By Kim Seon Ah Cosmetics exports in this year's first three qu..
- 2024.10.15
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- 300 venues nationwide to celebrate Hanbok Culture Week
- By Charles Audouin Video = Korea Craft and Design Foundation's official YouTube channel The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in collaboration with the Korea Craft and Design Foundation, from Oct. 14-20 will hold the annual Hanbok Culture Week in Seoul's Jongno-gu District and throughout the ..
- 2024.10.14
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- Han Kang style! Writer wins historic Nobel Prize in Literature
- Han Kang on Oct. 10 became the country's first laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature. (Nobel Prize's official Facebook page) By Xu Aiying Video = Nobel Prize's official YouTube channel Novelist Han Kang is the nation's first laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy on Oct. ..
- 2024.10.14
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- Korean-language test to be held 6 times o'seas from 2025
- The number of times the internet-based format of the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) is offered will be doubled next year to six. Shown is a scene from the 81st TOPIK on April 9, 2022, given at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. (Chicago Korean Education Center) By Gil Kyuyoung The ..
- 2024.10.14
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- Annual Culture Month features array of events nationwide
- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism this month hosts Culture Month events at Gwanghalluwon Garden in Namwon, Jeollabuk-do Province. Shown is such an event in October 2023 on Jaeun-do Island of Sinan-gun County, Jeollanam-do Province. (Yonhap News) By Aisylu Akhmetzianova The annual Culture M..
- 2024.10.11
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- Entry into FTSE Russell bond index to stabilize interest, FX rates
- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang Mok (center) on Oct. 9 at Government Complex-Seoul in the capital's Jongno-gu District announces the country's entry into the World Government Bond Index of the London-based Financial Times Stock Exchange Russell. (Ministry of Econo..
- 2024.10.11
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- Nation earns 6th term on UN Human Rights Council
- Korea on Oct. 9 in New York was elected to the U.N. Human Rights Council for the 2025-27 term at the U.N. General Assembly. (U.N.'s official website) By Margareth Theresisa The nation has earned a sixth term on the United Nations Human Rights Council, with its first coming in 2006. The Ministry of F..
- 2024.10.11
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- 2 villages gain global spotlight for sustainable regional tourism
- By Margareth Theresia and Aisylu Akhmetzianova Video = Lee Jun Young Dongbaek (Camellia) Village, located in Sinheung-2ri (village) of the town of Namwon-eup in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, and with a tradition of over 300 years, is gaining global attention for its community's project to utilize camellia ..
- 2024.10.10