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- President pledges leadership in climate crisis to Pacific islands
- President Lee Jae Myung on Dec. 10 hosts at his office in Seoul a meeting with the foreign ministers of Pacific island countries who visited Korea to attend a meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum. (Office of the President) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong President Lee Jae Myung on Dec. 10 hosted a meeting at his..
- 2025.12.12
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- Prep begins for 2026 hosting of UNESCO committee session
- Korea Heritage Service (KHS) Administrator Huh Min on Dec. 10 announces the three key strategies for the hosting of next year's session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Busan at a meeting on national policy coordination at Government Complex-Seoul in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. (KHS) By Mar..
- 2025.12.12
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- Cognitive issues can result after COVID-19 infection: study
- The National Institute of Health of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, on Dec. 10 said its experiments on animals found the causes of cognitive impairment such as lower concentration and memory reported after patients caught COVID-19. Shown is someone on Dec. 17, 2020, being tested for..
- 2025.12.12
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- Peru to import nearly 200 Korean tanks, armored vehicles
- Hyundai Rotem's K2 tank is shown on April 24 at the International Defense and Disaster Prevention Technology Exhibition in Lima, Peru. (Hyundai Rotem) By Kim Seon Ah The domestically developed K2 tank will be exported for the first time to Latin America. Hyundai Rotem on Dec. 10 said it concluded a ..
- 2025.12.12
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- Korea named to host 2028 UN Ocean Conference with Chile
- Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Chun Jae-soo on Dec. 9 speaks at the United Nations General Assembly at the world body's headquarters in New York. (Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries) By Margareth Theresia The country will jointly host in June 2028 the fourth United Nations (U.N.) Ocean Conference. T..
- 2025.12.12
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- Presidential office dismisses Japan PM's Dokdo Island claim
- The Office of the President on Dec. 9 called Dokdo Island "our territory historically and geographically and under international law," dismissing the claim to the island by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. (Korea.net DB) By Xu Aiying The Office of the President on Dec. 9 blasted Japanese Prim..
- 2025.12.12
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- 1 in 20 people has int'l, naturalized citizen or immigrant roots
- One in 20 people in Korea has expat, naturalized citizen or second-generation immigrant roots. Shown are international students on Nov. 6 attending an event marking Ajou International Day at the lawn area of Ajou University in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Lee Jeong-woo) By Margareth Theresia One in..
- 2025.12.10
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- Growth in patent applications for high-tech chips 2nd in world
- Growth of the country's patent applications for neuromorphic semiconductors from 2003 through last year ranked second globally. (iClickArt) Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution of this image is strictly prohibited under copyright law. By Kang Gahui The country ranks second worldwide in growt..
- 2025.12.10
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- Debt forgiveness of KRW 1.1T offers new start to 70K defaulters
- Financial Services Commission (FSC) Chairman Lee Eog-weon on Dec. 8 attends a ceremony to mark the New Leap Fund's debt forgiveness at the auditorium KAMCO Maru of the Busan International Finance Center in Busan's Nam-gu District. (FSC) By Koh Hyunjeong Debt defaults worth KRW 1.1 trillion have been..
- 2025.12.10
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- Arm in arm: UK chip giant to set up training center in Korea
- President Lee Jae Myung (center) on Dec. 5 takes a group photo at his office in Seoul with Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyunghoon, SoftBank Group Chairman Son Jeong-ui (Masayoshi Son) , Arm Holdings CEO Rene Haas, Minister of Tr..
- 2025.12.10