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- 2024 Korea Fintech Week to Kick Off on August 27
- The Financial Services Commission announced that this year’s global fintech expo, 2024 Korea Fintech Week, is scheduled to kick off on August 27 with major fintech businesses, financial companies, related organizations, academic institutions, and foreign governments and organizations participating ..
- 2024.07.26
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- S. Korean Veterinary Pharmaceutical Industry Expands into Southeast Asian Markets
- Sejong, 25 July 2024 — At the Indo Livestock Expo & Forum 2024 held in the Indonesian capital Jakarta from 17 to 19 July, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of the Republic of Korea (MAFRA) opened the South Korean booths1) to showcase South Korean veterinary medicines and pave the ..
- 2024.07.26
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- S. Korean Government Awarded Korean Version of Michelin Star to Three Excellent Korean Restaurants in Paris and London
- Sejong, 25 July 2024 — On 23 July, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) and the Korean Food Promotion Institute (KFPI) announced that they awarded the designation of the “Excellent Korean Restaurant” to three restaurants located in Paris and London. The three recipients o..
- 2024.07.26
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- KTO starts instant VAT refund service for foreign visitors
- This banner promotes a service for giving immediate tax refunds to foreign visitors to the country to improve their shopping convenience. (Korea Tourism Organization) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) on July 24 said it signed an agreement with BGF Retail and Lordsystem to impr..
- 2024.07.26
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- Korean passport ranked 3rd with visa-free entry to 191 states
- Korea is third on the global passport power list, which ranks countries based on the number of countries a passport holder can travel with no visa. (Yonhap News) By Lee Jihae Korea is ranked third on a global passport power list based on the number of countries a passport holder can travel visa-free..
- 2024.07.26
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- Ethnic Koreans from Central Asia seek roots in motherland
- This year marks the 160th anniversary of Korean immigration to Russia. From 1864 to 1945, Koreans moved to Russia and the Soviet Union area for reasons like the pursuit of agriculture, pro-independence movement against Japanese colonial rule and forced mobilization. Those who moved to Russia and Sov..
- 2024.07.26
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- Public, private sectors team up to boost cosmetics exports
- The public and private sectors have teamed up to boost the global competitiveness of the domestic cosmetics and beauty sector. Shown is a woman in July last year trying products at a cosmetics store in Seoul. (Yonhap News) By Kim Seon Ah Amid the rising popularity of domestic cosmetics and beauty pr..
- 2024.07.26
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- Ministry of Health and Welfare Introduces K-Beauty to Foreign Media Journalists
- - Providing an overview of Korea's leading export-driven cosmetics industry and key support policies - On Wednesday, July 24, the Ministry of Health and Welfare (Minister Cho KyooHong) held a press conference at the K-Beauty Experience Space and Promotion Center in Myeongdong. This event offered for..
- 2024.07.25
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- Flood Risk Alert Service Now Available on All Six Domestic Navigation Companies
- ▷ Starting with Kakao Navi (July 1), followed by Hyundai·Kia (July 4) and Atlan (July 5), flood risk alerts completed on TMAP (July 10), Naver Maps (July 11), and iNavi Air (July 22) ▷ Detour guidance for restricted roads during civil defense training against aerial attacks in August to include al..
- 2024.07.25
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- Main contingent of Summer Olympics team arrives in Paris
- The main contingent of the national Summer Olympics team on the afternoon of July 20 arrives at Terminal 2 of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in the French capital. (Yonhap News) By Gil Kyuyoung The main contingent of the national team for the Paris Summer Olympics has arrived in the French capital...
- 2024.07.25