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- New card to offer tourist discounts in declining regions
- The number of regions accepting a digital tourism pass will be more than doubled from next month. Shown is someone riding a zipline at Bridge Zipline in Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi-do Province, as the business will offer pass holders discounts from June. (Bridge Zipline) By Aisylu Akhmetzianova The nu..
- 2024.06.03
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- [Korean food festival ①] Addictive flavor: Tteokbokki Festival in Daegu
- Korea is the birthplace of meokbang, a livestreamed video of the host eating, and a common greeting here is "Did you eat?" As Koreans take eating seriously, the nation hosts numerous food festivals. Through an internal staff vote, Korea.net explores events recommended for its readers based on the fi..
- 2024.06.03
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- MPVA June 2024 Memorial Month Project Plan
- • Under the theme "Honoring Heroes Everyday with Everyone," various cultural events for veterans under the themes , , and , will be held.• Diverse events will include government commemoration events, celebrating the first anniversary of the Ministry's upgrade to a full ministry, a comprehensive cu..
- 2024.05.30
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- “A Walk Through History, Paving the Future” MPVA Launches 2024 Overseas Heritage Exploration Group to Hawaii
- • The launching ceremony will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, June 1, at the National Memorial of the Korean Provisional Government, and will be attended by Minister Kang Jung-ai and 110 members of the Youth Overseas Patriotic Site Exploration Group.• In Hawaii, the group will visit historical sites ..
- 2024.05.30
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- ROK Government Decides to Provide US$300,000 in Humanitarian Aid to Brazil in Response to Floods
- 1. The government of the Republic of Korea has decided to provide US$300,000 in humanitarian aid to Brazil to support the latter’s ongoing relief efforts in response to floods. ※ As of May 22, the floods left 161 people dead, 806 injured, 85 missing, and approximately 581,633 displaced. 2. The ROK..
- 2024.05.30
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- Loan Transfer Service Offering Lower Interest Rates to be Made More Accessible and Inclusive
- The Financial Services Commission held a meeting with users of the loan transfer service program and officials from related organizations and financial companies on May 29 to commemorate one-year anniversary of launching the loan transfer service and have discussions on seeking further improvements...
- 2024.05.30
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- New cultural program targeting expats to excite all 5 senses
- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on May 29 launched the promotional event "2024 The Senses of K-culture," which runs through November, to allow expats to experience a wide range of Korean culture. Seen is an aerial view of Donguibogam Village in Sancheong-gun County, Gyeongsangnam-do Prov..
- 2024.05.30
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- Research team achieves breakthrough in dissolving methane
- The National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR) under the Ministry of Environment on May 29 announced a breakthrough in the cultivation of the bacteria methanotroph, a self-generating microorganism that dissolves the greenhouse gas methane via alcohol. Shown above is the institute's headquarte..
- 2024.05.30
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- MCST to Expand Awareness of Korea beyond K-pop in All Aspects, including Correct Information in Related Wikipedia Entries
- - On May 28, the MCST announced the “Global Public Relations Plan for the Era of Digital Transformation (2024–2027)” - The plan aims to deliver “more abundant, more accurate and more positive” information about Korea through three strategies and 11 key tasks [Main Strategies and Tasks] □ [Inte..
- 2024.05.29
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- Qatar’s Economic Working Group and Korean Ministry Discuss Smart Farm Cooperation
- The Qatari delegation’s visit to Korea is part of a follow-up measure of the first meeting of the Smart Farm Cooperation Committee, on the occasion of the summit diplomacy. The delegation will visit a smart farm innovation industrial complex, the Rural Development Administration, smart farm exporte..
- 2024.05.29