Yonhap-almanac

Yonhap-almanac

Yonhap publishes 2024 English-language almanac

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire, on Wednesday published its English-language yearbook to summarize major changes, events and issues that occurred in the country in 2023.

"Korea Annual 2024," the only English-language yearbook published in South Korea, chronicles all of last year's major news stories in the fields of politics, economics, society, culture and sports.

Yonhap has annually published the English-language almanac to give more accurate information on Korea to foreign government organs, international organizations, diplomatic missions and people around the world interested in the country.

Prominent events covered in the yearbook include confrontations between rival parties, a conflict between doctors and the government over the medical school admission quota, improvements in the South Korea-Japan relations, rallies by teachers to protect their rights and the successful launch of South Korea's homegrown space rocket Nuri.

The North Korea section contains the North's political, economic, social, educational and sports news, including North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's Russian visit and launches of a military spy satellite and missiles.

The 496-page almanac, published in handbook form, also includes a chronology of Korea in 2023 and relevant statistics. For further inquiries, call Yonhap News Agency at 02-398-3615.

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