K-LIFE

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  '2022 Medi Expo Korea,' leading advancement of high-tech in medical industry to open on July 1

  SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- “2022 Medi Expo Korea,” which will lead the advancement of the high-techs in the medical industry, will be held at EXCO in Daegu for three days from 1st July. This exhibition,
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  Contribution

  Ballerina Kim Joo-won to perform 'Reverence' for 25th anniversary

  SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Kim Joo-won, a prima ballerina who has danced for 15 years with the Korean National Ballet, will meet the audience through a performance to commemorate the 25th anniversary of
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  #ChoSeok, #webtoon, #NaverWebtoon, #TheSoundofHeart, #마음의소리

  Art

  'The Sound of Heart' Cho Seok releases new comedy webtoon in 2 years

  SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) – S. Korean cartoonist Cho Seok, who is known for the webtoon "The Sound of Heart," has released a new webtoon of comedy genre after a long time. According to Naver W
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  #seondo, #sinan, #spring, #flowers

  Travel

  'Island of Spring' Seondo filled with California poppies

  SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- Seondo, Sinan county, South Jeolla Province, an island of daffodils, is full of California poppies. In Seondo, the California poppies, are in full bloom where the messengers o
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  Contribution

  Winners of National Chun Hyang Contest appointed as ambassadors of Namwon City

  SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) -- Namwon city, North Jeolla Province announced on the 6th that it has appointed the winners of the 92nd National Chun Hyang Contest as ambassadors.The winner of Namwon City who
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  #hanji, #culturalfestival, #festival

  Contribution

  'Enjoy and play with Hanji' Jeonju Hanji Culture Festival opens with 16 activities for three days

  SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) --The "26th Jeonju Hanji Culture Festival," which promotes the excellence of Jeonju Hanji (Korean paper) in North Jeolla Province and seeks the path of industrializat
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  Art

  (2nd LD) Veteran actress Kang unconscious after cardiac arrest

  (2nd LD) actress-cardiac arrest(2nd LD) Veteran actress Kang unconscious after cardiac arrest(ATTN: RECASTS lead, paras 2-3)SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Veteran actress Kang Soo-youn fell unconscious Thur
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  Art

  (LEAD) Veteran actress Kang unconscious after cardiac arrest

  (LEAD) actress-cardiac arrest(LEAD) Veteran actress Kang unconscious after cardiac arrest(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details)SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Veteran actress Kang Soo-youn was transpor
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  Art

  Veteran actress Kang rushed to hospital in state of cardiac arrest

  actress-cardiac arrestVeteran actress Kang rushed to hospital in state of cardiac arrestSEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Veteran actress Kang Soo-youn was transported to a hospital in Seoul after she was foun
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  #Musical, #SecretlyGreatlyTHELAST

  Art

  Musical ‘Secretly, Greatly : THE LAST’ to perform for the first time in 2 years

  SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Musical ‘Secretly, Greatly : THE LAST’ will perform for the first time in 2 years, after its early closing due to COVID-19 pandemic. This performance, which is to be held in D
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  Art

  BTS to release compilation album in June

  SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- K-pop sensation BTS will release a new compilation album that includes three new tracks next month, its agency said Thursday."Proof" is set to be released June 10, Big Hit Entertainment said in a statement through
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  #BTS

  Art

  Korean immersive contents experience held in New York including BTS online concert

  NEW YORK, May 4 (Yonhap) -- The exhibition where you can virtually experience BTS' concert was set up at the Chelsea Industrial in Manhattan, New York, on May 3(U.S. Time). It is an exhibition of
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  Art

  Solbi to hold exhibition 'Humming' at Paris Koh Fine Arts

  SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Singer and painter Solbi (Kwon Ji-an) will be holding her eight solo exhibition "Systemized Language: Humming" at Paris Koh Fine Arts, New Jersey, USA from the 5th
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  Travel

  Yangyang Airport's international flights to resume next month after two years

  SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- International flights at Yangyang Airport in Gangwon, which were paused due to COVID-19 is resuming after more than two years. According to Gangwon province on the 4th, the in
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  Travel

  Peony flowers bloom in Okjeongho

  SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- The Peony Flower has begun blooming on the waterside of "Okjeongho" in Imsil county, North Jeolla province on the 4th.The red, white, and pink peony flowers that u
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  #wiyangji, #flowers, #wiyangjipond

  Travel

  Snow-like fringe flowers bloom in Wiyangji pond

  SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- The citizens are going to Wiyangji pond, Bubuk-myeon, Miryang city, South Gyeongsang province, to enjoy the peak of spring on the 4th.At this time in early may, the Fringe tre
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  Art

  Culture minister proposes granting BTS exemptions from active military duty

  pop artists-military dutyCulture minister proposes granting BTS exemptions from active military dutySEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- The culture minister proposed Wednesday that globally recognized male pop c
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  #gangneung, #gangneungdanojefestival, #festival

  Contribution

  Eurachacha Gangneung Dano Festival to be held normally after three years

  SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- The 1,000 year old Gangnueng Danoje Festival, inscribed on the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and National Intangible Cultural Heritage, will be held fro
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  #paju, #tour, #trip

  Travel

  Paju city to resume tours of Third Tunnel of Aggression and Dora Observatory

  SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Paju city, Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 4th that it will gradually resume the "Paju Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Peace Tour," which has been paused for two year
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  Travel

  Changnyeong county to release 40 Crested Ibis

  SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- South Gyeongsang province announced on the 2nd that along with the Ministry of Environment, Cultural Heritage Administration and Changnyeong county it would hold a "Upo