K-LIFE

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  Matthew Lim's AI Innovation Story: Technological Advancement and Social Responsibility

  ◇ The Unstoppable Wave of Innovation In 2024, AI technology is advancing at an unprecedented pace. Notably, the rise of multimodal AI—capable of handling text, images, and audio seamlessly—has led to
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  Larger Than Architecture: A Journey to Dreamy Baikal (Part 2)
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  Art

  KBS drama team faces police probe over UNESCO heritage damage

  ANDONG, South Korea, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- Police will investigate a drama production team from public broadcaster KBS for allegedly hammering nails at a UNESCO World Heritage site to hang a prop, officials said Friday.Gyeongbuk Provincial Police said a
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  Suk Soo-sun's Design Management Story: Design Strategy in the Age of AI (2)

  ◇ Necessity of Adopting a "Design Thinking" Strategy With the application of AI in design, the concept of "Design Thinking" is gaining renewed attention. It is a human-centered
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  Year of Snake: 'Symbol of Abundance, Fertility, Wisdom'

  SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- "Even without legs, snakes can move," "A snake becomes a dragon after a thousand years," "When a snake crosses the wall, the household prospers
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  Shin Jong-geun's 'K-Liqueur' Story: Goguryeo’s Traditional Liquor, Gyemyeongju
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  Choi Man-soon's Medicinal K-Food: Sundae as a Macrobiotic Food
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  Suk Soo-sun's Design Management Story: Design Strategy in the Age of AI (1)
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  Art

  'Squid Game' Season 2 tops global Netflix chart one day after its release

  SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- Netflix's "Squid Game" Season 2 has ranked No. 1 on a global popularity chart for TV shows available on the streaming giant, just one day after its release, data showed.Netflix's Korean original series
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  Travel

  Kim Daljin Art Research Center Opens 102 New Exhibition Spaces Throughout 2024

  SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- A total of 102 new exhibition spaces have opened this year, the Kim Daljin Art Research Center reported on the 27th. The number of newly opened exhibition spaces had been s
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  Chronicles of Metaverse: Imagination As Starter of the Metaverse

  *Editor’s note: K-VIBE invites experts from various K-culture sectors to share their extraordinary discovery about the Korean culture. Chronicles of Metaverse: Imagination As Starter of the Metaverse
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  Matthew Lim's AI Innovation Story: Revolutionary Shift in Education

  As private education spending in South Korea surpasses ₩27 trillion in 2024, concerns over educational disparities have grown. Families with monthly incomes exceeding ₩8 million spent an average of ₩6
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  Art

  TIME magazine picks 'Lovely Runner' as this year's best K-drama

  By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- U.S. magazine TIME has selected "Lovely Runner" as this year's best South Korean drama, its website showed Tuesday.The magazine carried an article on this year's 10 best K-dramas with
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  Bakery product exports hit record high in 2024 on growing popularity of K-food

  By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of bakery-related products, such as snacks, reached a record high this year, bolstered by the growing global popularity of Korean culture and cuisine, the customs agency said Tuesday.O
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  Scrutinizing AI: The Essence of AI Art and the Job Crisis

  *Editor’s note: K-VIBE invites experts from various K-culture sectors to share their extraordinary discovery about the Korean culture. Scrutinizing AI: The Essence of AI Art and the Job Crisis Contri
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  Travel

  Stone Shaped Like a Drum from King Taejo’s Tomb on Display Starting December 24

  SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- A stone support once placed in front of the tomb of King Taejo Yi Seong-gye (reigned 1392–1398), the founder of the Joseon Dynasty, will be unveiled to the public. The Nati
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  Art

  Heritage agency admits first lady's tea meeting at Jongmyo Shrine constitutes personal use

  SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- The state-run cultural heritage agency on Friday admitted that first lady Kim Keon Hee's private tea meeting held at a traditional heritage shrine in central Seoul constituted personal use of a state heritage site.Durin
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  Record-Breaking 14.89 Million Visitors to Palaces and Joseon Royal Tombs in 2024

  SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- The number of visitors to major Korean palaces and Joseon royal tombs reached an all-time high this year, surpassing the previous record set in 2024. According to the Herit
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  Kim Tae-ri in Hanbok to Grace Times Square Billboard on Christmas Eve

  SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- Actress Kim Tae-ri will showcase the elegance of traditional Korean hanbok to a global audience via a billboard in New York’s Times Square on Christmas Eve, the culture min
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  Underwater Treasures Unearthed Over a Decade Come Together in Special Exhibition

  Precious artifacts, discovered in underwater excavations over the past decade, will be showcased in a special exhibition, Mokpo Maritime Museum said on Tuesday. The event, commemorating the museum