K-LIFE

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  Contribution

  Larger Than Architecture: A Place So Close, Yet So Far

  It has been exactly 20 years since I visited Pyongyang, the place that, despite its geographical proximity, has always felt so distant. Pyongyang, North Korea—a name that, emblazoned on a plane ticket
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  Shin Jong-geun's 'K-Liqueur' Story: The Green Bottle Fever Sparked by BLACKPINK's Rose
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  Suk Soo-sun's Design Management Story: Designing Services for Multicultural Families
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  Art

  NYT Highlights Hangeul Adoption by Indonesia's Cia-Cia Tribe

  SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- The New York Times (NYT) spotlighted the Cia-Cia tribe, an Indonesian ethnic minority that adopted Hangeul in 2009 to document their native language, as a remarkable case of
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  Contribution

  Do Joon-woong's Digital Economic Insight: National Strategy in the Age of AI
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  Art

  (2nd LD) UNESCO likely to list Korean 'jang-making' culture as cultural heritage

  (ATTN: ADDS more background info and North Korea's nomination in last three paras; UPDATES with minor edit in paras 2-3; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- Korea's tradition of making fermented sauces using soybeans is likely to be added to
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  Art

  (LEAD) UNESCO most likely to list Korean 'jang-making' culture as cultural heritage

  (ATTN: ADDS more background info in paras 4-8; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- Korea's tradition of making fermented sauces using soybeans is likely to be added to UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage.UNESCO said Tuesday its del
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  Travel

  Korea’s Traditional Soy Sauces and Pastes: 'Unique Taste Perfected Through Patience'

  SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- “Jang (fermented soy sauces and pastes) is the essence of all flavors; without its depth, even the freshest vegetables or finest meats fall short,” reads an old Korean agric
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  Travel

  UNESCO most likely to list 'jang-making' culture as cultural heritage

  SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- Korea's tradition of making fermented sauces using soybeans is likely to be added to UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage. UNESCO said Tuesday its deliber
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  Art

  (LEAD) Rose makes history as 'APT.' claims No. 2 on British Official chart

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more background info in paras 4, 8-9, rankings of other K-pop acts in last two paras)SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- BLACKPINK's Rose has reached No. 2 on the British Official Singles Top 100 chart with "APT.," her colla
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  Art

  Rose makes history as 'APT.' claims No. 2 on British Official chart

  SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- BLACKPINK's Rose has reached No. 2 on the British Official Singles Top 100 chart with "APT.," her collaboration single with American pop star Bruno Mars, setting a new record as the highest-charting female K-
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  Travel

  BTS’s Jin to Host Pop-up in Seoul for Solo Album Release ‘Happy’

  SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- BTS member Jin will open a pop-up event, "Running Wild to Happiness," in Seoul to celebrate the release of his solo album, "Happy." The pop-up will b
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  Contribution

  Matthew Lim's AI Innovation Story: Ethical Use of AI
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  Art

  Lee Kang-so's lifelong artistic inquiry into perception to be shown at MMCA

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Korea's renowned experimental artist Lee Kang-so has spent his life exploring two fundamental questions: "What am I looking at?" and "What is the nature of what the viewer and I see?&qu
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  Choi Man-soon's Medicinal K-Food: Memories of Kimjang
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  Travel

  Exhibition Commemorates 100th Anniv. of Artist Huh San-ok, Former Gisaeng

  SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- A special art exhibition will be held in Seoul to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Huh San-ok (1924-1993), a painter who began her career as a gisaeng (a traditional Ko
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  Contribution

  Scrutinizing AI: Ethics and Freedom of Expression
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  Contribution

  S. Korea discusses sustainable fishing in Antarctic with global partners

  SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- The oceans ministry said Monday that it discussed sustainable fishing and marine conservation with global partners during an international meeting on the Antarctic environment.South Korea participated in the Commission for
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  Contribution

  S. Korea to bolster anti-drone capability at major ports

  SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- The oceans ministry said Monday it has signed an agreement with local port authorities to beef up anti-drone capabilities at local ports amid growing security concerns posed by unauthorized drones.Under the agreement, South
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  Travel

  Changdeokgung’s Main Gate to Undergo Renovations Starting November 11

  SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- Changdeokgung Palace’s Donhwamun, Korea’s oldest wooden palace gate, will close temporarily for renovations starting on November 11, according to the National Heritage Admi