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  (3rd LD) Beloved actress Kim Soo-mi, icon of 'Country Diaries,' dies at 75

  (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; TRIMS; ADDS more details in paras 5, 7-11, photo)SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- Korean veteran actress Kim Soo-mi, renowned for her iconic role as a sharp-tongued single mother in the long-running drama series "Countr
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  Nation’s Kimchi Masters Gather at 31st Gwangju Kimchi Festival

  SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- Gwangju’s 31st Annual Kimchi Festival, attended by renowned kimchi masters and chefs from across the country, drew over 68,000 visitors. According to the Gwangju city gove
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  (2nd LD) Iconic veteran Korean actress Kim Soo-mi dies at 75

  (ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 5-8, photo)SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- Korean veteran actress Kim Soo-mi, whose role as a cantankerous single village mother in the popular two-decade-long drama series "Country Diaries" (1980-2002) cracke
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  (LEAD) Korean veteran actress Kim Soo-mi dies at 75

  (ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 2, 4-5)SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- Korean veteran actress Kim Soo-mi died of cardiac arrest Friday, police said.According to the police, the 75-year-old actress was found unconscious at her home by her son and was tra
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  Korean veteran actress Kim Soo-mi dies at 75

  SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- Korean veteran actress Kim soo-mi died of cardiac arrest Friday, police said.According to the police, the 75-year-old actress suffered cardiac arrest and was transported to a hospital in southern Seoul at around 8 a.m., whe
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  Korean Artist Prize exhibition spotlights 4 finalists

  By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- A giant kinetic sculpture, titled "Someone I Know, in His Garden I've Never Seen," made of wood, motors, lamps and threads, moves with ind
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  Korean Artist Prize exhibition spotlights 4 finalists

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- A giant kinetic sculpture, titled "Someone I Know, in His Garden I've Never Seen," made of wood, motors, lamps and threads, moves with individual yet perfectly rhythmic motions, intriguing vie
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  KBS nominates main anchor Park Jang-beom as new president

  SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- The board of directors at South Korea's largest public broadcaster KBS on Wednesday recommended its main news anchor as new president and CEO, officials said.During an extra board meeting in the day, Park Jang-beom was
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  Singers from 7 Asian Nations to Gather for 20th 'Asia Song Festival' on Oct. 26

  SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- The 2024 Asia Song Festival × Culture Itgeo will take place from October 26 to 27 at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul, South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Touris
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  National Iksan Museum Highlights Maitreya Temple Excavation 'chimi' to Mark 5th Anniversary

  SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Historical buildings such as royal palaces and temples often featured special decorations to symbolize their grandeur. Among these was the "chimi," an ornamenta
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  Contribution

  Shin Jong-geun's 'K-Liqueur' Story: Dokdo Day and Dokdo Liquor
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  Crowds Hail Autumn at 'Iksan Ten Million Chrysanthemum Festival'

  SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- The 21st Iksan Ten Million Chrysanthemum Festival in Iksan City, North Jeolla Province, has kicked off its ten-day run starting on the 18th. The festival, themed "Blo
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  (LEAD) Han Kang hopes to write on, meet readers after Nobel win

  (ATTN: ADDS remarks in paras 9-17, photo)SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Nobel Prize laureate Han Kang on Thursday recalled the past week after her historic win as one that will be remembered as "touching," and said she hopes to continue to wr
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  Han Kang hopes to write on, meet readers after Nobel win

  SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Nobel Prize laureate Han Kang on Thursday recalled the past week after her historic win as one that will be remembered as "touching," and said she hopes to continue to write and meet readers through her books.Ha
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  Matthew Lim's AI Innovation Story: Necessity of a Korean-Language LLM

  Relying on multinational LLMs that "support" Korean is not sufficient. Korean's complex system of honorifics, subtle nuances, and the unique cultural context formed over millennia cann
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  Do Joon-woong's Digital Economic Insight: Survival Conditions in the AI Era

  * Editor's Note: According to the Korea Foundation's 2024 report, there are nearly 225 million Hallyu (Korean Wave) fans worldwide. With the advent of the "Digital Silk Road," tran
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  Ha Jung-woo rises as serious art force to be reckoned with

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Ha Jung-woo turned to painting as a way to live and cope with "an uncertain future," describing it as a constant in his life since his early 20s, much like acting has been.Already an established a
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  Harim chairman says to consider acquiring HMM if it again put up for sale

  SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The chairman of Harim Group said Wednesday that he would consider acquiring HMM Co. if the nation's top container shipper is again put up for sale. A consortium led by Harim was picked as the preferred bidder late last
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  Post-Nobel boom: Han Kang's novels exceed 1 mln in sales

  SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Han Kang's books have sold over 1 million copies at an unprecedented rate following her Nobel Prize in Literature win, according to major bookstores Wednesday, marking a new milestone in Korean publishing history.As of
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  Contribution

  Shin Jong-geun's 'K-Liqueur' Story: Korea's Sweet Potato Liquors