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  Inaugural 'gugak' expo to launch in Yeongdong in Sept.

  YEONGDONG, South Korea, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- An expo dedicated to "gugak," Korean traditional music, is set to open next month, spotlighting the roots of Korean music that have paved the way for the global phenomenon of K-pop.The 2025 Yeon
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  (LEAD) Gyeongbok Palace defaced again; man in his 70s arrested for doodling on wall with marker

  (ATTN: UPDATES with info on removal of graffiti in 4th para)SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Gyeongbok Palace, one of the nation's most important national cultural heritage sites, has once again been defaced, following a spray-paint graffiti incident i
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  First lady, spouse of Vietnam's top leader tour museum

  BY Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- First lady Kim Hea Kyung and Ngo Phuong Ly, spouse of Vietnam's top leader To Lam, toured the National Museum of Korea on Monday as part of a spousal exchange program for a state visit by the Vietnamese l
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  Actor Park Ki-woong Opens Solo Exhibition: 'I Painted Those Who Are Neither Heroes Nor Villains'

  SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- “A hero who feels like a villain, a villain who seems heroic—I tried to capture that space in between,” said actor-turned-artist Park Ki-woong ahead of his solo art exhibit
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  Poet Kim Hye-soon wins German literary prize for 'Autobiography of Death'

  SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean poet Kim Hye-soon has won Germany's prestigious International Literature Award for her poetry collection, "Autobiography of Death." Kim becam
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  Poet Kim Hye-soon wins German literary prize for 'Autobiography of Death'

  SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean poet Kim Hye-soon has won Germany's prestigious International Literature Award for her poetry collection, "Autobiography of Death."Kim became the first Asian author to receive the honor, and it
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  Yonhap publishes 2025 English-language almanac

  SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire, on Friday published its English-language yearbook summarizing the country's major events, developments and issues that occurred in 2024.The Korea Annual 2025, the only
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  (LEAD) S. Korea to host UNESCO World Heritage meeting for 1st time in 2026

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details, quotes in paras 3-14; ADDS photo)SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will host the 48th annual session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee next year in the southeastern port city of Busan, the committee has s
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  S. Korea to host UNESCO World Heritage meeting for 1st time in 2026

  SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will host the 48th annual session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee next year in the southeastern port city of Busan, according to the committee.The decision was made during the committee's ongoing me
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  (2nd LD) N. Korea's Mount Kumgang listed as UNESCO World Heritage site

  (ATTN: ADDS S. Korean reaction in paras 9-11)PARIS, July 13 (Yonhap) -- A scenic mountain known for its beauty that changes with the seasons, North Korea's Mount Kumgang has been named a UNESCO World Heritage site.UNESCO added Mount Kumgang to it
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  (LEAD) N. Korea's Mount Kumgang listed as UNESCO World Heritage site

  (ATTN: ADDS details, photos)PARIS, July 13 (Yonhap) -- A scenic mountain known for its beauty that changes with the seasons, North Korea's Mount Kumgang has been named a UNESCO World Heritage site.UNESCO added Mount Kumgang to its World Heritage
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  N. Korea's Mount Kumgang listed as UNESCO World Heritage site

  PARIS, July 13 (Yonhap) -- A scenic mountain known for its beauty that changes with the seasons, North Korea's Mount Kumgang has been named a UNESCO World Heritage site.UNESCO added Mount Kumgang to its World Heritage list following the 47th sess
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  (2nd LD) S. Korea's prehistoric petroglyphs inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage list

  (ATTN: UPDATES with President Lee's comments in paras 8-9)SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- A set of prehistoric rock carvings in southeastern South Korea has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list, a South Korean cultural agency announced Satur
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  (LEAD) S. Korea's prehistoric petroglyphs inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage list

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 4-18)SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- A set of prehistoric rock carvings in southeastern South Korea has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list, a South Korean cultural agency announced Saturday.The decisio
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  S. Korea's prehistoric petroglyphs inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage list

  SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- A set of prehistoric rock carvings in southeastern South Korea has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list, a South Korean cultural agency announced Saturday.The decision was made during the 47th session of the UNESC
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  Artist Kimsooja promoted to 'officer' rank in French cultural order

  SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean artist Kimsooja was named an Officer of the French Order of Arts and Letters, the second-highest of the European country's three-tier honor. The artist re
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  (LEAD) Artist Kimsooja promoted to 'officer' rank in French cultural order

  (ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 4-5; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean artist Kimsooja was named an Officer of the French Order of Arts and Letters, the second-highest of the European country's three-tier honor.The artist re
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  Artist Kimsooja promoted to 'officer' rank in French cultural order

  SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean artist Kimsooja was named an Officer of the French Order of Arts and Letters, the second-highest of the European country's three-tier honor.The artist received the award at the French ambassador's resid
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  Veteran journalist Paul Shin, who covered turbulent times in Koreas, dies at 84

  By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- Paul Shin, a former veteran journalist for the Associated Press who later worked as an English news adviser for Yonhap News Agency and worked in many areas covering key moments in the two Koreas, has died, hi
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  National Museum records highest first-half visitors since 2005

  SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- The National Museum of Korea in Seoul welcomed over 2.7 million visitors in the first half of this year, its highest half-yearly tally since relocating to its current Yongsan site in 2005, the museum said Wednesday.The museu