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Jeju massacre, post-war reconstruction archives likely to join UNESCO's Memory of the World

SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- The archives documenting the Jeju April 3 uprising and South Korea's post-war reconstruction efforts are likely to be recognized as part of UNESCO's Memory of the World (MoW) program, according to the United Nation
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Pompidou Center eyes Busan outpost by 2030; Seoul branch set for next year

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- The French Embassy in Korea said Thursday discussions are under way to open a Pompidou Center branch in the southeastern port city of Busan by 2030.The announcement was made during a press conference at the embassy in Seoul,
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KakaoTalk leads social media usage in S. Korea, followed by YouTube, Instagram

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- The mobile messaging app KakaoTalk remains the most widely used social media platform in South Korea, followed by YouTube and Instagram, a survey showed Thursday.According to research released by the Korea Press Foundation,
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Museum to relocate remaining artifacts after weekend fire

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- Artifacts at the National Hangeul Museum in central Seoul will be temporarily relocated to other state-run museums, officials said Sunday, following a weekend fire that affected the third and fourth floors of the building.On
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4 in 10 foreign patients say K-culture influenced their choice of country: poll

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- Four out of 10 foreigners visiting South Korea for medical treatment said the country's culture influenced their decision to come here, a survey showed Sunday. More than 41 percent of those surveyed answered positively w
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Portion of Angkor Wat facilities reopens after renovation with Korean technology

SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's heritage authorities announced Friday that a section of the visitor facilities at Cambodia's Angkor Wat heritage site has reopened following renovations using Korean technology.South Korea has been wor
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Overseas Korean Cultural Centers host events for Lunar New Year holiday

SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- Overseas Korean Cultural Centers are celebrating the Lunar New Year with events where visitors can experience both traditional and contemporary Korean culture, including opportunities to play children's games featured i
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Hyundai, Kia win awards for 19 products at 2024 Good Design Awards

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea's leading automakers, have picked up awards for 19 products at the 2024 Good Design Awards in the United States for their innovative design competitiveness, the companies sai
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S. Korea launches annual winter shopping festival to attract foreign tourists

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea kicked off its annual winter shopping festival Wednesday, a 45-day nationwide event aimed at drawing foreign tourists and boosting spending during the tourism off-season.The Korea Grand Sale, running through Feb
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S. Korea to bolster efforts to enhance IP protection of K-content

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade minister said Wednesday the government will expand efforts to protect the country's intellectual property through trade agreements amid the growing popularity of Korean entertainment content over
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Chung Bora's 'Your Utopia' nominated for Philip K. Dick Award

SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- Chung Bora's short story collection "Your Utopia: Stories" has become the first Korean book nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award, one of the world's most prestigious honors for science fiction novels.A
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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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'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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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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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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(Yearender) Han Kang's Nobel win marks global recognition of S. Korea's collective trauma, literary healing

By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- Han Kang's unexpected Nobel Prize win in literature this year transcends a national milestone. For many Koreans, it signifies not only the chance to read a Nobel laureate's work in their native langua
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Library on unification, N. Korea to open in Goyang in 2027

SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- A four-story library specializing in unification and North Korea will open in Goyang, northwest of Seoul, in 2027, the unification ministry said Friday.Construction of the unification information center will begin Monday wi
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Han Kang says South Korea's martial law crisis is 'not that awful,' praises citizens' courage

SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- Han Kang, this year's Nobel Prize laureate in literature, said South Korea's political turmoil following President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law declaration is "not that awful," highlightin
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'We're together in every sentence,' says Nobel laureate Han Kang to translators

SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean novelist Han Kang, the first Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, expressed gratitude to the translators who have brought her works to readers worldwide
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'We're together in every sentence,' says Nobel laureate Han Kang to translators

SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean novelist Han Kang, the first Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, expressed gratitude to the translators who have brought her works to readers worldwide."I believe my works have been translated in

National Museum tops 5 mln annual visitors, a first in 80 years

Kim Whan-ki's 1971 painting fetches US$8.4 mln at auction, second-highest for Korean art

Hyundai Motor, Tate Modern unveil works of Maret Anne Sara in joint art project

Gov't unveils 3-point strategy for tourism innovation

Culture minister seeks to expand K-pop concerts at Seoul World Cup Stadium

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