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  S. Korea aims to expand size of video content industry to 40 tln won by 2027

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- The government on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious plan to expand the size of the country's video content industry to 40 trillion won (US$30.24 billion) by 2027. The government also plans to create a fund wor
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  Culture minister vows 'all-out efforts' to boost tourism

  SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- Culture Minister Yu In-chon on Monday pledged "all-out efforts" to attract 20 million foreign tourists next year, capitalizing on the global popularity of Korean pop culture.Yu made the remarks during a meeting
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  Nat'l museum on Annals of Joseon Dynasty set to open

  SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- An opening ceremony for a national museum that stores and exhibits royal records of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) took place Saturday in the mountainous county of Pyeongchang, where a royal archives for the ancient books h
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  Han Kang wins prestigious French award for foreign literature

  PARIS, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean author Han Kang won a prestigious French literary award Thursday with her novel "I Do Not Bid Farewell."The 2021 book was named the winner of the Prix Medicis award for foreign literature.The Prix Me
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  Seoul's iconic Hakchon Theater to close next year

  SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- Hakchon Theater, an icon of Seoul's vibrant Daehangno theater street, will be closing its doors permanently next year due to financial strain, theater officials said Thursday."We decided to shut our doors next year
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  Art collective 'MSCHF' to Seoul: Nothing is Sacred!!!

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- MSCHF, a New York-based collective, is known for its uniquely satirical viewpoint and humor: It made a pair of Nike shoes that contained the blood of their employees; it cut up Damien Hirst's US$30,000 spo
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  Fighting cancer for 15 yrs, sister-poet consoles ill people via ‘Sunshine Diary’

  Fighting cancer for 15 yrs, sister-poet consoles ill people via ‘Sunshine Diary’By Chung Joo-won SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Sister Lee Hae In (Sr. M. Claudia), a renowned nun, educator and poet, hard
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  Culture ministry to showcase S. Korean craftwork at Downtown Design Dubai

  SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Tuesday it will participate in a leading design platform in the Middle East to promote Korean craftwork this week.The Downtown Design Dubai, set to take place for three days starting Wednesday, show
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  [K-Traveler] Uganda 1: Listening to ‘I Am Calling You’ in Entebbe

  *Editor’s note: K-VIBE introduces travel journals by alumni of Yonhap News Agency Travel Academy, provided in Korean and English. The original Korean article precedes the English translation. *편집자 주:
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  Importer of Tsingtao beer vows in-depth hygiene inspection over urination scandal

  SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean importer of China's Tsingtao beer said Friday it will conduct an in-depth hygiene inspection of imported beers, as concerns grow over a video showing a worker at a Tsingtao factory urinating into a tank be
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  China to require its fishing vessels within S. Korea's EEZ to activate tracking devices

  SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- China has agreed to require its fishing vessels operating in South Korea's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to keep their tracking devices on beginning in May next year, Seoul's oceans ministry said Friday. The agreemen
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  Old-school Sindang-dong awakening as Seoul hipsters’ hideout

  Old-school Sindang-dong awakening as Seoul hipsters’ hideoutBy Joonha Yoo SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) - The old downtown of Seoul has many specialty streets enriched with history.Along the southern skirts
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  Koreans cannot do without good 'gukbap,' says self-built soup CEO

  Koreans cannot do without good 'gukbap,' says self-built soup CEO By Chung Joo-won SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Koreans simply cannot do without a good, steaming hot bowl of gukbap,
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  Festivals Calendar - November 2023

  SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The following are the major cultural and tourist festivals to be held in South Korea in November. * Masan Chrysanthemum FestivalWhen: Oct. 28-Nov. 6Where: March 15 Marine Nuri Park in Changwon, South Gyeongsang ProvinceChan
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  Minister assures safety of S. Korean seafood amid Japan's wastewater release

  SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The oceans minister has reassured that South Korea's seafood is safe to consume despite concerns about the discharge of contaminated water from Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant."My conviction that our oce
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  New culture minister aims to reform artist support system

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Culture Minister Yu In-chon announced his intention to overhaul the country's approach to supporting artists during his inaugural press conference Monday.Yu, who took the position just two weeks ago, outli
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  David Hockney to present first-person narrative media art show in Seoul

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- British artist David Hockney's artworks are back in Seoul. This time, they are in an interactive art form, in which the artist himself gives a first-person narrative on his artmaking backed by an emotive
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  Han Kang's novel shortlisted for 2 prestigious French awards

  SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- A novel from acclaimed South Korean novelist Han Kang is a finalist in foreign-language categories of two prestigious French literary awards, the book's Korean publisher said Saturday.According to Munhakdongne, "I
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  'Aqua Man' to be remade into TV series in Japan

  SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- "Aqua Man," a popular wetboon distributed by Kakao Entertainment, will be remade into a TV series in Japan, the South Korean company said Friday.Kakao signed an intellectual property deal with Fuji Television Ne
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  McDonald's Korea to increase prices of 13 items next week

  SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- McDonald's Korea said Thursday it will increase the price of 13 menu items by an average 3.7 percent, including the signature Big Mac, next week due to higher food and shipping costs.Under the plan, the price of a Big M