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  #whale, #whaletour, #trip

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  Around 80,000 people visit Jangsaengpo Whale Culture Zone for summer

  SEOUL, August 12 (Yonhap) -- Ulsan Namgu City Management Corp,. announced on Friday that 81,136 people visited the Jangsaengpo Whale Culture Zone from July 30 till August 7, the summer vacation seaso
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  #festival, #miryang

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  Miryang city to hold event for local intangible cultural heritages on August 13

  SEOUL, August 12 (Yonhap) --The city of Miryang, Gyeongnam announced on Friday that it will be holding a public event for the local intangible cultural heritage and the Miryang Baekjung Festival on Au
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  Jecheon International Music and Film Festival to screen highest number of films

  SEOUL, August 12 (Yonhap) --Asia’s largest music and movie festival, the 18th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival began its six day journey on Thursday. The opening ceremony held at Uirim
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  #pachinko, #leeminjin

  Art

  Author of 'Pachinko' Lee Min-jin meets Korean readers

  SEOUL, August 11(Yonhap) -- "Although the truth is important, it is difficult to force it on others. It is true that historians in Japan and some other countries deny the comfort issue. However,
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  #boryeong, #boryeongseamudexpo

  Travel

  Boryeong Sea Mud Expo to exceed 1 mil visitors with four days left

  SEOUL, August 11(Yonhap) -- The 2022 Boryeong Sea Mud Expo, which is coming to an end, is about to exceed 1 million visitors.According to Boryeong city, South Chungcheong Province on Thursday, the num
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  Art

  S. Korea to support six foreign museums with Korean exhibit halls this year

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The National Museum of Korea (NMK) said Thursday it will step up efforts to support foreign museums with an exhibition hall dedicated to Korea as the global boom of Korean pop music and TV series has increased
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  #art, #piano, #limyunchan

  Art

  Crowds cheer at pianist Lim Yunchan's first performance in Korea after winning Van Cliburn int'l competition

  SEOUL, August 11(Yonhap) -- Pianist Lim Yunchan (18, Korea National University of Arts) met the audience on the domestic stage for the first time in about two months after winning the Van Cliburn Inte
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  Art

  GS Retail withdraws from health and beauty market, set to close all lalavla stores

  SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- GS Retail Co. said Thursday it will close all of its lalavla shops, 17 years after it entered the health and beauty (H&B) store market, due to slumping sales amid the coronavirus pandemic and fierce competition.GS Retail wi
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  Contribution

  ‘Seoul POPCON’ to hold on Aug. 25 to Aug.28

  SEOUL, August 11 (Yonhap) -- “Seoul Pop Convention,” (“Seoul POPCON”) which gathered Pop cultures along with cartoon, will be held in COEX from Aug. 25 to Aug. 28Live drawing show of Lee In-hyeok, cu
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  Art

  Works by disabled artists to go on display at Cheong Wa Dae

  SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry will hold a special exhibition of art pieces by disabled artists at the former residential compound of Cheong Wa Dae as the first program to be held under a plan to use the facility as an art center.The
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  #festival, #songdobeerfestival

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  Incheon Songdo Beer Festival to be held in 3 years from August 26

  SEOUL, August 10 (Yonhap) -- The Songdo Beer Festival Organizing Committee announced on Wednesday that it will be holding a beer festival at the Dalbit Park in Songdo International City, Incheon, for
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  #trip, #heritage

  Travel

  2022 Iksan Cultural Heritage Night to be held from August 12

  SEOUL, August 10 (Yonhap) -- The city of Iksan, North Jeolla Province announced on Wednesday that it will be holding the “2022 Iksan Cultural Heritage Night” at the Archaeological Site in Wanggung-ri,
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  #festival

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  Jecheon International Music & Film Festival to open tomorrow

  SEOUL, August 10 (Yonhap) -- The 18th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival, Asia's largest music and film festival, will start its six-day journey from August 11 till 16.According to th
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  #festival, #extraordinaryattorneywoo

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  Whale loved by Woo Young-woo to float in Jeju Sanjicheon Stream

  SEOUL, August 10 (Yonhap) -- The whale loved by the popular drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” is coming to visit Jeju.The Jeju Tourism Organization will be holding a media art exhibition “Colorful Sa
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  Contribution

  'Suwon Cultural Heritage Night Tour' to kick off on August 12 until August 14

  SEOUL, August 10 (Yonhap) -- “Suwon Cultural Heritage Night Tour” will take place in Temporary Palace at Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon. Starting on August 12 to August 14, announced Suwon city government o
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  #heritage, #festival

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  World Heritage Festival to be held from next month

  SEOUL, August 10 (Yonhap) -- A festival to see the UNESCO World Heritage up close while enjoying various cultural events including performances, exhibitions, and experiences will be held on autumn.The
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  Art

  Lee Jung-seop's artworks to go on display as part of Lee Kun-hee collection

  SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Some 90 artworks by the renowned Korean painter Lee Jung-seop will go on display at a Seoul national gallery later this week as part of the follow-up exposition of donations of late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee.The National
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  Trio Jade to meet fans at 'Bohemian' concert

  SEOUL, August 9 (Yonhap) – Should we try trio togehter?”In 2006, CNSM, Paris, France. After class in Paris, where concerts of world-class musicians never ceased, three Korean students who have been li
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  Facility for DMZ virtual tour opens to public

  SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- A facility where visitors can take a virtual tour of the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas opened its doors to the public Monday."DMZ Live" was created at the Imjingak Pavillion in Paju, some 30 kilome
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  #festival, #waldensemble

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  Exhibition Wald Ensemble to be held on August 17

  SEOUL, August 4 (Yonhap) --The Wald Ensemble, made up of young Korean musicians from major orchestras in Europe, will be holding a regular concert at the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall on August 17 to