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The ruling Saenuri Party has elected Rep. Park Geun-hye, 60, ex-Saenuri Party Emergency Committee chairperson, as its nominee to run for the Dec. 19 presidential election.The five-term lawmaker won a landslide victory in the party primary at KINTEX in Ilsan, north of Seoul, by garnering a tremendous…
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ayor Jin Ik-chul of Seocho City in Seoul, who is in the second year of his four-year term, said the major aim of his administration of the city is to further improve the city’s pleasant surroundings and uphold Seocho’s glory in order to retain the top honors in the Happiness Index among the 25 dis…
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The Korean government is aggressively spearheading its bid to promote e-Government exports by signing MOUs with strategic countries, holding high-level government officials’ meetings, and publicizing abroad the strengths of Korea’ s e-Government systems, said Chang Kwang-soo, deputy minister…
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The second Wednesday of July every year has been designated “Information Security Day” to preempt cyberspace attacks and to enhance public awareness toward information security. Diverse events took place to mark July as the Month of Information Security.The Korea Communications Commission (KCC), t…
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Deputy Minister Park Sang-woo for Housing and Land at the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said the government has been doing all it can to invigorate the housing market in an effort to reinvigorate construction around the country. The government measures to boost the housing market …
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The Korea Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) proposed an initiative to relieve the IP divide between advanced and developing countries and made public its intention to act as a bridge between the two sides at the recent meeting of the IP5 Heads Meeting, held in France from June 4 to 6, 2012, KIPO C…
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he ruling Saenuri Party’s frontrunner Rep. Park Geun-hye declared her presidential candidacy before a cheering crowd July 10 at Times Square in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, pledging to share the citizens’ pain and bring happiness to their lives.Surrounded by about a thousand supporters, Park stepped onto …
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The Ministry of Environment (ME) hosted a ceremony for the 17th World Environment Day at the Cultural Ground in Yeouido Park in Yeouido, Seoul on June 5 with some 1,500 participants led by Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik and Environment Minister Yoo Young-sook. This year’ s theme was “All Citizens Sh…
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STX Pan Ocean President Pae Seon-ryeong has been awarded the Order of Industrial Merit Service, Silver Tower in recognition for his work in transforming the company into one of Korea’s representative shipping lines at an event to mark the 17th Ocean Day anniversary in Yeosu on May 31. Pae is p…
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CJ Korea Express President Lee Hyun-woo, concurrently chairman of the Korea Port Logistics Association (KOPLA), has been awarded the Order of Industrial Merit Service, Silver Tower, in recognition for securing Korean and overseas port infrastructure and attracting global shipping lines to Korea at a…
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BTS performs a comeback concert to celebrate the release of “BTS Comeback Live: Arirang” at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on Mar. 21. (Photo: Big Hit Music and Netflix)BTS made a long-awaited comeback by holding a concert in Seoul, Korea on Mar. 22.&…
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Seoul Tourism Organization announced Seoul’s tourism trends for the year 2026 “V·I·T·A·L·I·T·Y.” (Photos: STO)Seoul Tourism Organization (STO) announced Seoul’s tourism trends for the year 2026 - “V·I·T·A·L·I·T·Y.” With a goal of …
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▲ 2026년 시무식_최철규 대표이사 직무대행이 신년사를 하고 있다.강원랜드(대표이사 직무대행 최철규)가 1월 2일 하이원 그랜드호텔 컨벤션홀에서 2026년 병오년(丙午年) 새해를 맞아 시무식을 개최했다고 밝혔다.최철규 대표이사 직무대행을 비롯한 임직원 300…
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A poster to promote the 2025 Seoul Winter Festival taking place from Nov. 12 until Jan. 4, 2026. (Photos: SMG) Seoul’s downtown areas were transformed into a fascinating winter city with Santa villages and K-content events to enjoy, including p…
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