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A show of the traditional Korean wedding ceremony held at the 2012 Gyeongju World Cultural Expo last year.(Photos: The Istanbul-Gyeongju World Cultural Expo 2013 Organizing Committee)
A number of reputable leaders of the Korean traditional music, Gukak, will travel to Istanbul to ensure that t…
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A view of High1 Resort, Korea’s only casino and resort allowed for both domestic and foreign customers and tries to turn itself into a family resort. (Photo:Kangwon Land)President Choi Hung-jib of Kangwon Land celebrates two years since the Standing Director
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Athletes ready to go rowing.The exciting 2013 World Rowing Championships is set to take place at the International Rowing Regatta at Tangeum Lake in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, from Aug. 25 to Sept. 1 this year with 2,300 athletes from 80 countries participating, including the team fr…
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Millennium Seoul Hilton’s international buffet restaurant, Orangerie, is excited to sing the praises of Singaporean cuisine as it welcomes a guest chef from Singapore to its kitchen! The chef will introduce a variety of authentic and exciting dishes to Orangerie’s already bountiful buf…
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The Korean meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) industry is poised to emerge as a growth engine of the “creative economy,” to which the Park Geun-hye government is attaching top policy priority.
“The Korean MICE industry is likely to rise to third place in…
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An exhibition honoring the late Cho Chang-soo, mother of Millennium Seoul GM, that took place from June 10-21 at U-Dream Hall in Sogang University. [photo by NewsWorld] Millennium Seoul Hilton held an upcoming exhibition at Sogang University that honored the late Cho Chang-soo. Entit…
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A panel at the meeting hosted jointly by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korea Tourism Agency, and the Korea Culture and Tourism Research Institute are engaged in a policy discussion on April 23 about strengthening the competitiveness of the tourism industry in K…
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A nocturnal view of Changdeok Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site. [Photo on courtesy of the Changdeok Palace Office of CHA]By Tracie BrrettAs dusk slowly descended over Seoul in the evening of April 26, about 100 foreign teachers gathered before a historic Joseon Dynasty-era palace, pos…
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President Oh Sung-keun of Bexco.“I will try to include marine week and the marine plant and others in the International Marine Exhibition, a representative display, bigger in scale. I will also search for international displays with more than 1,000 viewers and the exhibitions that local regions don…
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Nocturnal view of the breathtaking world heritage Changdeok Palace where about 100 native English teachers will participate in a program, titled “Taste of K-Culture for Native English teachers in Korea: Moonlight Tour at Changdeok Palace” on April 26 between 8 p.m. and 10 p.mThe Kor…
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Hwang Ki-yeon, the 23rd president of the Export-Import Bank of Korea, delivers his inaugural address at the auditorium of the bank's Yeouido headquarters in Seoul on Nov. 6. (Photos: Korea Eximbank)“The Export-Import Bank of Korea should evolve beyo…
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FSC Chairman Lee Eok-won poses for a photo with Mirae Asset Chairman Park Hyeon-joo, Celltrion Chairman Seo Jung-jin and Korea Development Bank Chairman Park Sang-jin among others during the National Growth Fund Launch Ceremony at Korea Development B…
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Chairman Yang Jong-hee of KB Financial Group. (Photos: KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group won the Presidential Prize, the highest honor, at the 25th Korea Digital Management Innovation Awards on Nov. 27. The honor recognized KB Financial Grou…
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On Dec. 12, IBK established an international cooperation network in Luxembourg to support Korean SMEs and startups. Kim Sung-tae, CEO of IBK, poses for a photo with Gilles Roth, Luxembourg’s Minister of Finance and chairman of LHoFT at the Luxembour…
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