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New English Names For Top 124 Korean Menu Items [Nov 26, 2009]
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The Ministry for Food,
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has come up with a standard
Romanization for the 124 top Korean dishes frequently served both
at home and in restaurants.
Explaining Korean dishes in English has always been a bit of
challenge for most Korean restaurants, something ...
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Modern Technology Resurrects A Teenage Girl From Long Ago [Nov 26, 2009]
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A 16-year old girl from the lost kingdom of Gaya (A.D. 42-562) that
has been buried for over 1,500 years has been revived as a full
scale anatomical model for the first time in Korea, after being
excavated from a tomb in Changnyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do (South
Gyeongsang Province) two years ...
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New Library Opened On Dokdo [Nov 25, 2009]
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The National Assembly Library opened a
branch office on Dokdo, Korea's easternmost island. Yoo Jong-pil,
the head of the National Assembly Library, held a board-hanging
ceremony after signing a treaty on information exchange with
officials from the Gyeongbuk Provincial Policy Agency ...
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Jeju's Symbolic Stone Statues To Go To Germany [Nov 25, 2009]
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Dolhareubang, a traditional stone statue of Jeju-do
Island will fly to Germany this week.
The Special Self-governing Province of Jeju announced last Friday
(Nov. 20) that it has concluded a treaty of friendship with Lorelei
City of Germany and agreed on installing Jeju's traditional ...
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Hallyu Star Ji Jin-hee Becomes Honorary Ambassador For Korean Tourism [Nov 25, 2009]
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?hall we walk in the Palace of Korea??nbsp; Korea
Tourism Organization (KTO) appointed Ji Jin-hee, a Hallyu star, as
an Honorary Ambassador for Korean Tourism at Tourist Information
Center (TIC) on the basement level of KTO at 11 am on Thursday,
November 19th.
Ji Jin-hee starred in the ...
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World Cup Park, Nanji Hangang Park To Be Reborn As Seoul Eco Land [Nov 25, 2009]
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From Seoul's official dump site to an eco-friendly tourist
destination, World Cup Park will become an ecology park,
unprecedented in the world.
World Cup Park and Nanji Hangang Park, which have been transformed
from a beautiful island on a branch of the Hangang (River), a dump
site, and a ...
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[Photo News] Blooming Flowers In Seoul, "Soul Flora" [Nov 25, 2009]
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?oul Flora,?floating islands that are planned to be constructed
at the southern end of Banpo Bridge, will give citizens a rich
waterside culture. As a core part of a Renaissance project of the
Han River, Soul Flora will be opened around April 2010, and
visitors will be able to enjoy ...
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Korea To Become Next Hot Destination For Tourists [Nov 24, 2009]
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Korea is seeking to become the next rising destination for tourists
around the world. The big aim is to attract 20 million visitors by
2020 through various support measures for the tourism industry.
Special loans for ailing travel agencies
The government decided to allot 10 billion won ...
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Korean Fencing Sweeps Six Gold At 2009 Asian Championship [Nov 24, 2009]
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The Korean fencing team became the winner of the 2009
Asian Fencing Championship in Doha, Qatar, grabbing six out of
twelve gold medals. This is the best score ever for the Korean
fencing team in the international competition.
The woman's foil team made up of Nam Hyun-hee, Jeon Hee-sook, ...
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Dignitaries Celebrate The Visit Korea Year 2010-2012 [Nov 24, 2009]
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Korea has designated 2010 to 2012 as ?isit Korea Years?and held an opening ceremony 50 days beforehand on the evening of
Nov. 11. Attending the function were First Lady Kim Yoon-ok,
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In-chon, Seoul Mayor Oh
Se-hoon, Visit Korea Committee chief Shin ...
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Number Of Overseas Tourists To Korea Surpasses 7 Million [Nov 24, 2009]
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The number
of overseas tourists headed to Korea has surpassed 7 million for
the first time ever.
The Korea Tourism Organization already hinted at that figure on
Monday (Nov. 23) by revealing that the number of incoming tourists
to Korea had recorded 6.98 million as of 5:30 p.m. that day ...
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Stream Restored At Daehak-ro [Nov 24, 2009]
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After restoration, the stream was opened to the public, flowing
from Bugaksan (Mt.) through Sungkyukwan to Cheonggyecheon
(Stream).
Streams are being restored in central Seoul. Seoul City is pushing
for a project of ?uilding Streams in the Urban Center?to recover
the city's ecological ...
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Get Close To The Stars At Ninth Avenue Shopping Center [Nov 23, 2009]
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Visitors to the Ninth Avenue Shopping Center will have even more to
entertain them, now that the Hallyu Theme Center has opened in the
lower ground floor (B1). Not limited to selling souvenirs like many
Hallyu shops, the center is actually run by the celebrities
themselves, allowing visitors ...
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U.S. President Enjoys Korean Feast [Nov 20, 2009]
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The best of Hansik, traditional Korean cuisine, was
served to U.S. President Barack Obama during his state visit to
Korea for a summit with Korean President Lee Myung-bak from Nov. 18
to 19.
Some of the notable dishes presented to the U.S. President and his
aides for Thursday's luncheon were ...
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Korean Ice-sledge Hockey Team Heading To Vancouver [Nov 20, 2009]
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Many Korean
teams are making small breakthroughs or even significant progresses
in winter sporting events, like figure skating, bob sledding and
now sledge hockey.
The Korean national ice sledge hockey team, for the first time,
qualified for the upcoming 2010 Vancouver Paralympics recently ...
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Winter Forests Become More Accessible [Nov 20, 2009]
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Starting from next year the
Korea Forest Service announced it has
decided to abolish the national forest entrance fee during the
winter season from December to March. The decision came after
consulting with the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights' Commission
about ways to revise inefficient ...
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[Photo News] Celebrating 40 Years Of Contemporary Korean Art [Nov 20, 2009]
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The ongoing exhibition ?eginning of New Era?celebrates the 40th
anniversary of the National Museum of Contemporary Art at the
future site of the Seoul Museum of Contemporary Art in
Sogyeok-dong. The exhibition comprises works by 58 artists from
different genres. On display are pieces by ...
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Korean Production Hits It Big At Cannes Animation Event [Nov 19, 2009]
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A Korean production took second place at a
world-renowned animation event based in France, according to the
Korea Trade Promotion and Investment Agency (KOTRA) on Wednesday
(Nov. 18).
?animal,?a 3D animation for pre-schoolers, jointly produced by
Korea's VOOZ Co., Ltd, and Spain's BRB ...
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Korea, China To Vitalize Tourism Exchanges [Nov 19, 2009]
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Cultural and tourism exchanges between Korea and China
are expected to expand significantly, following the first ever
Korea-China tourism ministers' meeting, Korea's Ministry of
Culture, Sports and Tourism said.
Korea's tourism minister Yu In-chon and the Chairman of China's
National Tourism ...
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Korean Animation Wins Second Place At French Animation Event [Nov 19, 2009]
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A Korean production took second place at a
world-renowned animation event based in France, according to the
Korea Trade Promotion and Investment Agency (KOTRA) on Wednesday
(Nov. 18).
?animal,?a 3D animation for pre-schoolers, jointly produced by
Korea's VOOZ Co., Ltd, and Spain's BRB ...
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