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'Bohemian Rhapsody' surpasses 6 million ticket sales in S. Korea
'Bohemian Rhapsody' became the most popular music film in South Korea. After selling more than six million tickets it still continues to attract local movie goers. According to 20th Century Fox Korea, the film, starring Rami Malek as the legendary Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the band Queen, sur...
2018-12-03 18:17:49 KST -
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K-water pledges to provide healthy water to everyone in Korea
The Korea Water Resources Corporation, or K-water, has recently announced its new vision of providing everyone with clean water …regardless of where they live. By constructing a water circulation system that encompasses the nation's water quality, water quantity and aquatic ecosystem, the governmental agency...
2018-12-03 07:03:50 KST -
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Helicopter crashes into Han River; leaves one dead and two injured
A helicopter crashed into the Han River near Gangdong Bridge on Saturday, leaving one dead and two injured. Firefighting authorities rescued the two pilots, but a mechanic on-board was found dead over an hour after the chopper crashed. The two pilots were transferred to hospital and are said to have minor injuries...
2018-12-01 15:41:36 KST -
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S. Korean childbirths continue to decline in September
The number of newborns in South Korea fell again in September, yet another sign of the country's chronically-low birthrate. According to data released by Statistics Korea on Wednesday,…. the number of newborns for that month was the lowest for any September since the agency started compiling related data o...
2018-11-29 11:08:04 KST -
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Mickey Mouse visits Seoul hotspots as Disney marks icon's 90th birthday
Mickey Mouse is in Seoul. Sporting his trademark ears and his signature smile, the world's most famous mouse began his first-ever tour of the country on the month of his 90th birthday. He surprised Seoul locals in the city centre on Wednesday. Appearing with Korean actors Lee Joon-gi and Shin Se-kyoung al...
2018-11-29 04:14:38 KST -
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3% of all elementary school students in Korea from multicultural families
South Korea's demographic landscape is changing rapidly highlighted by an increase in the number of multicultural families. Research shows that 3 percent of all elementary students here in Korea come from multicultural backgrounds. According to the National Assembly Legislation Bureau, the number of ...
2018-11-29 04:14:38 KST -
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S. Korean animation exports reach US$ 142 mil. on 2018 expos, up 35% on-year
Hallyu or Korean Wave is expanding far beyond music and food. Quickly gaining popularity around the world are cartoons produced here in the nation. According to the culture ministry and the Korea Creative Content Agency, local firms earned a total of 142 million U.S. dollars from export sales this year at the world...
2018-11-27 15:35:50 KST -
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2018 Korea Ssireum Festival held in city of Andong
In Korean, the winner of a Ssireum festival is called Cheonhajangsa, or "the strongest person under the heavens." It's the highest honor in the sport. The Korea Ssireum Festival was held from 1983 until 2004 before it was briefly discontinued and revived by the Korea Ssireum Association in 2008. The festival t...
2018-11-26 18:10:43 KST -
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Foreigners at Yongjoosa Temple Stay learn about Korean Buddhism culture
Not far from Seoul, is the city of Hwaseong in Gyeonggi-do Province. It's the perfect location for seeing the vibrant colors of autumn and winter scenery. This is Yongjoosa Temple in Hwaseong. With a history dating back 1,700 years, the Temple Stay program offers a monastic lifestyle for visitors looking ...
2018-11-26 18:10:43 KST -
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'Bohemian Rhapsody' breaks 4 million ticket sales mark in S. Korea
The movie 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is continuing to do remarkably well in South Korean cinemas, surpassing four-million ticket sales over the weekend. According to the Korean Film Council, the movie's ticket sales as of Sunday were over 4-point-2 million. It added the movie is forecast to surpass the 5...
2018-11-26 10:08:06 KST -
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S. Korean to ease regulations for halting life-sustaining treatment starting March, 2019
The South Korean government will ease regulations on ending life-sustaining treatment for those who are terminally ill starting early next year. Under the current law, life-sustaining treatment for unconscious patients can only be halted with the consent of all of their lineal family members, including their sp...
2018-11-26 10:07:53 KST -
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Blackpink, the first K-pop girl band to make 500 mil. views on YouTube
K-pop girl band Blackpink's music video for their hit track "DDU-DU DDU-DU " has gotten more than 5-hundred million views on YouTube. The video reached this milestone on Sunday, 1-hundred-62 days after the music video was first released on YouTube. "DDU-DU DDU-DU" is the title track of their first mini-album "Sq...
2018-11-26 09:21:47 KST
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