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K-pop sensation BTS' oldest member, Jin, returned to his role as a singer just a day after he finished his mandatory military service on Wednesday. On Thursday, Jin showed up at 2024 Festa, an annual fan-meeting event celebrating the anniversary of BTS' debut on June 13, held at Jamsil Arena in Seoul. "I told my company that I will perform at 2024 Festa even if I have less than a day to practice. I had to do it myself since the other members are all away. I forgot how to sing, and
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Indefinite strike 'last resort' to salvage medical crisis: SNU med profs
Apologizing to patients for the inconvenience caused by an indefinite strike to begin Monday, the emergency committee of medical professors at Seoul National University said late Friday that its decision was a "last resort" to address the country's unsustainable medical crisis. Reading an apology statement to patients, Kang Hee-gyung, a medical professor specializing in pediatric kidney transplantation who heads the committee, said SNU professors could "no longer endure"
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N. Korean military's construction activities spotted inside DMZ: source
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S. Korean envoy rebukes N. Korea for linking trash-filled balloons to freedom of expression
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Seoul, Washington, Tokyo to keep close tabs on Putin's visit to NK
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S. Korea calls on Japan to address 'entire history' of Sado mine in UNESCO Heritage application
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High schoolers' green startup Torus offers AI-powered food waste solution
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Court upholds life sentence for Sillim Station stabber
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Business
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Record fine on Coupang raises questions about online retail practices
The Fair Trade Commission's decision to impose a record fine of 140 billion won ($102 million) on Coupang has sparked debates about the true role of online retailers in Korea. While Coupang is regarded as a giant online retailer that acts as a middleman between sellers and buyers, it also functions as a seller on its own platform, offering products under its own label. Coupang was slapped with the highest fine ever imposed by the antitrust watchdog on Wednesday for manipulating search ranki
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Daewoo E&C wins international approval for offshore wind turbine foundation
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Mirae Asset founder to be named executive of the year at AIB conference
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Korea Forest Service, Kazakhstan forge forestry cooperation
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Mirae Asset Global Investments surpasses W170tr in ETF net assets
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NPS opposes appointment of Lim Jong-yoon as inside director of Hanmi Pharmaceutical
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Seoul shares up for 4th day on revived hopes for Fed's rate cut
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Life&Culture
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National library to open ‘Korea space’ in Taiwan
The state-run National Library of Korea will open a space dedicated to learning about Korea at the Chinese Culture University in Taiwan in December. So far 35 such spaces have opened globally. “Window on Korea,” a space that opened this week at the National University of Mongolia, contains some 1,500 books about Korea. The university was the first to launch a department on the Korean language in 1991, and currently offers degrees in Korean interpretation and translation as well as Ko
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Top factor for women when looking for dates? Survey says 'age'
June 14, 2024
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Homemade maesil cheong, K-food's secret ingredient
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‘Inside Out 2’ leads local box office, ‘Wonderland’ sits in second
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[Around the hotels] Promotions and packages
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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea
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[Box office] Movies in theaters this week
June 14, 2024
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Global Insight
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ABC News
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France24
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