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Education
Education ministry to use extra budget to increase air cleaners in classrooms
The government’s extra budget spending plan announced Wednesday will include increasing the number of air purifiers to be installed in elementary school classrooms to better protect young pupils against harmful fine dust pollution, officials said. Officials at the Ministry of Education said it will also expand financial support for part-time…
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East Asia
Special night tours of Gyeongbok Palace set for May and June
This year’s night tours at Gyeongbok Palace, one of the royal palaces in Seoul, will take place in May and June, and ticket booking will begin this week, officials said Monday. Special nighttime viewings of the main royal palace of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) in the first half of this…
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East Asia
S. Korea, Central Asia to expand cooperation in ICT-based health care
South Korea and three Central Asian countries agreed to expand health care areas based on information and communication technology (ICT) that will help further strengthen ties in the medical sector, the government said Tuesday. President Moon Jae-in’s latest visits and summit meetings with leaders of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have…
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East Asia
S. Korea to invest 3 tln won in biotech sector this year
South Korea’s government will invest nearly 3 trillion won (US$2.6 billion) this year into biotech-related research and development (R&D) and commercialization efforts as the country strives to promote innovative growth, sources said Monday. The earmarked spending marks a 2.9 percent on-year increase from 2018. The Ministry of Science and ICT…
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East Asia
S. Korea rolls up sleeves to foster hydrogen fuel-cell cars
The South Korean government seeks to nurture the so-called hydrogen economy as one of the country’s new growth engines in line with the government’s policy of shifting toward emission-free energy resources, government officials said Monday. The country’s next-generation auto industry centers on the fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV). An FCEV…
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East Asia
S. Korea consoles Sri Lanka over deadly Easter Sunday explosions
South Korea expressed words of consolation Monday to the people and government of Sri Lanka over the deadly Easter Sunday bombings that claimed over 200 lives in the South Asian country. “We offer our condolences and consolation to those who were killed in the April 21 explosions and their families,…
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East Asia
S. Korea’s exports drop 8.7 pct in first 20 days of April
South Korea’s exports fell 8.7 percent in the first 20 days of April from a year earlier on decreased overseas shipments of semiconductors, customs data showed Monday. The country’s exports stood at US$29.7 billion in the April 1-20 period, compared with $32.5 billion in the same period last year, according…
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East Asia
M4.3 quake strikes off S. Korea’s east coast
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the eastern city of Donghae on Friday, the Korea Meteorological Administration said. The temblor occurred at 11:16 a.m. in waters 54 kilometers northeast of the city. Residents of the region are believed to have felt the quake, though it resulted in no…
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East Asia
City-run used bookshop offers to keep alive things from bygone days
Lee Ji-yeon gasped with surprise as she grabbed a worn-out book from a row of similar tomes neatly arranged on a stand at a used bookstore on a recent afternoon. “It’s the history textbook from back in my day. Korean History was one of the few classes I actually paid…
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East Asia
S. Korea to share 5G, satellite development know-how with Turkmenistan
South Korea will share its know-how in 5G network technology with Turkmenistan and contribute to the central Asian country’s commercial satellite development plan, as part of its broader effort to make inroads into Central Asia, the government said Thursday. The move to expand cooperation comes as Science and ICT Minister…
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