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[OPINION] "The Complex French Connection"
KENOSHA -- On September 21, in a magnificent military ceremony, General Thierry Burkhard, Chief of the Defense Staff of France, laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in W
27 September 2023
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S. Korean robot startup wins state approval to release AI-based recycling robots
Seoul -- South Korea's recycling robot maker EAPS won government approval to commercialize an artificial intelligence-based recycling robot that is capable of sorting waste materials and recycling them into waste plastic pyrolysis oil. The robot producer plans to install the new product at apartment complexes in Suwon some 34 kilometers (21 miles) south of Seoul. In South Korea, most recyclable materials are sorted by categories such as plastic, metal, and paper before being throw
27 September 2023
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S. Korea and Qatar discuss ways to strengthen LNG-based distribution network
SEOUL -- South Korea and Qatar discussed ways to strengthen their liquefied natural gas distribution network through a meeting of the two countries' energy ministers. South Korea and Qatar's trade volume reached $17.1 billion in 2022 and maintained a strong trade partnership based on LNG and LNG tankers despite the growing uncertainties in the global energy market. South Korea's Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon-kyu met with Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Qatar's Mi
27 September 2023
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Startups welcome justice ministry's decision to withdraw restrictions from mobile lawyer service
SEOUL -- Information technology-related ventures and startups welcomed the justice ministry's decision to cancel the disciplinary actions against lawyers who provided legal consulting services through LawTalk, an online legal consulting platform that provides matchmaking services for lawyers and clients. LawTalk, operated by Law & Company, was launched in 2014 to provide ordinary people with easy access to law-related services. While almost every legal service in South Korea is
27 September 2023
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[INTERVIEW] Brazilian ambassador hopes to upgrade science and technology cooperation with S. Korea
SEOUL -- Brazil is ready to strengthen science and technology cooperation with South Korea and achieve remarkable advancements in various sectors including green energy, engineering, and pharmaceuticals. During the 64 years of diplomatic relations, South Korea has mainly exported manufacturing products such as car parts and imported Brazil's raw materials including oil, ethanol, and soybeans. Data released by Brazil's finance ministry showed that Brazil's trade volume with
27 September 2023
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More than 1.9 billion Spam products sold in S. Korea as of 2022
SEOUL -- Spam, a popular canned pork brand made by American food processing company Hormel Foods, is being widely consumed in South Korea. More than 1.9 billion 200-gram (0.4 pounds) Spam products were sold in the country as of 2022, data released by CJ Cheiljedang, a South Korean food company in charge of domestic spam production, showed. Canned pork was first introduced during the Korean War (1950~1953) when the United States' armed forces fought alongside South Korea to repel No
26 September 2023
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Seoul to crack down on illegal accommodation services using ordinary homes and apartments
SEOUL -- Seoul City's public police division will conduct a thorough crackdown on illegal accommodation service operators that use unregistered homes or apartments for short-term or long-term accommodation services. To promote South Korean home culture, the country allows owners of homes that are smaller than 230 square meters (2,475 square feet) to lease their property for homestay services. Such cultural accommodation services are not required to be registered as accommodation
26 September 2023
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Walking festival to be held in Seoul to promote ancient Korean palaces
SEOUL -- Aju News Corporation, a Seoul-based media company, will hold a walking event in the capital city to attract more public attention to five ancient Korean palaces and the Blue House, the former presidential compound. Participants can freely walk along the 13-kilometer (8 miles)-long course and visit the former presidents' residential office and beautiful palaces of the Joseon dynasty that ruled the Korean peninsula from 1392 to 1897. For decades, the Blue House had been used
26 September 2023