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State electricity company joins small modular reactor projects with Canadian partners
SEOUL -- Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, a state operator of South Korea's nuclear power plants, has partnered with ARC Clean Technology, a small modular reactor developer in Canada, to take part in businesses related to nuclear reactors that are claimed to be smaller and safer than the conventional reactors. The South Korean company will cooperate to commercialize ARC's technology in various countries including the United States, Canada, and South Korea. Small modular reac
29 November 2023
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Seoul-Ulsan train tour program for pet dogs to be operated for Christmas
SEOUL -- The southern port city of Ulsan has prepared a special train tour program targeting pet dogs and their owners. The tour package will have special tour guides who will help human and canine customers enjoy various programs. South Korea's pet market which stood at 1.9 trillion won ($1.4 billion) in 2015 saw explosive growth during the COVID-19 pandemic to stand at eight trillion won in 2022. About 70 percent of companies had employees working at home during the pandemic a
29 November 2023
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Global defense exhibition 'DX Korea' to take place in Seoul's satellite city in 2024
SEOUL -- "DX Korea," one of South Korea's largest defense exhibitions, will be held at a convention center in Goyang, a northwestern satellite city of Seoul, for three days in September 2024. Various arms manufacturers and military officials from South Korea and abroad will participate in the biannual event designed to showcase advanced products for ground forces. About 350 companies from 40 countries took part in the previous exhibition in 2022. According to the exh
29 November 2023
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Historical film about 1979 military coup d'état in Seoul garners 2 mln moviegoers in less than week
SEOUL -- More than two million moviegoers have flocked to cinemas to watch "12.12: The Day," a historical film directed by Kim Sung-su, in less than a week after the film was released on November 22, 2023. The film depicting the 1979 military coup d'état in Seoul aroused public anger towards the historic event that cornered South Korea into a new military dictatorship of eight years. The military coup in Seoul occurred on December 12, 1979, following the assassi
29 November 2023
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World Expo to be held in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh in 2030
SEOUL -- Saudi Arabia's Riyadh was selected as the host city for the World Expo during a general assembly of a Paris-based intergovernmental organization overseeing the global fair. The capital city of Saudi Arabia secured 119 votes, beating South Korea's southern port city of Busan with 29 votes and Italy's Rome with 17. The international economic event, held every five years for six months, can play a vital role in showcasing a nation's progress in artificial intel
29 November 2023
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About 10,000 S. Koreans visited southern resort island of Jeju for 'workcation' in 2023: data
SEOUL -- Data released by the Jeju provincial government, about 10,000 South Koreans sought to spend their holidays in the southern resort island Jeju through "workation," a type of vacation where a person could go about his or her individual activities while fulfilling his work responsibilities. The idea of remote working or working away from the office was recognized as a Western work culture in South Korea before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country in early 2020. When
29 November 2023
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Majority of S. Koreans think French civil partnership 'PACS' can mitigate low birth rate crisis: survey
SEOUL -- A survey showed about 62.3 percent of South Koreans believe the Pacte Civil de Solidarité, a French civil partnership framework that provides couples with legal recognition and certain benefits similar to marriage, can help overcome South Korea's low birth rate crisis. The legal partnership, mostly favored by those who prefer a less formal commitment, does not hold the same legal status as marriage. France adopted the Pacte Civil de Solidarité (PACS) in 19
28 November 2023
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About 30 mln S. Korean messenger app users express feelings through 'emoticons' every month: data
SEOUL -- Some 30 million South Korean users of Kakao Talk, the country's favorite smartphone messenger app with monthly average domestic users of about 48.2 million, sent out emoticons to express their feelings to their friends and relatives, data released by the messenger app's operator showed. Emoticons are picturized or animated images of emotions. They can be used to express users' feelings in messenger chats or social media posts. According to Kakao, South Korea'
28 November 2023
