Gyeongju wins the bid for the World Taekwondo Championships

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- Ten thousand Taekwondo practitioners will gather in Gyeongju in 2011 - The World Taekwondo Championships will be held in Gyeongju, once the capital of the Silla dynasty, in 2011 with the attendance of approximately 10,000 people from around the world. The World Taekwondo Championships are an eight-day biennial event in ...

• Sep 01, 2010
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11th World Firefighter Games staged in Daegu

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The 2010 World Firefighters Games was held in Daegu, Korea from August 21 to 29. Held in Korea for the first time since its inception in 1990, the World Firefighters Games are intended to promote health and fitness, to exchange information between Fire Services, to foster comradeship among firefighters, and to encourage fami...

• Sep 01, 2010
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Korea in the G-20: A new era of leadership

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Twenty world leaders will come together in Seoul this November to discuss the state of the global economy as it emerges from the financial crisis. Together, they will take the necessary steps to reduce market volatility and move past the crisis, creating sustainable growth going forward. The fall meeting will be the fifth leaders su...

• Jul 21, 2010
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Celebrating 40 years of contemporary Korean art

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The ongoing exhibition “Beginning of New Era” celebrates the 40th anniversary of the National Museum of Contemporary Art at the future site of the Seoul Museum of Contemporary Art in Sogyeok-dong. The exhibition comprises works by 58 artists from different genres. On display are pieces by prominent artists, emerging artis...

• Nov 20, 2009
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S. Korean, U.S. presidents concur on N. Korea strategy

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 President Lee (right) and President Obama at Cheong Wa Dae on Nov. 19. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama agreed at a bilateral summit held in Seoul on Nov. 19 to join forces and push the 'grand bargain' strategy in dealing with North Korea. President Lee initiated the 'grand bargai...

• Nov 20, 2009
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President Lee presents special souvenirs to U.S. President

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Korean President Lee Myung-bak (right) and visiting U.S. President Barack Obama practice taekwondo moves at Cheong Wa Dae on Nov. 19. Korean President Lee Myung-bak and U.S. President Barack Obama bonded well during the latter's short official visit to Seoul from Nov. 18 to 19. President Obama was welcomed by honor guards fr...

• Nov 20, 2009
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Seoul City to hold world snowboard event in December

Category Travel 

Seoul citizens will have a chance to enjoy one of the world's major winter sports events. The 2009-2010 season for the Snowboard Big Air World Cup will kick off on Dec. 11 for a three-day run here in Seoul, as the FIS selected it as a venue for the event on Sept. 25 at its general meeting in Zurich, the Switzerl...

• Nov 19, 2009
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World's light flows into Seoul!

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The Seoul Lantern Festival will be held at Cheonggye Plaza and Cheonggyecheon (Stream) with an elaborately-decorated opening performance ahead of the beginning of The 2010-2012 Visit Korea Years – With Seoul. The festival is designed to deliver a message of invitation and welcome to people around the world by lighting lantern...

• Nov 19, 2009
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Biggest ever Pusan Film Festival in early October

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Make your way to the southern port city of Busan for the 14th Pusan International Film Festival (Oct. 8 – 16). It will be held on the biggest scale ever this year, featuring 355 films from 70 nations. With a budget expansion of nearly one billion won bringing the total up to 9.95 billion, the coast is clear for Korea'...

• Sep 24, 2009
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President meets Secretary General Ban in New York

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President Lee Myung-bak (left) and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon President Lee Myung-bak, who arrived in New York Sunday, Sep. 20 (local time), met with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the latter's office. Over dinner the two leaders shared their thoughts on bilateral cooperation plans between the Repub...

• Sep 22, 2009
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