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  Thousand-year old 'Gangneung Danoje Festival' to be held normally after 3 years

  SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- The 1,000 year old Gangneung Danoje Festival, inscribed on the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, will be held as per usual in three years as social dist
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  Lee Kun-hee's art collection to go on display again to mark 1st anniv. of donation

  SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- Two national museums will open a joint exhibition of artworks donated by late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee on Thursday in commemoration of the first anniversary of the donation.Co-hosted by the National Museum of Modern an
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  Yoon to meet with arts, sports personalities, including 'Squid Game' actor Lee Jung-jae

  SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol will meet over lunch with arts and sports personalities, including "Squid Game" actor Lee Jung-jae, on Wednesday, officials said.The event is part of a series of lunches organized
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  Jeju KAL Hotel to close on 30th after 48 years

  SEOUL, Apr. 26 (Yonhap) -- Jeju KAL Hotel, which has enjoyed its reputation as Jeju's tallest landmark for many years, is disappearing into history. On the 21st, Jeju City completed the process of
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  '트위터 대통령' 소설가 이외수 폐렴으로 별세…향년 76세(종합2보)

  (서울·춘천=연합뉴스) 이은정 이상학 양지웅 기자 = 강원 화천군 감성마을 촌장으로 활동하던 소설가 이외수씨가 폐렴으로 25일 별세했다. 향년 76세.유족 측은 이외수 작가가 이날 오후 8시께 폐렴으로 별세했다고 이날 밝혔다.고인은 2014년 위암 2기 판정으로 수술을 받은 뒤 회복했으나 2020년 3월 뇌출혈로 쓰러져 3년째 투병하며 재활에 힘써왔다.이
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  '들개'·'장외인간'…존재의 구원 탐구한 '괴짜' 소설가 이외수(종합)

  (서울=연합뉴스) 이은정 기자 = 25일 별세한 소설가 이외수는 '괴짜', '기인'으로 불리며 반세기 넘게 독특한 창작 세계를 펼쳐왔다.1946년 경남 함양군에서 태어나 춘천교대를 자퇴한 후 1972년 강원일보 신춘문예에 단편 소설 '견습 어린이들', 1975년 '세대'지에 중편 '훈장'
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  (LEAD) Popular novelist Lee Oi-soo dies at 75

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 2-3, 8; REWRITES lead)SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Lee Oi-soo, a maverick bestselling novelist known for his uniquely unconventional, insightful views about life, died of pneumonia Monday. He was 75.Lee died a
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  Popular novelist Lee Oi-soo dies at 75

  SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Lee Oi-soo, a maverick bestselling novelist known for his uniquely unconventional, insightful views about life, died Monday. He was 75.Lee had been undergoing rehabilitation since he collapsed due to cerebral hemorrhage in
• (URGENT) Popular novelist Lee Oi-soo dies at 75

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  Hall of Mokpo popular music to open this July

  SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Mokpo city, South Jeolla Province, announced on the 25th that it would open the "Hall of Mokpo popular music," using the Former Honam Bank, Mokpo Branch buildin
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  Culture ministry to hold conference on hallyu

  SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- The government will hold an online conference on the global boom of Korean pop culture known as "hallyu" this week to discuss ways to increase its sustainability.Co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and
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  Dream Concert to be held offline in 3 years in June

  SEOUL, Apr. 25 (Yonhap) – “Dream Concert,” which is one of the largest K-pop festivals annually hosted by the Korea Entertainment Producer’s Association, will be held offline in Seoul for the first ti
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  Enjoy Incheon's sunset! Tour bus to be operated from 29th

  SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Incheon city announced that it will start operating the "Sunset Night View Tour," which allows one to enjoy the sunset and the night view, from the 29th. This b
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  Spring festival music stages vitalize along with Back-to-Normal

  SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- As most of social distancing for COVID-19 prevention are lifted this month, music industries which hold spring festivals and events are vitalizing for the first time in thr
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  'To the world beyond a thousand years,' Hadong Wild Tea Culture Festival to be held offline in three years

  SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Hadong county, South Gyeongsang province announced on the 18th that the "25th Hadong Wild Tea Culture Festival" will be held in the tea groves of Hwagae and Agy
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  Cha Eun-woo becomes audio docent for 'Michael Craig-Martin' exhibition

  SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Yonhap) – S. Korean singer and actor Cha Eun-woo will become an audio docent for the “Michael Craig-Martin” exhibition. Cha will deliver the messages, which are portrayed in 26 out of
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  Korea Railroad to reopen Railroad Museum on 23rd... 12,600 railroad related relics exhibited

  SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Korea Railroad (KORAIL) announced on the 22nd that it will be reopening the Railroad Museum, located in Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi province from the 23rd as all the social distanc
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  National Museum of Korea to resume 'Conversation with the Curator' in two years

  SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- The National Museum of Korea announced on the 22nd that it will be resuming the curator commentary exhibition program, "Conversation with the Curator," next mon
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  Ansan Street Arts Festival to be held next month... first outdoor performance in 3 years

  SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- The city of Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 22nd that it will be holding the city's representative festival, "18th Ansan Street Arts Festival 2022&quo
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  Band FLOWER drops new song on April 24… hosts concert next month

  SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- S. Korean band FLOWER, which marked its 23rd anniversary, will drop a digital single “At the End of Time” (translated) on April 24, according to the agency INTIME Entertain