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  Marking 20th anniv., Tongyeong music fest to return this week

  SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- The Tongyeong International Music Festival (TIMF), a leading annual classical music gala in South Korea, will begin this year's edition Friday as it marks its 20th anniversary.The 2022 festival will run through April 3
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  Nat'l brand positively impacts foreign buyers' purchases of Korean goods: poll

  SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- Nearly 7 in 10 foreign buyers think that South Korea's national brand is having a positive impact on their purchases of products from Asia's fourth-largest economy, a poll showed Thursday.According to the survey of
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  Books by award-winning illustrator Suzy Lee sell like hotcakes

  SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- Sales of books written by Suzy Lee, who became the first South Korean to win the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Awards (HCAA), shot up more than 150 times after her award earlier this week, a local online bookstore sa
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  Cherry blossom street in Yeouido to welcome visitors this year but without festival

  Yeouido-cherry blossom Cherry blossom street in Yeouido to welcome visitors this year but without festivalSEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- A popular cherry blossom street in Seoul's Yeouido district wi
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  Hoengseong to create Dutch theme village… first opens cultural exchange center

  SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- The opening ceremony of Hoengseong Dutch Cultural Exchange Center was held in Uhang-ri, Ucheon-myeon, Hoengseong County, Gangwon Province, on Friday. Hoengseong, one of the
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  ‘Finalist in the Chopin competition’ Pianist Lee Hyuk to perform in Daegu on March 20

  SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- Pianist Lee Hyuk’s recital will be held in the Daegu Concert House Chamber Hall on March 20. Lee was the only Korean to enter the finals of the world's most prestigious
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  Ewha university professor, students to kick off peace concerts in front of Russian Embassy next week

  SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- A professor and students of Ewha Womans University's College of Music will begin holding lunchtime concerts every weekday in front of the Russian Embassy in central Seoul next week to wish for peace in Ukraine, officia
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  D Museum holds exhibition inspired by Korean romance comics

  SEOUL, Mar. 16 (Yonhap) -- D Museum, which relocated in Seoul Forest last year, opened its exhibition "Romantic Days,” featuring Korean romance comics, on Mar. 16. The exhibition introduces abou
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  (2nd LD) Korean national treasure sold after garnering no offers in auction

  (ATTN: UPDATES with announcement from Kansong foundation in paras 1-11; RECASTS lead para)SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- A national treasure that was up for auction by the financially struggling Kansong Art Museum but attracted no bids in January has re
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  (LEAD) Korean national treasure sold after garnering no offers in auction

  (ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from Kansong foundation and more details in paras 3-5, 8-11; CORRECTS name of government agency in 2nd para; RESTRUCTURES)SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- One of the two national treasures that were up for auction by the financ
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  Korean national treasure sold after garnering no offers in auction

  SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- One of the two national treasures that were up for auction by the financially struggling Kansong Art Museum but attracted no bids in January has recently found its new owner. According to the website of the Cultural Herita
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  Demand for overseas travel explodes due to Quarantine Exemption

  SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Yonhap) -- The demand for overseas travel is exploding since the government decided to exempt vaccinated foreign entrants from self-quarantine obligations, starting from March 21. The
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  Pianist Lim Dong-hyek reflects on his 20-yr career through Schubert

  By Kim BoramSEOUL, March 15 (Yonhap) -- Award-winning pianist Lim Dong-hyek said Tuesday that his new album on Schubert's last two Sonata pieces reflects his 20-year career as a classical musician with maturity.His sixth album, titled "Schu
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  Everland Tulip Festival to be held from Apr. 18

  YONGIN, Mar. 15 (Yonhap) -- The Everland Tulip Festival, which began in 1992 and marks its 30th anniversary this year, will be held from Apr. 18 to Apr. 24. Samsung C&T Resort Group, which operate
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  격리면제에 여행수요 폭발…인터파크투어 예약건수 281%↑

  격리면제에 여행수요 폭발…인터파크투어 예약건수 281%↑'물 들어온다'…여행업계 일제히 '수요 잡기' 판촉행사 (서울=연합뉴스) 이영섭 기자 = 정부가 오는 21일부터 백신을 접종한 해외 입국자의 자가격리 의무를 면제하기로 하면서 그간 억눌렸던 해외여행 수요가 터져 나오고 있다.15일 여행업계에 따르면 지난 11∼13일 인터파크
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  Seoul Fashion Week to become 1st Asian fashion week to be introduced on YouTube fashion vertical

  SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- Seoul Fashion Week, set to kick off this week, will be introduced on the global streaming platform YouTube's official fashion and beauty vertical for the first time as a fashion week event in Asia, the city government
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  Massive wildfire disaster extinguishes famous Jeju Wildfire Festival

  SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Yonhap) -- The Jeju Fire Festival, which was scheduled to be held on Mar. 18, was canceled due to wildfires in the eastern coastal areas of South Korea. The city of Jeju, which hosts t
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  Seoul city unveils virtual influencer candidates to promote Dongdaemun fashion district

  SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul city government on Friday unveiled three virtual influencer candidates for promotional ambassador of the capital's central fashion district of Dongdaemun. The profiles of the candidates -- Ha Ri-ra, Seo Hi an
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  Two Korean novelists longlisted for 2022 International Booker Prize

  SEOUL, March 11 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean novelists have been longlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize, one of the three largest literary awards in the world.Chung Bora of "Cursed Bunny" and Park Sang-young of "Love in
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  Yonhap opens digital content sales platform 'Hello Archive'

  SEOUL, March 10 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key wire service, on Thursday launched a new online system where individuals can easily purchase visual content created in and out of the country, and who's who information on prom