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  'LOVE IN SEOUL 2025' Music Festival to Be Held in November

  SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The indoor music festival "LOVE IN SEOUL 2025" will take place from November 12 to 23 at the Blue Square SOL Travel Hall in Seoul, according to concert organize
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  Royal Korean Lacquered Chest Gifted to U.S. Missionary to Be Designated as National Folklore Cultural Heritage

  SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- A lacquered three-tiered traditional Korean chest believed to have been gifted by King Gojong (r. 1863–1907) to American missionary Henry Appenzeller (1858–1902) will be de
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  Matthew Lim's AI Innovation Story: The Role of Journalists in the Age of AI
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  18 Cases of Heritage Damage Reported Due to Heavy Rains

  SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- A series of torrential downpours that have swept across South Korea since July 16 have caused increasing damage to national heritage sites, including ancient royal tombs fro
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  CU launches TXT-themed pop-up stores and snacks to celebrate new album release

  SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Convenience store chain CU announced Monday it is launching a special collaboration campaign with K-pop boy group Tomorrow X Together (TXT) to celebrate the release of thei
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  Gyeongju National Museum’s Silla Millennium Library to Open Twice Monthly on Saturdays

  SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- The Gyeongju National Museum announced Friday that its Silla Millennium Library will now be open to the public on the first and third Saturdays of each month. The Silla Mil
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  Poet Kim Hye-soon wins German literary prize for 'Autobiography of Death'

  SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean poet Kim Hye-soon has won Germany's prestigious International Literature Award for her poetry collection, "Autobiography of Death." Kim becam
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  Poet Kim Hye-soon wins German literary prize for 'Autobiography of Death'

  SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean poet Kim Hye-soon has won Germany's prestigious International Literature Award for her poetry collection, "Autobiography of Death."Kim became the first Asian author to receive the honor, and it
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  Yonhap publishes 2025 English-language almanac

  SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire, on Friday published its English-language yearbook summarizing the country's major events, developments and issues that occurred in 2024.The Korea Annual 2025, the only
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  Seocheon Eupseong Fortress Recommended for Historic Site Status

  SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Heritage Service announced Thursday that it plans to designate Seocheon Eupseong Fortress in Seocheon County, South Chungcheong Province, as a national historic s
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  South Korea to Host UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Busan Next July for 1st Time

  SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, the highest decision-making body in the field of world heritage, will be held in South Korea for the first time next year. The 48th ses
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  (LEAD) S. Korea to host UNESCO World Heritage meeting for 1st time in 2026

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details, quotes in paras 3-14; ADDS photo)SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will host the 48th annual session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee next year in the southeastern port city of Busan, the committee has s
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  S. Korea to host UNESCO World Heritage meeting for 1st time in 2026

  SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will host the 48th annual session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee next year in the southeastern port city of Busan, according to the committee.The decision was made during the committee's ongoing me
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  28,000-Year-Old Rhyolitic Rock Field on Mt. Halla Designated as Natural Monument

  SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Heritage Service announced on Tuesday that the “Rhyolitic Breccia Field at Mosewat, Mt. Halla” has been designated a Natural Monument. Located on the southwestern
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  Korean dessert cafe chain Sulbing to enter Philippine market this year

  SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- Sulbing Co., a South Korean dessert cafe chain, said Tuesday it plans to enter the Philippine market this year as part of its overseas expansion strategy.Sulbing has signed a master franchise (MF) agreement with Beyond Bing
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  Bong-eun Temple’s ‘Sangjeon Yesujae’ Designated as National Intangible Cultural Heritage

  SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Heritage Service announced on Tuesday that the Buddhist ritual “Sangjeon Yesujae” held at Bong-eun Temple has been newly designated as a National Intangible Cultu
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  Gov't to take measures to minimize damage to agricultural products, livestock amid abnormal summer weather

  SEJONG, July 14 (Yonhap) -- The government will work to minimize the possible damage from recent heat waves and heavy rain on agricultural products and livestock to prevent price hikes of such products, senior officials said Monday. "Due to rec
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  (2nd LD) N. Korea's Mount Kumgang listed as UNESCO World Heritage site

  (ATTN: ADDS S. Korean reaction in paras 9-11)PARIS, July 13 (Yonhap) -- A scenic mountain known for its beauty that changes with the seasons, North Korea's Mount Kumgang has been named a UNESCO World Heritage site.UNESCO added Mount Kumgang to it
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  (LEAD) N. Korea's Mount Kumgang listed as UNESCO World Heritage site

  (ATTN: ADDS details, photos)PARIS, July 13 (Yonhap) -- A scenic mountain known for its beauty that changes with the seasons, North Korea's Mount Kumgang has been named a UNESCO World Heritage site.UNESCO added Mount Kumgang to its World Heritage
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  N. Korea's Mount Kumgang listed as UNESCO World Heritage site

  PARIS, July 13 (Yonhap) -- A scenic mountain known for its beauty that changes with the seasons, North Korea's Mount Kumgang has been named a UNESCO World Heritage site.UNESCO added Mount Kumgang to its World Heritage list following the 47th sess