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Southern port city promotes separated discharge of plastic and vinyl trash for recycled fuel production
SEOUL -- The southern port city of Gimhae has started the promotion of the separated discharge of plastic and vinyl wastes in an effort to turn plastic wastes into recycled fuel through a pyrolysis technique. The port city aims to encourage citizens to participate in the eco-friendly movement by distributing special 20-liter bags for plastic waste collection. The pyrolysis technique uses extreme heat and pressure to break down plastic materials into naphtha which is a flammable liquid
8 August 2023
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Girl band aespa completes two-day concert in Tokyo
SEOUL -- K-pop girl band aespa has completed its concert at Tokyo Dome, an indoor stadium regarded as the "dream stage" among Japanese artists. About 94,000 audience attended the two-day event. The four-member band will continue its world tour in the United States and other countries in South America and Europe. "aespa sets the record for holding a concert at Tokyo Dome the fastest since debut among foreign artists," the band's agency said on Twitter after group
8 August 2023
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Global competition for first-person shooter game 'CrossFire' to be held in Ho Chi Minh City
SEOUL -- Smilegate Entertainment, a South Korean game publisher, will host a global competition for CrossFire, a first-person shooter game with about eight million monthly active users, in Viet Nam's Ho Chi Minh City. Players from eight countries including China, Brazil, and the Philippines will compete to win prize money of $300,000. The event will be broadcast in English, Vietnamese, and Chinese. The first-person shooter game, released in 2007, features a war between two privat
7 August 2023
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WOSM plans early departure of participants from World Scout Jaboree site due to typhoon Khanun
SEOUL -- The World Organization of the Scout Movement, the main international Scouting organization, has said that it plans an early departure of participants from a massive Jamboree site located on the southwestern coast of South Korea due to Typhoon Khanun, described as "very strong" that is expected to hit the southern coast of the Korean peninsula and move northwards this week. The 25th World Scout Jamboree held in Saemangeum, a reclaimed land area some 200 kilometers (
7 August 2023
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S. Korea's cathode exports to US soars 178 percent year-on-year in 2023
SEOUL -- South Korea's cathode material exports to the United States significantly increased to $1.83 billion for the first seven months in 2023, up 177.8 percent from the same period a year ago. Through the battery materials produced in South Korea, domestic companies can receive tax benefits from the U.S. government as the two countries signed a Free Trade Agreement. Along with anodes, cathodes are used to help the conduction of electricity through electrolyte materials. Cathode
7 August 2023
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Osaka selected by S. Koreans as favorite vacation spot in 1H 2023
SEOUL -- Osaka, Japan's western city where the country's main seaport nests, was South Koreans' favorite getaway destination during the first half of 2023, data released by the transport ministry showed. Among the list of top 10 tourist destinations, there were four Japanese cities while the other six were located in the Southeast Asian region. According to aviation traffic data released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on August 7, the flight route bet
7 August 2023
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S. Korea's catering giant Our Home partners with Viet Nam's private school operator to manage canteens
SEOUL -- South Korea's catering giant Our Home will manage school canteens run by FPT Education, a private school operator affiliated with Viet Nam's major IT service firm FPT Corporation. The food company will provide various South Korean food such as Bibimbap, a traditional Korean rice dish with pre-cooked herbs and meat, and Tteokbokki, a menu of finger-sized rice cakes simmered in fiery-red spicy chili sauce. Our Home said in a statement that the catering firm partnered wit
7 August 2023
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Seoul's southern district joins Viet Nam's healthcare exhibition to attract more medical tourists
SEOUL -- At an international exhibition to promote medical products and devices in Ho Chi Minh City, Gangnam, a southern district in Seoul well known for rapper Psy's 2012 song "Gangnam Style," is promoting South Korea's medical technology to attract more Vietnamese patients. In 2022, medical tourists from Viet Nam to Gangnam was the sixth largest group with 2,806 after the United States, China, Thailand, Japan, and Mongolia. Data released by South Korea's health
4 August 2023
