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“Support for North Korean defectors is not welfare expenditure for them, but an investment for unification”
“Support for North Korean defectors is not welfare expenditure for them, but an investment for unification” Ji Seong-ho, a member of the National Assembly, was born in North Korea. He lost an arm and a leg in an accident while stealing coal from a freight train during the March of Ordeal period in the 1990s. In April 2006, he succeeded in escaping from North Ko ...
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“Korean June Huh wins 2022 Fields Medal”
“Korean June Huh wins 2022 Fields Medal”June Huh, Professor of Mathematics, Princeton University has been awarded the 2022 Fields Medal by the International Mathematical Union (IMU) for his work in transforming the field of geometric combinatorics. At the award ceremony in Helsinki, Finland on ...
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South Korea successfully launches locally-developed Nuri rocket into orbit
South Korea successfully launches locally-developed Nuri rocket into orbitSouth Korea succeeded in launching its locally-developed rocket, Nuri, carrying satellites into orbit on June 21st, 2022. The three-stage space rocket, more than 47 meters long and weighing 200 tons, lifted off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, south ...
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Park Chan-wook and Song Kang-ho win awards at Cannes
Park Chan-wook and Song Kang-ho win awards at CannesAt the Festival de Cannes, one of the world’s top three film festivals, South Korean Director Park Chan-wook won the Best Director Award, and Actor Song Kang-ho of Broker won the Best Actor Award. For the first time in Korean film history two Korean films ...
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“Although it is not easy, try to think everything positively”
“Although it is not easy, try to think everything positively” Ha Jae-hun, retired sergeant first class in the South Korean Army lost his legs when he stepped on a landmine while on duty inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The explosion from the bomb left both of Ha’s legs severely damaged and later he had both limb ...
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“BTS speaks about anti-Asian hate crimes”
“BTS speaks about anti-Asian hate crimes”Worldwide famous K-pop group BTS visited Washington D.C. on the 31th of May, during Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. BTS met President Joe Biden and gave their thoughts on hate crimes against Asians and what mi ...