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ASTANA, Kazakhstan -- First lady Kim Keon Hee has embraced the diplomatic spotlight during President Yoon Suk Yeol's Central Asian trip, amid political pressure to investigate her alleged antigraft rule violation. As Yoon and Kim are halfway through his journey for state visits to three countries -- Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan -- Kim has expanded her role as the first lady in a series of engagements highlighting cultural exchanges. According to Yoon's spokesperson Kim Soo
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Assembly split as Democratic Party seizes control of key committees
The ruling People Power Party on Tuesday protested the Democratic Party of Korea unilaterally picking the chairs of key standing committees of the National Assembly late Monday. The Democratic Party once again used its majority in the Assembly to convene a plenary session and appoint the chairs of 11 out of the 18 committees without involving the ruling party. Last week, the Democratic Party left out the ruling party in electing the Assembly speaker, marking the first such instance in the histor
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Hyundai hydrogen trucks hit 10m km of emission-free rides in Switzerland
Hyundai Motor Company’s hydrogen-powered truck Xcient Fuel Cell has surpassed 10 million kilometers in accumulated mileage in Switzerland, the South Korean automaker announced Wednesday. The milestone came three years and eight months after the world’s first mass-produced hydrogen-electric truck began to hit the roads in Switzerland in Oct. 2020. Currently, there are 48 Xcient Fuel Cells in operation in the central European country. The truck, which is equipped with a 180-kilowatt hy
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SK, China's Geely partner on EV innovation
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SK CEOs to convene for strategy meeting at end of June
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Hyosung Heavy to ramp up output of power transfomers in Korea, US
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GS Ventures hosts tech day for battery startups
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Life&Culture
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21st Music in PyeongChang to offer spiritual link to Beethoven
Music in PyeongChang, an annual music festival held in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, will take place under the theme of "Ludwig!" from July 24 to Aug. 3, the festival's artistic director, Yang Sung-won, announced Tuesday. Expressing his goal to create a program that can have the last impact on young visitors as the fourth artistic director of the 21-year-old festival, Yang said that this year the music festival aims to offer a "spiritual link" to Beethoven, by showc
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Landscape architect behind Seonyudo gets retrospective at MMCA
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[Herald Interview] 'Jellyfish' playwright discusses portraying authentic lives of disabled characters on stage
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Actor speaks out on ‘Burning Sun’ scandal rumor
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[Herald Review] Son Suk-ku’s 13-minute-long ‘Night Fishing' a dynamic one-man show
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Sequel to ‘I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki’ hits UK shelves
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Folk museum eyes turning Korean traditions relatable
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