SouthKorea
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Jamboree participants to be distributed to eight cities and provinces to take shelter from typhoon
SEOUL -- Some 37,000 Jamboree participants started their migration to eight cities and provinces including Seoul and its surrounding cities in an effort to take shelter from extreme weather including heat waves and a powerful typhoon that is about the hit the southern parts of South Korea on August 10 and move northward. The evacuation of Scouts and Girl Guides from 156 countries was announced on August 7 after the South Korean government told the World Organization of the Scout Moveme
8 August 2023
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Seoul to showcase AI-based interpretation service for foreign subway passengers
SEOUL -- To help foreigners accurately communicate with subway employees, Seoul will develop an artificial intelligence-based interpretation service that can simultaneously interpret languages. A terminal with a voice recognition function will immediately interpret when the two people talk to each other using their own language. The system will provide more than 12 languages including English, Japanese, Chinese, and Spanish. According to data released by Seoul Metro, the subway operato
8 August 2023
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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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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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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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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
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14 people injured in car and stabbing rampage in Seoul's satellite city
SEOUL -- A man in his 20s has hurt at least 14 people by intentionally hitting pedestrians with a car and stabbing people at a department store in Seongnam, a southeastern satellite city of Seoul. 12 victims were found to be seriously injured, including a woman in her 60s who was hospitalized with cardiac arrest. The police received the report around 5:59 p.m. (0859 GMT) on August 3. The incident happened near Seohyeon Station in Seongnam, around 20 kilometers (12 miles) southeast o
4 August 2023
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Convenience store chain CU starts drone delivery service for water parks
SEOUL -- The operator of South Korea's largest convenience store chain CU is currently delivering various food and medical items using a drone to two water parks in Seongnam, a southeastern satellite city of Seoul. BGF Retail, the operator of CU, said in a statement on August 1 that the company started a drone delivery service in the Tancheon water parks. Anyone can receive products such as snacks and quasi-drugs using a QR code. The service is part of Seongnam City's project
1 August 2023
