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Government FinalizesPlan for Four Rivers
 Incheon-Seoul Canal Finally Being Made RealityKorea-US Summit Brings Allies Closer
 
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VOL. 11 / NO. 7
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Cover Photo
a panoramic view of the Nakdong Riverand scenic riverareas
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News in Focus
 
• Government Finalizes Plan for Four Rivers• Incheon-Seoul Canal Finally Being Made Reality
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Diplomacy
 
• Summit Brings Allies Closer• Korea, ASEAN Look Ahead• First Lady Promotes Cuisine, Scenic Beauty• Uniting Asia Through Music
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Global Korea
 
• Aid from Korea Earns Thanks from Mexico
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Green Growth
 
• Harnessing Mother Nature to Power the Future
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Culture
 
• Mounted Warriors of Legend Revealed• Korean Wave Engulfs Theatre• Preserving Korean Tradition, But FightingFor Modernity• Exquisite Relics of a Kingdom Now LongLost• 100 Years of Ups and Downs for KoreanManhwa Artists
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Korean Artist
 
• Haegue Yang: Exploring Neglected Corners
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Korean Literature
 
• Kim Hye-soon: Pushing Poetic Limits
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Series
 
• Local Nuclear Technology at Core of EnergyPolicy
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Hidden Champions
 
• From Casinos to Malls, Kortex Is Every-where
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Science
 
• One Small Step for Korea’s Dream of SpaceExploration
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Sports
 
• Boat Race Nurtures Local Water Sports• Korea’s Quiet Judo Dynamo• Universiade Returns in 2015• Athletes Conquer Nature in Asia’s LongestBike Race 
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Korea through the Lens
 
• The Crested Ibis Comes Home
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Travel
 
• Exploring a Prince’s Heaven on Earth
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People
 
• Scholar-Priest Sees Lessons in Dialogue• A Hunt for a Challenge Took Her to Korea —and
Baduk 
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Foreign viewpoints
 
• Equality for Women Key to Birth Rate
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