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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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Cover Photo
a panoramic view of the Nakdong Riverand scenic riverareas
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News in Focus
 
Government Finalizes Plan for Four RiversIncheon-Seoul Canal Finally Being Made Reality
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Diplomacy
 
Summit Brings Allies CloserKorea, ASEAN Look AheadFirst Lady Promotes Cuisine, Scenic BeautyUniting 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 RevealedKorean Wave Engulfs TheatrePreserving Korean Tradition, But FightingFor ModernityExquisite Relics of a Kingdom Now LongLost100 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 SportsKorea’s Quiet Judo DynamoUniversiade Returns in 2015Athletes 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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