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Choreographer Joori Jung Expands U.S.-Korea Cultural Exchange Through K-POP and Dance
Detroit-based choreographer Joori Jung continues her work in contemporary dance, arts education, festival planning and U.S.-Korea cultural exchange.
Gangseo-gu selects five outstanding cases of proactive administration in first half of 2026 … straight-lane expansion, business expo, hair salon for disabled and AI search for missing persons
Gangseo-gu in Seoul said it selected five outstanding cases of proactive administration from 18 received in the first half of the year, which removed resident inconvenience in advance.
Young and Old Bridge Generational Divide with AI
On the 11th, the National Commission for Unity, which reports directly to the President, held a "Dialogue between Youth and Elders Through AI" in Seoul and issued a joint declaration on intergenerational empathy.
Incheon Completes Seawater Desalination Plant on Uldo in Ongjin-gun
The Incheon Metropolitan City Waterworks Headquarters has completed a seawater desalination facility with a capacity of 80 cubic meters per day on Uldo in Deokjeok-myeon, Ongjin-gun.
[100 years ago today] August 12, 1926 -
On August 12, 1926, in Tokyo, a judge resigned after photos of Park Yeol and his wife taken in prison were leaked, while rumors of the disappearance of Yun Sim-deok and Kim U-jin continued across the Korea Strait.
Incheon Completes Welding Skills Training for Myanmar Migrant Workers
Incheon Metropolitan City announced that it has completed welding skills training for foreign workers from Myanmar.
MSIT Reshuffles Three Division Heads
The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) reshuffled three division-level officials effective August 12 and 13.
Four Korean independent AI models all listed as 'notable models' by US-based Epoch AI
Epoch AI has listed all models developed in the first half of 2026 by the four selected teams of the Independent AI Foundation Model project as 'notable models,' the Ministry of Science and ICT said.
New 'Sensitive Task' Category Created in National R&D…Stronger Measures to Block Overseas Leakage of Research Results
A revision to the enforcement decree creating a 'sensitive task' between security tasks and general tasks, to prevent national R&D results from leaking overseas, has passed a Cabinet Meeting.
Incheon to Recruit Trainees for Care Farming Education from August 18
The Incheon Agricultural Technology Center announced that it will recruit trainees for the 2026 Second-Half Care Farming Consumer Education starting August 18.
Incheon City inspects fishing villages and harbors ahead of heatwave to minimize aquaculture damage
Incheon City conducted a "field inspection of fishing village and harbor projects" on August 10-11 in areas around Ganghwa-gun and Yeongjong-gu.
Incheon to inspect 90 real estate development firms
Incheon Metropolitan City is starting an inspection to confirm whether the 90 registered real estate development companies in the area meet registration requirements and compliance obligations.
Nationwide 1st Jungguk Dongpo Hope Singing Contest Seeks Participants
The Jungguk Dongpo Yeonhap Jungangheo has announced it is recruiting participants for the "1st Nationwide Jungguk Dongpo Hope Singing Contest" to mark the 34th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and China.
Guro-gu expands SOS care providers to strengthen local care network
Guro-gu has signed agreements with 16 providers of the SOS care service and is strengthening its local care system.
Jung-gu Recruits 200 for 'Tunteun Run Club' After Work
Starting September 18, Jung-gu in Seoul will recruit 200 participants on a first-come, first-served basis for 'Jung-gu Tunteun Run Club,' an after-work running program.
[Digital Poetry Masterpieces-3] Where the red opens the body
In the third installment of Digital Poetry Masterpieces, the poem "Yuhongcho" by poet Kim Woo-young was introduced, reading the flower as a being where life and wound coexist.
Guro-gu Creates Ecological and Cultural Streams Along Anyangcheon, Dorimcheon and Mokgamcheon
Guro-gu has completed a project to turn the areas along the Anyangcheon, Dorimcheon and Mokgamcheon streams into ecological and cultural streams with flowers and trees.
Sirip Pureunsol Childcare Center Donates 1 Million Won to Vulnerable Groups
Sirip Pureunsol Childcare Center donated the full 1 million won proceeds from its charity bazaar to the Hanam-si Gamil Social Welfare Center on August 5.
[Day 76] The Hunt at Heojeon
Day 76 of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 365 series, "The Hunt at Heojeon," covers the spring hunt at Heojeon in the fourth year of Jian'an, when Jo Jo shot a deer with Emperor Heonje's bow.
Attends embassy reception, Kim Young-ja K-Royal Hanbok and 'hanbok diplomacy' with Ecuadorian ambassador's wife
Designer Kim Yeong-ja attended a reception for Ecuador's National Day, continuing her connection with the Ecuadorian ambassador's wife through hanbok.
