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Health Ministry and Korea Health Promotion Institute Issue Tattoo Procedure Standard Guidelines in Preparation for 2027 Tattooist Act, Setting Hygiene and Facility Standards
The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Health Promotion Institute issued the Tattoo Procedure Standard Guidelines on July 31 in preparation for the enforcement of the Tattooist Act.

Hanam to Expand Industrial Base with K-Culture, National Garden and AI
Hanam City plans to attract businesses and expand jobs through a K-culture complex, a national garden and an AI innovation cluster.

Hanam High School 2nd-Year Students Donate 370,000 Won from Resource Circulation Market
Second-year students at Hanam High School have donated 370,000 won in proceeds from the 'Jawon Sunhwan Market' to Hanam-si.

Hanam-si cracks down on night-time smoking on Misa Culture Street to ease secondhand smoke complaints from residents
The Hanam-si Public Health Center held a joint no-smoking awareness campaign with relevant agencies in response to complaints about night-time smoking on Misa Culture Street.
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[Day 65] The Words of Ganghoe
In the Day 65 installment of Samgukji 365, Won Sul flees to Ganghoe and dies after being unable to drink the yellow water from a well and vomiting blood.

Jung-gu Cultural Foundation and Jung-gu Single-Person Household Support Center Sign Business Agreement
The Jung-gu Cultural Foundation in Seoul and the Jung-gu Single-Person Household Support Center have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for mutual cooperation.

A little star met in space draws out the courage of an eight-year-old
The bilingual Korean-English picture book "Ujueseo Gajang Bitnaneun 8beonjjae Seonmul" by author Choi In-young was published by WIA Book on August 1, 2026.

Three Hand Signals Instead of 'Shh': Elementary School Library Finds the Sound of Consideration
The picture book "Three Sounds of Librarian Chaeknarae and Kkumnarae Library" by Jo Seonjin was published as an e-book on August 1, 2026.

Practicing Goodbye to a Pet, Loving the Present: An Essay by Kim Hyeonsu
Kim Hyeonsu's essay on losing a pet, "Neoreul Bonaeneun Yeonseup" (Letting You Go: What Small Beings Teach Us), will be published as an e-book on August 1.

Kang Jiyeon's picture book 'We Deliver Sleep – Sleep Fairy Jamgwi' to be released
Kang Jiyeon's picture book 'We Deliver Sleep – Sleep Fairy Jamgwi' will be released as an e-book (PDF) by WIA Book on August 1, 2026.

Where the blanket house collapsed, the brothers built it back up
The picture book 《Sesangeseo Jeil Jakeun Jibung》 will be published as an e-book on August 1, 2026, depicting two children after their blanket house collapses.

Cat Sisters Who Share Their Fears Feature in Picture Book 'Taekbae Baedalbu Goyangi'
WIA Book will release the picture book 'Taekbae Baedalbu Goyangi' as an e-book on August 1, 2026, depicting cat sisters sharing their fears.

Dong-gu Community Child Centers Hold Successful Fun Sports Day... 800 People Come Together
Dong-gu, Daejeon, held the 4th Myeongnang Undonghoe of the Dong-gu Community Child Center Federation at Hanbat Gymnasium.

Ujangsan Summer Water Park opens in Seoul's Gangseo-gu on the 31st, running through August 9, after being selected for Seoul Sports Council's grant program for the third straight year
Gangseo-gu in Seoul opened the Ujangsan Summer Water Park on the 31st at the soccer field of Ujangsan Neighborhood Park, and it will run through August 9.

The warmest comfort from the end of 38 years in public service… Choi Hui-seon's new book 『Just a Little Late』 published
The essay 『Just a Little Late』 by author Choi Hui-seon has been published.

Writer No Ok-gyeong Expands the 'Flow of Life' with AI… The Narrative of Existence in 'Long Swim' (Gin Yeojeong)
Writer No Ok-gyeong visually explored the flow of life and the time of human existence in her AI-based work 'Gin Yeojeong' (Long Swim).
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[History Is Alive - Goguryeo Edition] Episode 13: Eulji Mundeok and the Battle of Salsu - Cheongcheongang, Which Swallowed 1.13 Million Troops
In 612, a 305,000-strong special unit of the Sui dynasty was crushingly defeated by Goguryeo forces at the Salsu River (today's Cheongcheongang), and only 2,700 men made it back alive to Liaodong.

Song Jeong-suk's 'Digital Healing Theory Level I' Combines Digital Therapeutics and Natural Healing in One Curriculum
Song Jeong-suk's 'Digital Healing Theory Level I' has been published as an EPUB2 e-book for graduate students, covering digital therapeutics and natural healing in a single curriculum.

Digital Healing Theory Structured as a 14-Week Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Graduate Students
Song Jeongsuk's "Digital Chiyuron Level I" was published as a PDF e-book by WIA Book on April 15, 2026.

Essential Oils Replace Fabric Softener Scents: Redesigning How We Consume Fragrance
Sol Harang's new book "Hyanggiro Chiyuhada" is presented as a practical guide proposing that synthetic fragrances in daily life be replaced with plant-derived essential oils.
