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   Mummies show wealth of the ancients

   Mummy cartonnages and masks were compulsory items for ancient Egyptian funerals. The details and components of the cartonnage (above) show that it belonged to a..

   Jan 31, 2017

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   Korea helps save records of Philippine ethnolinguistic groups

   The lives and traditions of smaller ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines have now been recorded onto CDs and DVDs. The International Information and Networ..

   Jan 31, 2017

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   Purme Foundation helps build disabled-friendly world

   There\`s one person who has dedicated everything he\`s got to building hospitals designed solely to treat people with disabilities. He is the executive director..

   Jan 31, 2017

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   Seollal Lunar New Year\`s comes to Nigeria

   The Korean Cultural Centre in Nigeria invited people to its Seollal Lunar New Year\`s ceremony to experience traditional Korea on Jan. 26. Attendees included st..

   Jan 31, 2017

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   Celebrating Lunar New Year`s 2017

   Seollal Lunar New Year`s, a holiday that reminds us of the meaning of family, is now behind us. During the holidays, families came together across the country t..

   Jan 31, 2017

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   Korean cuisine woos Madrid

   A salad made with doenjang soybean paste. Agar weed noodles made with a pine nut extract and a soy sauce broth. These are just two of the delicious items featur..

   Jan 31, 2017

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   Colder, but more fun: Korea\`s winters past

   It was much colder in Korea in the past. Photos and records recently released by the National Archives of Korea are quite clear in showing how cold it used to b..

   Jan 26, 2017

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   Korean recipes: Manduguk dumpling soup

   Seollal Lunar New Year\`s, one of the largest traditional holidays in Korea, is just around the corner. On the morning of Lunar New Year’s Day, family members..

   Jan 26, 2017

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   Incheon Airport cultural center gets makeover

   One of Incheon International Airport\`s cultural experience centers recently got a makeover and reopened its doors on Jan. 23. The center, located by the fourth..

   Jan 26, 2017

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    Enjoy Seollal at national museums, palaces

    Seollal Lunar New Year’s, one of the biggest holidays in Korea, is just around the corner. Visiting a palace or a national museum and enjoying the nation\`s t..

    Jan 25, 2017

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