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2026-09-19 (Sat)

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Government Slashes Petroleum Price Caps by 150 Won per Liter amid Easing Middle East Tensions
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South Korea’s 9th Local Elections See Surge in Voter Turnout, Eyeing Historic Highs
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Netflix Stock Plummets 10% on Credit Downgrade Fears Following Blockbuster Warner Bros. Acquisition

‘Energy Transition No. 1’ Gumi Natural Gas Power Plant Completed

Gyeongsangbuk-do held a completion ceremony for the Gumi Natural Gas Power Plant on Wednesday, September 16, at the Gumi High-Tech Valley National Industrial Complex (Complex 5). About 200 people att

Gyeongbuk Culture & Tourism Organization Successfully Holds the '2026 Gyeongbuk Dalbit Trot Concert'

The Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Government and the Gyeongbuk Culture & Tourism Organization (President Kim Nam-il) successfully concluded the '2026 Gyeongbuk Dalbit Trot Concert' held at t

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Jeonbuk Selected for National Physical AI SW Platform Public Contest: Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province announced on the 16th that it has been finally selected for the public contest for the "2026 Collaborative Intelligence Physical AI-based SW Platform R&am

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'The 67th Korean Folk Arts Festival' Opens on the 18th in Pyeongchang: The "67th Korean Folk Arts Festival" will be held for three days from September 18 to 20 at the Jinbu-myeon Citizens' Sports Park in Pyeongchang-gun. Co-hosted by the Ministry of Cult

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2026 Gangneung ITS World Congress Just a Month Away… Gangwon State Administrative Support Headquarters Accelerates Assistance: Gangwon State (Governor Woo Sang-ho, hereinafter referred to as the "State") is fully activating its on-site support system centered around the Administrative Support Headquarters to ensur

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Gyeongsangbuk-do, Apple Manufacturing R&D Support Center to Hold 'Smart Manufacturing Forum': Gyeongsangbuk-do held the '2026 Smart Manufacturing Forum' on Wednesday, September 16 at the POSCO International Center in POSTECH. Around 200 people attended the event, including Gyeongsangb

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Fashion Runway Show 2026

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Let’s recycle the old blankets in Jeju Island’s closet instead of incinerating them.: [Global Economic Times] Jeju Special Self-Governing Province is the first in the country to implement a ‘used blanket circular economy pilot project’. Jeju Island signed a business agreem

Arts&Culture

"AI Great Transformation Festa 2026" Opens... Chungbuk Province: "Leap into the Center of Industrial Great Transformation through AI"

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New Rice Variety 'Chungbuk No. 1' Unveiled to Open the Future of Chungbuk Agriculture!

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Protecting Foreign Agricultural Workers' Safety with AI

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21st, Geumgang Arboretum Walking Trails Return to Residents' Arms

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‘The World’ stays in Sokcho for 2 nights and 3 days… New specialized product debuts for the first time

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Sejong Hangul Festival Reborn as a Republic of Korea Culture and Tourism Festival Launches 'Target-Customized' Promotion

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Cheonan Welfare Foundation Selects 'Inju Cafe Punggyeong Branch' as a 'Welfare Leader'

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"Healing Value of Chungbuk Forests to the World"Private Sponsorship Boosts the World Forest Therapy Forum

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Korea Food Research Institute Gyeongbuk Headquarters Breaks Ground… Full-Scale Leap for K-Food Industry

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“Seocheon is the Optimal Location for the National Recreation Park”

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Hangeul Store Launches 10 New Designs of "Our Neighborhood Hangeul T-Shirts"

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Prominent Buyers from Emerging Markets in the Americas and Europe Visit Korea… Establishing a Bridgehead for Overseas Market Expansion in the Inbound Tourism Industry

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Jeonbuk Selected for Semiconductor Materials & Chemical Specialized Complex… Becoming the Heart of the K-Semiconductor Supply Chain

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Daou Technology Opens 'NH Nonghyup Bank Financial Service Integration' in DaouOffice... Continuously Expanding Partner Financial Institutions

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Chungnam Technopark Holds ‘2026 Chungnam Promising Enterprise Commercialization Contest’… Selects 5 Outstanding Companies

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Chungnam Women-Enterprise Excellence Products in One Place… Expo Held at Cheonan City Hall Lobby

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Jeonbuk Emerges as a Core Hub for South Korea's Semiconductor Industry

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Chungnam, Daejeon, and Sejong Unite to Urge Inclusion of the "Chungcheong Inland Railway" in the 5th National Railway Network Plan

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Gyeongsangbuk-do Opens Nation's First Food-Tech Research Support Center

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Gyeongbuk Province Positions Itself as South Korea's Future Growth Hub with Robust Educational and Research Foundations for the National "7 Major SEED Projects"

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