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<title><![CDATA[No. of int'l students in 2025 crosses 100,000 mark for first time]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=295760]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Terminal 1 of Incheon International Airport on July 8 (Yonhap News)

By Lee Jihae

The number of foreign visitors who came for study or training reached an all-time high of 108,000.

In a first ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-10 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fewer animals lost or abandoned, more pets registered in 2025]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=295205]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on June 29 said the number of registered pets last year was 3.67 million. (Seodaemun Naepumae Center)

By Lee Da Som

A culture of more responsi]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-02 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Korea ranked record-high 6th on OECD's central gov't trust list]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=295101]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The country ranks sixth in public trust in the central government according to a survey by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Shown is the financial neighborhood of Yeouido in]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-01 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Korea for 1st time leads world's largest multilateral naval drill]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=294849]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy and Marine personnel on June 21 line up on the amphibious assault ship USS Essex as it arrives at the port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to participate in the Rim of the Pacific exercise. (U.S. D]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-06-26 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No. of births in April posts record 18% rise, nears 100K in 2026]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=294740]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Data and Statistics on June 24 released a report on April population trends showing that the number of births that month reached 24,521. Shown are newborns at a public postpartum care ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-06-25 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sites chosen for two large nuclear plants, Korea's first SMR]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=294298]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Construction site of Units 3 and 4 at Saeul Nuclear Power Site in Ulsan's Ulju-gun County. (Nuclear Safety and Security Commission)

By Yoo Yeon Gyeong

Yeongdeok-gun County, Gyeongsangbuk-do Prov]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-06-18 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fourth cub born to giant panda family living at major theme park]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=293925]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[This giant panda cub was born on June 3. (Samsung C&T)

By Jeong Euiseok
 Video = Everland's official YouTube account
  Another giant panda has been born at the theme park and zoo Everland in Yong]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-06-11 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mind-ful of others: convenience store chain fights loneliness]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=293538]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Officials and residents on April 7 pose for a group photo at the opening ceremony for the branch of Seoul Mind Convenience Store in Seoul's Songpa-gu District. Attendees hold packets of ramyeon (insta]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-06-05 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World Taekwondo gives Pope Leo XIV honorary 10th-degree blackbelt]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=293554]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[World Taekwondo President Choue Chung-won (left) on June 3 presents a taekwondo uniform to Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (World Taekwondo)

By Koh Hyunjeong

Pope Leo XIV has received an honorary 1]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-06-05 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Average monthly household income in Q1 rises 2.4% to KRW 5.48M]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=293222]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The average household income rose 2.4% in the first quarter to KRW 5.48 million per month. Shown is a scene on May 29 at a convenience store in Seoul's Jongno-gu District.

By Aisylu Akhme]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-05-29 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No. of Q1 births hits 7-year high of 75K, fertility rate nears 1]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=293125]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Data and Statistics on May 27 in a population trend report for the first quarter said the number of births hit 75,013, the highest for the period in seven years. (iClickArt) Unauthoriz]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-05-28 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ K-Rice Belt program in Africa marks 10,000 tons in seed output]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=292950]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Marking its third year, the K-Rice Belt project last year produced 6,365 tons of high-quality, high-yield rice seeds in seven African countries. Shown is training for farmers in Uganda. (Ministry of A]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-05-26 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DNA analysis to identify victims' remains in 1942 mine disaster]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=292584]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A Japanese civic group that honors the victims of the 1942 flooding of the Chosei coal mine in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on the Japanese island of Honshu on Aug. 25 announced its discovery of what ap]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-05-19 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No. of Korean-language classes abroad soars 54% from 2021-25]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=292071]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Students in an intermediate Korean-language class at the King Sejong Institute branch in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, on May 11, 2024, discuss Hallyu (Korean Wave).

By Lee Jihae

The number]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-05-11 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No. of int'l workers hits 1.11M, hiring of foreign students up 72%]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=291831]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Korea Employment Information Service on April 30 released a report on employment trends this year saying the number of foreign workers aged 15 or older was 1,109,000 as of May last year. Shown are]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-05-06 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[[Animal kin-stinct] ③ Local gov'ts promote coexistence with pets]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=291712]]></link>
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<pubDate>2026-05-04 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[5 patron saints of World Youth Day in Seoul include Korean priest]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=291656]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Vatican's Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life and the organizing committee for the 2027 World Youth Day (WYD) in Seoul on April 26 announced their selection of five patron saints for the event: ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-04-30 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Univ. of Oxford to open Korean studies center as early as fall]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=291422]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The University of Oxford of the U.K. on April 25 announced plans to open a Korean studies center as early as fall. (University's official Facebook page)


By Lee Jihae

The University of Oxford i]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-04-27 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Global hydrographic body to open infrastructure center in Busan]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=291355]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) has selected Busan to house an IHO infrastructure center for managing international standards for digital marine information. Shown is a sce]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-04-24 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No. of Feb. births grows at record pace, fertility rate nears 1]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=291279]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Data and Statistics on April 22 released a population trend report for February saying the number of births reached 22,898, up 13.6% year on year. (Yonhap News)

By Yoo Yeon Gyeong
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<pubDate>2026-04-23 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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