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<title><![CDATA[Tourist train service going to station near NK border resumed]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=290531]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) Peace Link Train on April 10 enters Seoul Station on the first day of the relaunch of its operations. (Yonhap News)

By Hong Angie

A tourist train connecting Seoul St]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-04-10 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New system eases verification of pet food nutritional standards]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=290452]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Rural Development Administration (RDA) on April 8 said nutritional standards for pet food developed by its affiliate National Institute of Animal Science were incorporated into the official notice]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-04-09 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rural basic income seeks to prevent depopulation of provinces]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=289876]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A sign above the entrance to a supermarket in Yeoncheon-gun County, Gyeonggi-do Province, reads, "The full rural basic income of KRW 150,000 can be used at this supermarket." (Aisylu Akhmetzianova)
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<pubDate>2026-04-06 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New AI system swiftly guards vs. child sexual materials online]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=290037]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A new system based on artificial intelligence automatically detects materials depicting the sexual exploitation of children and teens and promptly requests their deletion. (iClickArt) Unauthorized rep]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-04-02 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Consumption, travel boost life satisfaction to 80.8% in 2025]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=289917]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Data and Statistics report "2025 Social Indicators of Korea" released on March 31 said 80.8% of Koreans surveyed were "satisfied with their lives." (Lee Jeongwoo)

By Xu Aiying
Eigh]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-04-01 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Incentives eye tech-savvy int'l students settling in provinces]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=289668]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Minister of Justice Jung Sung-ho (fifth from left in front row) on March 26 poses for a photo at the plaque presentation ceremony for universities selected to receive a development-type specialized te]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-03-27 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Total fertility rate nears 1 after almost 27,000 births in Jan.]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=289563]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The number of births in January hit 26,916. Shown are the first babies born this year on Jan. 1 with their fathers at Cha University Gangnam Medical Center in Seoul's Gangnam-gu District. (Cha Univers]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-03-26 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No. of marriages in 2025 returns to pre-COVID level at 240K]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=289254]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Data and Statistics on March 19 said the number of marriages last year hit a seven-year high at 240,000, recovering to the level before the COVID-19 pandemic. Shown is the fr]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-03-20 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Site shows real-time safety, on-site info ahead of BTS concert]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=289085]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Seoul Metropolitan Government is providing information to the public to ensure a safe and convenient event on March 21 featuring BTS at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul's Jongno-gu District. Shown are ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-03-18 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD names province's green rewards program as innovative case]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=289075]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has named the program Climate Action Opportunity Income of Gyeonggi-do Province as a public sector innovation case for 2026. Shown is the pro]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-03-18 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[273 subway stations in Seoul accept int'l cards to pay fares]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=289001]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced that 440 new fare machines installed at 273 subway stations spanning eight lines in the city accept credit and debit cards issued abroad. (iClick) *This]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-03-17 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nation's 1st animal welfare textbook to debut at high school]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=288723]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Cover of newly released high school textbook on animal welfare (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs)

By Koh Hyunjeong

A high school textbook on animal welfare developed by the Minist]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-03-12 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[36.9% of foreign workers in 2025 made over KRW 3M per month]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=288678]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A Ministry of Data and Statistics survey has found that 68.7% of foreign workers in the country last year were "satisfied" with their jobs, with non-professional (77%) and professional staff (74.7%) r]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-03-11 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[President pledges gender equality efforts on Int'l Women's Day]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=288527]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung on March 5 chairs his eighth Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul.

By Hong Angie

President Lee Jae Myung on March 8 marked International Women's Day by pledging "to ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-03-09 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[[Animal kin-stinct] ① Legislative shift from 'use' to 'coexistence']]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=288309]]></link>
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<pubDate>2026-03-05 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No. of births in 2025 breaks 15-year high at 254,500: data]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=288047]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The number of babies born last year rose for the second straight year as the total fertility rate returned to the 0.8 level for the first time in four years. Shown is a nurse on Dec. 26, 2025, at the ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-02-26 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Former President Yoon gets life in prison for insurrection]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=287711]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[People at Seoul Station on Feb. 19 watch live presiding Judge Ji Gwi-yeon of the Seoul Central District Court in the first trial of former President Yoon Suk Yeol on the charge of masterminding the fa]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-02-20 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[President says Korean people 'truly deserve' Nobel Peace Prize]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=287643]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Korean people have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for foiling the martial law attempt of Dec. 3, 2024. Shown is a candlelight vigil on Dec. 6, 2024, near National Assembly Station in Seo]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-02-19 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Int'l air traffic in 2025 breaks record with 1 million flights]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=287623]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The number of flights last year using the nation's airspace surpassed a million for the first time. (Incheon International Airport's official Facebook page)

By Aisylu Akhmetzianova

The numb]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-02-19 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Institute develops riding horse tailored for Korean physique]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=287296]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The National Institute of Animal Science under the Rural Development Administration from 2009 has developed a horse breed for riding by humans.

By Lee Jihae
Photos = National Institute of Animal S]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-02-13 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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