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      <title><![CDATA[Leaving North Korean nukes unchecked is riskier than US-NK summit]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Opinion/view?articleId=298686]]></link>
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      <description><![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung on Aug. 19 expressed his support for U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to hold a bilateral summit with North Korea, saying on social media, "I will do my utmost to play th]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2026-08-31 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Facility investment rises 7.5% in July, other biz indexes improve]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Business/view?articleId=298714]]></link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Aerial view of Busan New Port (Busan Port Authority)

By Kim Seon Ah

Industrial production maintained its solid growth last month, with both facility investment and economic sentiment indicators]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2026-08-31 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Seoul Festival Map offers handy guide to autumn events in capital]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Culture/view?articleId=298702]]></link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The newly released fall edition of Seoul Festival Map offers an overview of events across the capital from September through November. Shown is a scene from last spring's Car-Free Jamsugyo (Jamsu Brid]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2026-08-31 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[No. of foreign visitors from Jan.-July rises 21.3% to break 12.8M]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/FoodTravel/view?articleId=298692]]></link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The country attracted 12,803,042 foreign visitors from January to July. Shown is the crowded tourist hot spot Myeong-dong Street in Seoul's Jung-gu District. (Korea.net DB)

By Koh Hyunjeong

The]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2026-08-31 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Buddhist Templestay now open to foreign participants at 19 venues]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/FoodTravel/view?articleId=298726]]></link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism (CCKB) next month will launch a Templestay for foreign visitors. Shown is a meditation program at Naksansa Temple in Yangyang-gun County, Gangwon-do Province. (CC]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2026-08-31 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
      <category>Food/Travel</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[AV artist to display unique works at Seoul media art, light event]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/HonoraryReporters/view?articleId=298424]]></link>
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      <description><![CDATA[By Honorary Reporter Foteini Chatzoudi from Greece
Photos = Yun Jeho

The festival Seoul Light DDP 2026 Fall from Sept. 3-13 will illuminate Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul's Jung-gu Distric]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2026-08-29 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[[World Heritage session in Busan] ⑥ Hoeamsa Temple Site]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Culture/view?articleId=298597]]></link>
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      <pubDate>2026-08-28 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
      <category>Culture</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Seoul Art Week from Aug. 31 to present works at 141 locations]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Culture/view?articleId=298612]]></link>
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      <description><![CDATA[This year's Seoul Art Week is scheduled from Aug. 31 to Sept. 6. Shown is an exhibition for "Portal to Portal," an artist-led talk slated on opening day on the third floor of News Museum Euljiro in Se]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2026-08-28 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Foreign minister pledges rescue help, USD 1M for flood-hit Nepal]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/policies/view?articleId=298623]]></link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun on Aug. 27 discusses with Nepalese counterpart Shisir Khanal the flood damage to the South Asian country. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

By Aisylu Akhmetzianova]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2026-08-28 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
      <category>Policies</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[KCC in South Africa replicates Seoul in event 'K-Culture Town']]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/HonoraryReporters/view?articleId=298270]]></link>
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      <description><![CDATA[By Honorary Reporter Sthembokuhle Ndlovu from South Africa

The Korean Embassy and the Korean Cultural Centre (KCC) in South Africa between July 1 and Aug. 1 hosted thousands of visitors in Johannes]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2026-08-28 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
      <category>Honorary Reporters</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Subway train in Daegu honoring patriotic martyr]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Korea_in_photos/view?articleId=298656]]></link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Photo = Yonhap News
A subway train adorned with images of and quotes from patriotic martyr Kim Gu (Koo) on Aug. 28, the day before his 150th birthday, runs along the tracks of Daegu Metro Line 3. In]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2026-08-28 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Court: babies born in Korea to foreign parents must be registered]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/policies/view?articleId=298634]]></link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Constitutional Court in Seoul's Jongno-gu District on Aug. 27 ruled as unconstitutional the lack of regulations on birth registration for the children of foreign nationals. (Constitutional Court)]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2026-08-28 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
      <category>Policies</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Central bank raises benchmark rate for 2nd straight month to 3%]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Business/view?articleId=298644]]></link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Bank of Korea on Aug. 27 raised the benchmark&nbsp;interest rate by 25 basis points to 3%. Shown are&nbsp;containers stacked at Pyeongtaek Port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Yonhap News)]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2026-08-28 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
      <category>Business</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Media tour spotlights advanced industrial sites in Ulsan, Busan]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/HonoraryReporters/view?articleId=298520]]></link>
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      <description><![CDATA[By Benedikta Renaningtyas from Indonesia

A media tour sponsored by the Ministry of Employment and Labor on Aug. 13 provided an in-depth look at the industrial hubs of Ulsan and Busan. 

The event]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2026-08-27 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
      <category>Honorary Reporters</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[1,052 athletes in 41 events eye 3rd place at Japan Summer Asiad]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Sports/view?articleId=298570]]></link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Members of the national team for the Aichi-Nagoya Summer Asian Games in Japan on Aug. 26 pose for photos at an event 30 days before the tournament begins at Jincheon National Training Center in Jinche]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2026-08-27 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
      <category>Sports</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[9 domestic areas picked for half-price travel program in 2nd half]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/FoodTravel/view?articleId=298559]]></link>
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      <description><![CDATA[These canola flower fields and Deungnyang Bay are in the Seonhak-dong neighborhood of the township of Hoejin-myeon in Jangheung-gun County, Jeollanam-do Province. (Jangheung-gun Office).

By Yoo Yeo]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2026-08-27 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
      <category>Food/Travel</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Discovery of factor expediting Alzheimer's raises treatment hopes]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Sci-Tech/view?articleId=298535]]></link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Science and ICT on Aug. 27 said a domestic research team has identified a key protein that exacerbates Alzheimer's symptoms. (iClickArt) Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution of]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2026-08-27 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
      <category>Sci/Tech</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Series 'Mousetrap' reimagines chilling tale from Korean folklore]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Culture/view?articleId=298522]]></link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Actors Seol Kyung-gu (from left) and Ryu Jun-yeol, director Kim Hong-sun and actor Lee Kyu-hyung on Aug. 20 pose for a group photo at a news conference for the original Netflix series "Mousetrap" at H]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2026-08-27 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
      <category>Culture</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[No. of births in 2025 hits 254,341, sees 15-year high in growth]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=298549]]></link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Data and Statistics on Aug. 26 said the number of births last year reached 254,341, posting growth for the second consecutive year. Shown is a children's goods section at a department]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2026-08-27 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
      <category>Society</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Returning sea turtles back into wild]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Korea_in_photos/view?articleId=298586]]></link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Photo = Yonhap News
Sea turtles that were rescued, treated or hatched in captivity on Aug. 27 are released back into the wild at an event held at Jungmun Saekdal Beach in Seogwipo, Jeju Island.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2026-08-27 00:00:00.0</pubDate>
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