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South Korea is turning to German wind power expertise

South Korea has great potential for wind power usage and building windmills is good business for German companies thanks to the German lead in wind power technology. more...

The «beetle» in the body - mini-robots are set to scan the bowels for tumours

A European research project plans to develop robots that can operate in the body. The only non-European partner involved is the Korean Institute of Science and Technology. more...

Korean heads nursing service at Stuttgart hospital

Elisabeth Suh came to Germany to work in 1971. Today she heads the nursing service at a Stuttgart hospital. more...

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BASF builds energy saving house in South Korea

Rising energy costs are forcing former economic outperformer South Korea to consider energy saving measures. more...

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A meeting-place not just for Koreans - Munich's HAJA! Club

In the HAJA! Club young Koreans as well as fans of Korea get together in Munich. It is not just about having fun: The members have collected donations for orphanages. more...

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German capital warms to self-crowned «Queen of Berlin»

Moon Suk stands out with her unusual ideas. The soprano from South Korea uses wit combined with extravagance to enthrall the Berlin cultural scene. more...

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A music College in Weimar performs «pioneering work» in South Korea

German music studies continue to be greatly in demand among the South Koreans who just love German classical music. more...

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The Rhine-Main Region is a magnet for Koreans

The Rhine-Main region is the centre of Germany as far as Koreans are concerned. Around 80 companies have offices here and some 7,000 South Koreans live or around Frankfurt. more...

Microbreweries are all the rage in South Korea

Koreans like beer. Especially if it comes freshly drawn from pubs that brew their own. The ingredients and even the brewers themselves are often from Germany - just like the cosy atmosphere. more...

German architect designs new multimedia museum for Korean artist Nam June Paik

German architect Kirsten Schemel's career has been launched with the contract for a museum in South Korea. The building is expected to house the installations and video sculptures of famous Korean artist Nam June Paik. more...

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Craftsman Heinz Jäger delivers barrel organs as far as China and Japan

Black Forest craftsmen set the tone for the production of this mechanical musical instrument. Some 200 years after the first barrel organ, the tradition lives on. more...

Koreans returning from Germany retire to their own special village

There is a little patch of Germany on the island of Namhae in South Korea, a village with red roof tiles which has become a model for others. more...

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South Korean companies harness German for marketing

German quality and literature has left its mark on the marketing landscape of the South Korean capital Seoul, but German is rarely studied in Korean schools and universities. more...

German technology is being used to prevent the spread of SARS

South Korea is concerned about the spread of the respiratory disease SARS. A German has developed a system that can help them to combat it. more...

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Frankfurt jazzman Alfred Harth finds new home in Seoul

Germany's financial centre Frankfurt has plenty of its own skyscrapers. But Frankfurt jazz musician Alfred Harth finds the vibe among Seoul's 12 million inhabitants truly cosmopolitan. more...

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Korean street signs in the heart of Germany

A tiny village in Germany's Sauerland region is completely attuned to Korea. The streets have signs in Korean and there are active contacts with the Far East. more...

A German journalist filmed the Kwangju massacre

As a cameraman for German TV Jürgen Hinzpeter captured grim images of a massacre and ensured that the world learned what happened. more...

Saarland serves as a bridgehead for Korea's international research

South Korea runs its only research centre outside of mother country in Saarland where the main areas of study are medicine and environmental technology. more...

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Kum-Yong Whang from Seoul is a passionate player of the German card game skat

Kum-Yong Whang is a shining example of an 'integrated' foreigner in Germany. The South Korean taekwondo teacher is passionate about Germany's favourite card game. more...

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Back to the roots: Koreans learn their own language in Dortmund

More than 35,000 Koreans live in Germany, 20 per cent of whom have adopted German nationality. In Dortmund the children of Korean parents are discovering their roots. more...

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