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South Korea's first-ever lunar orbiter is launched from the US on a year-long mission to observe the Moon, with a payload including a new disruption-tolerant network for sending data from space. Danuri -- a portmanteau of the Korean words for "Moon" and "enjoy" -- is carried on a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida by Elon Musk's aerospace company SpaceX. It aims to reach the Moon by mid-December.
As the members of BTS say they are taking a break due to "exhaustion", we look at how the band rose to international stardom.
South Korea has launched its first domestically developed space rocket but failed to put its dummy payload into orbit, a setback in the country's attempts to join the ranks of advanced space-faring nations.
Seoul, May 31 (EFE/EPA).- South Korea on Monday joined the rest of the world to mark World No Tobacco Day to increase awareness on the dangers of tobacco smoke to lung health. The World Health Organization and its partners observe the anniversary every year on 31 May to raise awareness of the harmful effects of tobacco use. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: MEMBERS OF KOREAN ASSOCIATION ON SMOKING OR HEALTH TAKE PART IN A CAMPAIGN TO MARK WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Seoul, Apr 2 (EFE/EPA).- Early voting began Friday in Seoul for its mayoral by-election for people who will be unable to vote on the election day.(Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN)SHOT LIST: EARLY VOTING FOR MAYORAL BY-ELECTIONS IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.