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Did you read a lot of books in 2019? If you did, chances are you picked up at least one collection of essays. Kyobo Bookstore recently released its list of the top-selling books in 2019. According to the company, the majority of the bestsellers were essay collections. By contrast, fiction works saw a 10 percent decrease in sales compared to the previous year. The following are the top three best..

Lee Se-dol announced his retirement from the game of baduk, also known as go. During his 24-year career, he was consistently on of the top players in the world. Lee officially retired from playing baduk professionally in November 2019. Then in the following month, he took part in a commemorative match in Seoul and his hometown Shinan against Han-dol, the artficial intelligence (A.I) made in Kore..

Gyeonggi has been installing so-called Smart Libraries throughout the province. The high-tech machines are making it easy for citizens to borrow books. The Smart Library is an automated Library that works like a vending machine. Each machine contains over 400 books that people can choose from, and two books can be checked out at a time. All that is required is a library card from a local library..

Numerous countries including Korea went on high alert over a deadly virus in January. An outbreak of the coronavirus began in China, but it quickly spread to other parts of the world. The coronavirus is a large family of viruses that can cause various diseases, ranging from a mild cold to respiratory failure and pneumonia. In 2002 and 2003, a strain of the virus was at the center of the deadly S..

Korean-made cars are very popular in Russia. In fact, vehicles manufactured by Korean companies topped the sales ranking in Russia last year. A Russian consulting group looked into the number of cars sold in Russia from January to October 2019. In total, over 314,000 Korean cars were sold during the period. This was good for 25 percent of the total car sales in Russia. It is about two percent hi..

Sanna Marin has become the youngest head of state in the world. The 34-year-old was sworn in as Finland's new prime minister on December 10. Marin became prime minister when her predecessor, Antti Rinne, resigned from the position. Rinne had failed to secure a much-needed healthcare reform and to deal with a series of strikes that paralyzed the country for weeks. Marin replaced Rinne as head of ..

Winter is a great time to go to movie theaters. However, unless you wish to see a major blockbuster movie, you may not be able to see the film of your choice. That is because a small number of popular films may be dominating almost all the screens at your local theater. To solve this problem, some people are asking for a screening limit to be set for movies. This policy would put a cap on the nu..

The Drone Racing League (DRL) is a series of competitions held throughout the world. Drone pilots wear special VR goggles and stay on the ground. They then control their drones through an obstacle course. In December 2019, on DRL tournament included a special race. For the first time, human pilots were pitted against drones controlled by A.I. programs. In the early rounds, the automated drones c..