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Seoul sends envoy to Kazakhstan, Oman, and Saudi on energy mission
SEOUL, April 07 (AJP) - South Korea is dispatching a government delegation led by a senior presidential envoy to key energy partners in Central Asia and the Middle East to secure crude oil and naphtha supplies as the country braces for fallout from prolonged disruptions of the Strait of Hormuz. Kang Hoon-sik, chief of staff to President Lee Jae Myung, will depart Tuesday for Kazakhstan, Oman and Saudi Arabia in
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Nearly 3 million barrels delivered to refiners in first week of oil swap program
SEOUL, April 7 (AJP) - About 2.8 million barrels of crude oil have been supplied to refiners just a week after the launch of an "oil swap" program, which lends government-owned stockpiles to help them secure alternative supplies, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said on Tuesday. At a daily briefing at the government complex in the administrative city of Sejong, Yang Gi-uk, a ministry official,
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I tried outdoor yoga — it was freezing, but strangely refreshing
SEOUL, April 07 (AJP) - The latest global trend to land in a traditional Korean setting — after BTS turned Gwanghwamun into a stage — is yoga. I had imagined something serene: quiet breathing, sun-drenched calm, flowers in bloom, and that cinematic kind of spring healing. So I signed up for an outdoor yoga session at Namsangol Hanok Village in downtown Seoul on Tuesday morning. &nb
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