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| Chairman Seung Myung-ho of The Korea Times and the Hankook Ilbo, front row seventh from left, Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon, front row sixth from left, and Korea University President Kim Dong-won, front row seventh from right, pose with ambassadors and dignitaries during a reception before The Korea Times' annual spring concert at Seoul Arts Center, Thursday. The 18th concert, co-hosted by the paper and its sister publication the Hankook ilbo, was held to support Busan's bid for the World Expo 2030. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| Violinist Han Soo-jin performs during The Korea Times' annual spring concert at Seoul Arts Center, Thursday. The 18th concert, co-hosted by the paper and its sister publication the Hankook ilbo, was held to support Busan's bid for the World Expo 2030. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk |
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| Conductor Hong Seok-won and the Korean National Symphony Orchestra greet guests at the Korea Times' annual spring concert at Seoul Arts Center in Seoul, March 23. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk |
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| Guests at the Korea Times' annual spring concert chat before the concert at Seoul Arts Center in Seoul, March 23. On the left is Brazilian Ambassador to Korea Marcia Donner Abreu and on the right is EU Ambassador to Korea Maria Castillo Fernandez. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| Busan mayor Park Heong-joon, left, and Greek Ambassador to Korea Ekaterini Loupas converse during a reception before the Korea Times' annual spring concert at Seoul Arts Center in Seoul, March 23. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| Busan mayor Park Heong-joon, right, and Georgian Ambassador to Korea Tarash Papaskua converse during a reception before the Korea Times' annual spring concert at Seoul Arts Center in Seoul, March 23. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| Busan mayor Park Heong-joon, left, and Norwegian Ambassador to Korea Anne Kari Hansen Ovind, right, converse during a reception before the Korea Times' annual spring concert at Seoul Arts Center in Seoul, March 23. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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