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'Moon gov't neglected, concealed North's killing of S. Korean official'

• S. Korea, US, Japan hold trilateral working-level talks on NK cyber threats

  South Korea, the United States and Japan held their first trilateral working-level talks Thursday on ways to boost cooperation against North Korea's growing cyber threats, in a f...

  
• Yoon vows to expand support for arms industry

  President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged, Thursday, to enhance government support for the local defense industry, as Korea aims to become the world's fourth-largest arms exporter by 2027.

  
• Winners of 12th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards announced

  Nurgashevadilbek, a student at Kyongil High School of Tourism and Business Management in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, won the grand prize to be presented by Gender Equality and Fami...

  

Lifestyle

LTI Korea honors excellence in literary translation

• 10th anniversary of Kimjang's UNESCO inscription

  International students participate in Kimjang, or kimchi-making, at an event hosted by the Cultural Heritage Administration at Korea House in central Seoul, Monday, celebrating t...

  
• Park Sae-eun receives French order of merit

  Ballet dancer Park Sae-eun, the first Asian principal dancer at the Paris Opera, has been honored with the French order of merit.

  
• INTERVIEWMirinae Lee's '8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster' offers fresh perspective on Korean history

  HONG KONG - Mirinae Lee is one of only a few writers from Korea who publish their work in English rather than Korean. This choice isn’t about reaching a larger readership, but ra...

  

World

G7 leaders speak with Ukraine's Zelenskiy, agree to Russian diamond ban

• China's Xi warns top EU officials not to engage in 'confrontation'

  Chinese President Xi Jinping warned top European Union (EU) officials on Thursday that China and Europe should not view each other as rivals or 'engage in confrontation' due to t...

  
• Italy tells China it will terminate belt and road agreement, eliminating G7 participation

  Italy has formally told the Chinese government that it has decided to end its membership of the Belt and Road Initiative, leaving China's flagship infrastructure drive without an...

  
• Russia's Putin, Saudi crown prince discuss further OPEC+ cooperation in whirlwind visit

  Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed further cooperation on oil prices on Wednesday as members of OPEC+, a Kremlin spokesperson w...