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• Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations

  The top prosecutor on Tuesday pledged to speedily and strictly conduct an investigation into allegations that first lady Kim Keon Hee illegally received a luxury bag as a gift in...

  
• Prosecutors speed up investigation into first lady's acceptance of luxury bag

  The prosecution has launched an investigation into first lady Kim Keon Hee’s acceptance of a luxury handbag from a pastor. The issue has been a bone of political contention for n...

  
• Korea, China in final stage of talks on FM Cho's visit to Beijing

  Korea and China are in the final stage of talks to set up a visit to Beijing by Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul that will make him the first Korean foreign minister to visit the Chi...

  

Lifestyle

K-Royal Culture Festival offers journey back in time at Gyeongbok Palace

• Tourists to Korea complain most about being ripped off, poor taxi service: KTO report

  Foreign tourists to Korea are least happy with its shopping and taxi experiences, a Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) report showed Sunday.

  
• Chinese tourists opt for visa-free destinations, weak yen as Korea's appeal wanes

  During China's Golden Week holiday, Korea is expected to see a decline in Chinese tourist numbers compared to pre-pandemic levels, travel agents said, as Chinese holidaymakers ar...

  
• Park No-hae's 'Dawn of Labor' published in English in US

  The English version of 'Dawn of Labor,' the iconic poetry collection by Korean poet Park No-hae, has been published in the United States by the University of Hawaii Press, publis...

  

World

Myanmar junta bans men from applying to work abroad

• Gaza officials say Israel army strikes two Rafah areas it ordered evacuated

  Gaza civil defence and aid officials said Monday that Israeli jets struck two areas in eastern Rafah the Israeli military had ordered to be evacuated, ahead of a possible ground ...

  
• Six killed in Russian border region as Ukraine hit by power outages

  Six people were reportedly killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian border region of Belgorod as Russian airstrikes caused power outages in north-eastern Ukraine on Mond...

  
• EU ready to protect economy, bloc chief tells China

  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday that the European Union (EU) would not shrink back from taking tough measures to protect its economy and securit...