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South Korea's Vice FM, ICAO chief share concerns over N. Korean missile launches

• S. Korea, Australia hold vice-ministerial talks on Indo-Pacific strategy, bilateral ties

  Senior diplomats of South Korea and Australia held talks in Seoul on Tuesday to discuss joint efforts to boost bilateral cooperation in their Indo-Pacific strategies and a wide r...

  
• Possibility open for Yoon's talks with opposition leader: presidential office

  The possibility is open for talks between President Yoon Suk Yeol and opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, the presidential office said Tuesday, following the ruling People Power Par...

  
• Bagpiper Daniel Kim plays in remembrance of fallen soldiers of Korean War

  It was about two years ago when I saw Daniel Kim demonstrating his talents on the bagpipes. He was one of the participants in public antiwar demonstrations during the first weeks...

  

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Foreign students join Korea Times global supporters for 1st time

• Korea Times' Korean Language Speaking Contest ignites interest in keen learners

  The global surge in interest in the Korean language is undeniable. As such, there has been plenty of attention on The Korea Times' inaugural Korean Language Speaking Contest.

  
• Hwang Sok-yong's 'Mater 2-10' shortlisted for 2024 International Booker Prize

  South Korean novelist Hwang Sok-yong's 'Mater 2-10' has been shortlisted for the 2024 International Booker Prize, the British literary awards said Tuesday.

  
• INTERVIEWFrom collector to art fair founder, 33-year-old goes where art goes

  Tucked away in the winding alleyways of Sinchon, a bustling university neighborhood in western Seoul, stands a three-story building with a rather unassuming presence.

  

World

Tesla plans to lay off 10% of workforce after dismal quarterly sales, multiple news outlets report

• Tensions rise in Australia after a bishop and priest are wounded in a knife attack in a church

  A teenager has been accused of wounding a Christian bishop and a priest during a church service in the second high-profile knife attack to rock Sydney in recent days, leaving com...

  
• Scholz urges China to use Russia 'influence' to end Ukraine war

  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday he had urged Xi Jinping to press ally Russia to end its 'senseless' war in Ukraine and that the Chinese President had agreed to back a ...

  
• US House committee says China subsidizes fentanyl chemical exports

  A bipartisan US congressional committee accused Chinese authorities Tuesday of 'directly' subsidizing the manufacture and export of ingredients used to make fentanyl, a synthetic...