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Late Dutch veteran of Korean War to be laid to rest in S. Korea

• Auditor asks prosecution to probe 27 NEC officials over hiring corruption

  The state audit agency said Tuesday it has uncovered widespread hiring irregularities within the National Election Commission (NEC), and asked the prosecution to investigate 27 f...

  
• Presidential advisory panel to launch special committee of talented overseas Koreans

  The presidential advisory panel on unification said Tuesday it will launch a special committee on global strategy this week that consists of 101 talented overseas Koreans from 33...

  
• Seoul's science ministry monitoring Tokyo's response to LY's information leakage

  Korea's science ministry has said it is closely monitoring the Japanese government's actions to ask Japan's LY, the operator of the popular chat app Line and internet portal Yaho...

  

Lifestyle

Awarding-winning Korean literary gems on show at COEX

• Culture ministry appoints foreign honorary reporters

  Some 100 foreign honorary reporters hold certificates showing their appointment as promoters of Korean culture during a launching ceremony for their activities at CKL Stage, an e...

  
• Korea Glocal Education Fair to open in Yeosu in late May

  An international education fair will kick off in the southwestern city of Yeosu late this month to seek and discuss the direction of future education in the era of digital transf...

  
• Korean food's future lies in inter-industry connections

  Nanro Foundation, a nonprofit organization, opened Nanro Insight, a two-day global symposium on Korean food, Monday. Over 200 people from various industries, including Korean che...

  

World

Philippines students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia copes with a sweltering heat wave

• China's slow April factory, services activity dents economic momentum

  China's manufacturing and services activity both expanded at a slower pace in April, official surveys showed on Tuesday, suggesting some loss of momentum for the world's second-b...

  
• Columbia suspends pro-Palestinian protesters after encampment talks stall

  Columbia University on Monday began suspending pro-Palestinian student activists who refused to dismantle a protest camp on the New York City campus after the Ivy League school d...

  
• Blinken says US almost ready with Saudi rewards for Israel normalization

  The United States is nearly ready with a security package to offer Saudi Arabia if it normalizes relations with Israel, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday, as he seeks...