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S. Korea designates July 14 as day for NK defectors

• Second round of defense cost sharing talks between Korea, US to start today

  Korea and the United States were set to begin a new round of negotiations Tuesday on sharing the costs for stationing American troops here.

  
• Marine Corps commander again grilled over alleged interference in soldier's death inquiry

  The anti-corruption investigation office again questioned Marine Corps Commandant Lt. Gen. Kim Kye-hwan as a power abuse suspect Tuesday over allegations of external pressure pla...

  
• KOREA ENCOUNTERSJeong-dong: where foreign missionaries, diplomats, educators found themselves at forefront of Korea's modern history

  One of the best-known areas of Seoul, often visited by tourists, is Deoksu Palace and Seoul Plaza, but few realize the storied importance of the neighborhood behind the palace, k...

  

Lifestyle

Y2K aesthetics resurface as cultural mainstay

• Nangpoonbabsang serves century-old authentic Jeju cuisine

  JEJU ISLAND - Yang Yong-jin, 59, is known as the 'custodian of Jeju Island's gastronomic legacy.' Inspired by his mother Kim Ji-soon, who was designated by the government as a Gr...

  
• Cheonan K-Culture Expo attracts over 1,000 applicants for K-pop audition

  More than 1,000 people from 22 countries - including Turkey, Russia and South Africa - applied for the K-Pop World Audition, a K-pop song and dance competition to be held at the ...

  
• Yoon credits closer Korea-US ties with helping Buddhist relics return home

  With rare 14th-century Buddhist relics having come home from an American museum, President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday credited tighter Seoul-Washington ties with making the return p...

  

World

'Keep it outside classroom': tough lessons for hijab-wearing Hong Kong graduate seeking work as kindergarten teacher

• US says it was 'unable' to provide Iran assistance after helicopter crash

  The United States on Monday said it had been unable, due largely to logistical reasons, to accept an Iranian request for assistance following a helicopter crash over the weekend ...

  
• Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader's protege, dies at 63 in helicopter crash

  Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protege of the country's supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it e...

  
• Putin holds telephone call with interim Iranian president

  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday held a telephone call with Mohammad Mokhber, Iran's interim head-of-state, hours after he was confirmed in the role following the death...