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Fishing along the Han River

• Incheon beach punk festival faces cancellation, escapes to Seoul's Sinchon

  The local punk label World Domination, Inc. (WDI) has released devastating news: IT'S A FEST! (IAF!), its beach music festival, held last year and in 2019 on Incheon's Hanagae Be...

  
• Yoon launches Korea Heritage Service to promote national heritage globally

  President Yoon Suk Yeol launched the renamed government agency for cultural heritage matters on Friday, saying the focus will expand from preserving cultural assets to further de...

  
• 4 activists attend arrest warrant hearing for attempting to trespass at presidential office

  Four liberal student activists attended a court hearing Friday in connection with their attempt to break into the presidential office in central Seoul in January.

  

Lifestyle

Flavored makgeolli captures hearts of Millennials, Gen Zers

• Kimchi meets Pinot noir: James Suckling reinvents wine pairing rules for Korean cuisine

  JEJU - James Suckling, American wine critic with a rock star-like following, visited Korea for the ninth Jeju Food & Wine Festival (JFWF) this week. The critic, fondly given the ...

  
• Number of Korean visitors to Japan in April hits record high

  The number of Korean visitors to Japan last month reached more than 661,200, a record high in April, as Korea cemented its position as the top source of foreign tourists to Japan...

  
• INTERVIEWCultural heritage agency revamped with fresh identity

  Since its founding in 1999, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) has been the state-run gatekeeper and guardian of Korea’s cultural treasures.

  

World

Russia, China oppose 'military intimidation' against N. Korea by U.S., allies: report

• Slovak authorities charge 'lone wolf' with assassination attempt on the prime minister

  Slovak authorities charged a man Thursday with attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Robert Fico, saying he acted alone in a politically motivated attack that left the longtim...

  
• Pentagon warns Beijing about its military ties to Russia, even as Xi and Putin meet

  A top Pentagon official warned a counterpart in Beijing on Thursday about its increasing cooperation with Moscow, even as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladi...

  
• France imposes emergency in New Caledonia as violent unrest turns deadly

  France imposed an emergency Wednesday (local time) in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia for at least 12 days, boosting security forces’ powers to quell deadly unrest ...