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• Veterans minister to visit France, Germany this week

  Veterans Minister Kang Jung-ai will visit France and Germany this week to strengthen cooperation in veterans affairs with countries that participated in the 1950-53 Korean War, h...

  
• 63 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather

  Sixty-three flights have been canceled on the southern resort island of Jeju due to adverse weather conditions, officials said Sunday.

  
• Royal Asiatic Society members visit RAS Korea for lecture on Silk Roads

  Two members of the Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) of Great Britain and Ireland are in Korea this week to give a lecture for Asian studies enthusiasts in Seoul.

  

Lifestyle

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

• 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...

  
• Daehan Cinema to close its doors in September, 66 years after opening

  Daehan Cinema, once a prominent theater in downtown Seoul, will close its doors in September, marking the end of 66 years of operation.

  

World

Myanmar junta bans men from applying to work abroad

• Israeli cabinet votes to shut down Al Jazeera's local operations

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet decided on Sunday to shut down Al Jazeera's operations in Israel for as long as the war in Gaza continues, on the grounds the Qatari t...

  
• Cairo talks continue but hopes for Gaza ceasefire appear slim

  Prospects for a Gaza ceasefire appeared slim on Sunday as Hamas reiterated its demand for an end to the war in exchange for the freeing of hostages, and Israeli Prime Minister Be...

  
• France's Macron set to press China's Xi on trade, Ukraine

  French President Emmanuel Macron will likely urge China's President Xi Jinping, who arrives in Paris on Sunday for a rare visit, to reduce trade imbalances and to use his influen...