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INTERVIEWCheonan spreads 'Korean spirit' worldwide through K-culture Expo

• Despite court ruling, standoff over med school quota hike to continue amid doctors' opposition

  A recent court ruling against striking doctors will likely accelerate the government's push to markedly raise medical school admissions, but doctors have vowed not to back down t...

  
• First lady back in spotlight five months after Dior bag scandal

  Korea's first lady Kim Keon Hee, second from left, speaks with Cambodia's first lady Pech Chanmony, second from right, at the presidential office in Seoul, Thursday, before atten...

  
• Court rejects doctors' bid to stop medical school quota hike

  An appellate court in Seoul rejected an injunction, Thursday, filed by the medical community to halt the government’s plan to increase the medical school admissions quota by 2,00...

  

Lifestyle

Q&AKorea Heritage Service chief discusses cultural preservation in changing times, global outreach

• 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.

  
• Flavored makgeolli captures hearts of Millennials, Gen Zers

  Korea's traditional rice-based alcohol, 'makgeolli,' was perceived for a long time as an old-fashioned drink and stereotyped as a low-quality, mass-produced beverage known for ca...

  

World

US to issue rules on Chinese connected vehicles this autumn

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

  The leaders of Russia and China issued a joint statement opposing what they call 'acts of military intimidation' against North Korea by the United States and its allies, a Russia...

  
• 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 ...

  
• Microsoft asks some China staff to relocate amid Sino-US tensions

  Microsoft is asking some of its China-based staff to consider transferring outside the country, the company said on Thursday, as Sino-U.S. relations strain amid a race for cuttin...