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• Ex-president Moon recalls in memoir NK leader voiced will not to use nukes

  North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had voiced frustration over global skepticism on his will for denuclearization, stressing he had no intention to use nuclear weapons, a memoir wri...

  
• 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...

  
• US Air Force blames power loss, weather for F-16 crash in Korea in May 2023

  A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crash in South Korea in May of last year occurred due to a partial power loss experienced by the aircraft and weather conditions at the time, a U.S. Air F...

  

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

• Nickel, copper surge to multi-month highs on New Caledonia, China

  Nickel prices jumped to the strongest in nine months on Friday on unrest in nickel producer New Caledonia, while copper surged to a 25-month peak after China announced fresh supp...

  
• Putin says Russia wants buffer zone in Ukraine's Kharkiv but has no plans to capture the city

  Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region aims to create a buffer zone but has no plans to capture the city.

  
• US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US pier into the Gaza Strip

  Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on borde...