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Beer brewers of Korea throw down for Daegu Stout Smackdown

• French cultural companies to immerse in Korea for second ICC program

  In a bid to foster cross-cultural exchanges and bolster economic ties, the Embassy of France in Seoul is gearing up to host the second edition of the ICC Immersion Korea program ...

  
• Retired ex-lawmaker appointed to head emergency committee of ruling party

  The ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Thursday has approved the appointment of a retired former lawmaker to head its interim emergency leadership committee, three weeks after th...

  
• Gov't, doctors' group still far apart on medical reform

  Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Thursday urged doctors to join a special committee to seek a compromise over a protracted standoff against the medical reform, while the new head...

  

Lifestyle

Korean food's future lies in inter-industry connections

• Six in 10 young Koreans say children ‘not necessary’ after marriage: poll

  More than six out of 10 young Koreans believe that having children after marriage is 'not necessary,' as concerns mount over the country's declining birthrate.

  
• Culture ministry appoints foreign honorary reporters

  Some 100 foreign honorary reporters hold certificates showing their appointment as promoters of Korean culture during a launching ceremony for their activities at CKL Stage, an e...

  
• Korea Glocal Education Fair to open in Yeosu in late May

  An international education fair will kick off in the southwestern city of Yeosu late this month to seek and discuss the direction of future education in the era of digital transf...

  

World

King Charles III resumes public duties as he fights cancer

• Violence flares at UCLA as police end protests at New York's Columbia

  Mounting tensions on U.S. campuses boiled over on Wednesday when pro-Israel supporters attacked an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at UCLA, hours after police arrested a...

  
• Wall Street swings after Fed keeps interest rates high, downplays odds of hike

  U.S. stocks swung to a mixed finish on Wednesday after the head of the Federal Reserve said the cuts to interest rates that Wall Street craves so much are still likely, even if t...

  
• Blinken pushes Netanyahu for sustained aid into Gaza

  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, pushing to get more aid into Gaza, while urging Hamas to accept a deal that wou...