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FINDING THE SCENE 2Busan's top 6 favorite live music venues

• Seoul strives to attract more foreign tourists

  The Seoul Metropolitan Government is taking proactive steps to entice more international tourists, inviting officials from overseas travel agencies to craft tailored tourism prod...

  
• 'Korean Girls Invented Punk Rock': Sailor Honeymoon

  Sailor Honeymoon is ready to take over the world.

  
• Prosecutors speed up investigation into first lady's acceptance of luxury bag

  The prosecution has launched an investigation into first lady Kim Keon Hee’s acceptance of a luxury handbag from a pastor. The issue has been a bone of political contention for n...

  

Lifestyle

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

• Korean 'healing fiction' captures hearts of young British readers

  Korean literature is experiencing a surge in popularity across the United Kingdom, driven by a shift in literary preferences among a young and diverse readership.

  
• 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...

  

World

Myanmar junta bans men from applying to work abroad

• Six killed in Russian border region as Ukraine hit by power outages

  Six people were reportedly killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian border region of Belgorod as Russian airstrikes caused power outages in north-eastern Ukraine on Mond...

  
• EU ready to protect economy, bloc chief tells China

  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday that the European Union (EU) would not shrink back from taking tough measures to protect its economy and securit...

  
• Spain's Prado Museum confirms rediscovery of lost Caravaggio

  Spain's Prado Museum on Monday confirmed that a painting that was due to be auctioned in Madrid in 2021 is in fact a work by Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravag...