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

• Police officers to receive better safety gear

  A saw-wielding man injured three police officers in downtown Gwangju three weeks ago, reminding the public of the dangers they face daily.

  
• Daejeon-based artist explores mortality

  Paul Fortunato, a Daejeon-based artist whose surname means “lucky” in Italian, survived a horrific episode of internal bleeding that could have ended his life. During his illness...

  
• Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations

  The top prosecutor on Tuesday pledged to speedily and strictly conduct an investigation into allegations that first lady Kim Keon Hee illegally received a luxury bag as a gift in...

  

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

• 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...