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Runner aims to take on Busan-to-Seoul trail in just 5 days

• Beer brewers of Korea throw down for Daegu Stout Smackdown

  As my train pulls into Dongdaegu Station, I ask myself, “Why don’t more people leave Seoul?” Daegu is a major metropolis with a lot to offer. For me specifically, it’s Korea’s pr...

  
• New head of doctors' association vows war if medical professors face disadvantages

  The new head of the doctors' association vowed Saturday to wage an 'all-out war' against the government if any medical professors face disadvantages considering taking weekly bre...

  
• Korea, US lay out respective visions for new defense cost-sharing deal: US negotiator

  Korea and the United States outlined their respective visions for a new bilateral defense cost-sharing deal during their first round of negotiations in Honolulu this week, the to...

  

Lifestyle

Everland celebrates spring with historic flower festivals

• Retired Indonesian diplomat embarks on journey as artist in Korea

  Nuradi Noeri, 60, a retired Indonesian diplomat, is now in Korea passionately pursuing his childhood dream of becoming an artist. He recently had his debut solo exhibition at Eas...

  
• Awarding-winning Korean literary gems on show at COEX

  An array of award-winning Korean literary gems, from a novel recounting the horrors of Jeju Island’s 1948 massacres to a gripping dystopian feminist eco-thriller, have been curat...

  
• World's top chefs visit Seoul for Korean food symposium

  Nanro Foundation, a nonprofit organization headed by chef Choi Jung-yoon, invites the world’s top chefs and experts from various industries to Seoul for Nanro Insight, a two-day ...

  

World

Tourism must change, mayor says as Venice launches entry fee

• US State Secretary Blinken to travel to Saudi Arabia next week

  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia on Monday and Tuesday to meet with regional partners and discuss efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and the rel...

  
• Blinken buys Taylor Swift album in Beijing

  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken snapped up a Taylor Swift album along with one by classic Chinese rocker Dou Wei during an unexpected detour to a Beijing record store on F...

  
• Gazans mourn baby who dies after rescue from dead mother's womb

  Relatives gathered by a tiny sandy grave in Gaza on Friday, where they had buried a baby girl, who lived just a few days after doctors delivered her from the womb of her dying mo...