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Gov't to spend $68.8 mil. to support reforms at 41 public hospitals in H1

• Ukrainian ambassador highlights country's resilience amid war through film 'Dovbush'

  The Embassy of Ukraine in Seoul premiered the film 'Dovbush' at a cinema in Seoul on April 29, showcasing the country's iconic hero Oleksa Dovbush as he confronts oppressive land...

  
• 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 ...

  
• Anti-terrorism alert raised for 5 overseas S. Korean diplomatic missions

  South Korea heightened its anti-terrorism alert status for five of its diplomatic missions by two levels on Thursday, in response to recent intelligence indicating North Korea's ...

  

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

Residents fear for safety as Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano erupts

• China to send probe to get samples from less-explored far side of moon

  China is preparing to launch a lunar probe Friday that would land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into geological and other differ...

  
• Rains, mudslides kill 29 in southern Brazil's 'worst disaster'

  Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday visited the country's south where floods and mudslides caused by torrential rains have killed 29 people, with the toll e...

  
• European court upholds Italy's right to seize Greek bronze from Getty Museum

  A European court on Thursday upheld Italy’s right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J. Paul Getty Museum in California, ruling that Italy was right to try to reclaim an imp...