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National

S. Korea designates July 14 as day for NK defectors

• 20-year prison term sought for knife-wielding assailant of opposition leader Lee

  Prosecutors sought a 20-year prison sentence Tuesday for the man who stabbed opposition leader Lee Jae-myung during his political appearance in the southeastern port city of Busa...

  
• US gayageum musician Jocelyn Clark to perform at Ureuk World Music House

  Jocelyn Clark is an accomplished musician, ethnomusicologist and educator known for her expertise in Korean folk music and the gayageum, a traditional Korean instrument. Born in ...

  
• Yoon welcomes new Japanese ambassador

  President Yoon Suk Yeol shakes hands with Japanese Ambassador to Korea Koichi Mizushima after receiving a letter of credence from the new envoy during a ceremony at the president...

  

Lifestyle

Y2K aesthetics resurface as cultural mainstay

• Cheonan K-Culture Expo attracts over 1,000 applicants for K-pop audition

  More than 1,000 people from 22 countries - including Turkey, Russia and South Africa - applied for the K-Pop World Audition, a K-pop song and dance competition to be held at the ...

  
• Seoul to open world's first hotel built atop river bridge

  The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is set to open a unique lodging facility on a Han River bridge to offer guests panoramic views of the river and the capital's skyline.

  
• Yoon credits closer Korea-US ties with helping Buddhist relics return home

  With rare 14th-century Buddhist relics having come home from an American museum, President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday credited tighter Seoul-Washington ties with making the return p...

  

World

'Keep it outside classroom': tough lessons for hijab-wearing Hong Kong graduate seeking work as kindergarten teacher

• Korean-American Senate candidate cautions against 'neo-isolationism'

  A Korean-American Senate candidate highlighted his opposition to a 'go-it-alone' foreign policy approach on Monday, saying the United States' strength stems from its global leade...

  
• Iran mourns president Raisi's death in helicopter crash

  Iranians on Monday mourned the death of president Ebrahim Raisi whose helicopter crashed into a fog-shrouded mountain, setting off a period of political uncertainty in the Islami...

  
• US says it was 'unable' to provide Iran assistance after helicopter crash

  The United States on Monday said it had been unable, due largely to logistical reasons, to accept an Iranian request for assistance following a helicopter crash over the weekend ...