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Yoon's state visit to Netherlands to focus on semiconductor cooperation

• S. Korea, Japan hold working-level talks on bilateral ties

  South Korea and Japan held working-level diplomatic consultations Tuesday to discuss pending bilateral issues and ways to boost bilateral ties, Seoul's foreign ministry said.

  
• Yoon, PPP to seek opposition help for passing bills on budget, livelihoods

  President Yoon Suk Yeol and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) will ask the main opposition party for its cooperation to ensure a prompt passing of bills related to people's liv...

  
• 60th anniversary of Trade Day

  President Yoon Suk Yeol stands next to a Hyundai Pony Wagon with Lee Soo-il, left, a former Hyundai Motor Company official, at COEX in Seoul, Tuesday, before attending the 60th a...

  

Lifestyle

Death of Jogye Order heavyweight Ven. Jaseung shocks Buddhist world

• 10th anniversary of Kimjang's UNESCO inscription

  International students participate in Kimjang, or kimchi-making, at an event hosted by the Cultural Heritage Administration at Korea House in central Seoul, Monday, celebrating t...

  
• Park Sae-eun receives French order of merit

  Ballet dancer Park Sae-eun, the first Asian principal dancer at the Paris Opera, has been honored with the French order of merit.

  
• INTERVIEWMirinae Lee's '8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster' offers fresh perspective on Korean history

  HONG KONG - Mirinae Lee is one of only a few writers from Korea who publish their work in English rather than Korean. This choice isn’t about reaching a larger readership, but ra...

  

World

More Israeli hostages freed by Hamas as truce in Gaza lasts another day

• US announces visa bans after warning Israel over West Bank violence

  The U.S. on Tuesday began imposing visa bans on people involved in violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Washington officials said, after several appeals for Israel to do m...

  
• US funds for Ukraine's Russia defense nearly gone, White House warns

  The United States is running out of time and money to help Ukraine fight its war against Russia, White House officials warned on Monday.

  
• Putin to visit UAE, Saudi Arabia this week: Russian news outlet

  Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia this week, Russian news outlet Shot reported on Monday, citing Putin's aide Yury Ushakov.