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China's AliExpress handed $1.3 mil. fine for privacy violations

• Gov't to conduct inspections to protect foreign workers from heat

  The government will conduct inspections of 120 workplaces over the next 10 days to protect foreign workers from heat-related illnesses amid scorching temperatures.

  
• 1 in 5 working Koreans are over 55: data

  Government data released Sunday showed that about one-fifth of workers at companies with 300 or more full-time employees in Korea are aged 55 or older, reflecting the nation's de...

  
• Defense chiefs of S. Korea, Japan discuss NK threats, cooperation

  The defense chiefs of South Korea and Japan held bilateral talks in Tokyo on Sunday and discussed North Korea's evolving threats and ways to strengthen their cooperation, Seoul's...

  

Lifestyle

Signiel Seoul makes Travel + Leisure's 'World's Best 100 Hotels' list

• 'K-Respect' initiative launched

  Seongnam Mayor Shin Sang-jin, ninth from left, and Sunfull Foundation Chairman Min Byoung-chul, 11th from left, pose with Indonesian influencers Ruben Onsu, eighth from left, and...

  
• Mentoring program for math prodigies

  Woongjin Foundation Chairman Shin Hyon-ung, front row seventh from left, poses with former Seoul National University President Oh Se-jung, front row sixth from left, Kim Min-hyon...

  
• 'Lovely Runner' script book jumps to top of Kyobo bestseller list

  Kyobo Book Centre, the nation's largest bookseller, said Friday that the script of 'Lovely Runner,' released on July 22, topped its bestseller list for the third week of July.

  

World

Austin says Pentagon will stay 'firm,' 'focused' to confront security challenges

• Israel pledges to hit Hezbollah hard after rocket kills 12 on football field

  Thousands of mourners attended funeral ceremonies on Sunday for the 12 children and teenagers killed by a rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights as Israel vowed swif...

  
• US to upgrade military command structure in Japan

  U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was set to announce Sunday an upgrade to U.S. command structures in Japan, as Washington and Tokyo overhaul military cooperation in the face o...

  
• Blinken raises with Wang concern over China's provocative Taiwan actions: official

  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had an extensive conversation with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi about Taiwan on Saturday, where he raised concerns about Beijing's recent pr...