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Nat'l Assembly speaker to embark on trip to US, Canada

• S. Korea, US hold NK human rights talks in Washington

  Diplomats from South Korea and the United States held a new session of their bilateral dialogue on North Korean human rights in Washington on Monday, as the two sides see a close...

  
• Korea issues special travel advisory for Iran amid escalating Mideast tensions

  Korea on Monday issued a special travel advisory for parts of Iran, the foreign ministry said, amid heightened tensions in the Middle East following Tehran's attack on Israel.

  
• Allies seek alternative measures to continue monitoring of N. Korea

  President Yoon Suk Yeol highlighted South Korea's steadfast commitment to upholding U.N. sanctions on North Korea during a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Lind...

  

Lifestyle

Foreign students join Korea Times global supporters for 1st time

• Korea Times' Korean Language Speaking Contest ignites interest in keen learners

  The global surge in interest in the Korean language is undeniable. As such, there has been plenty of attention on The Korea Times' inaugural Korean Language Speaking Contest.

  
• Hwang Sok-yong's 'Mater 2-10' shortlisted for 2024 International Booker Prize

  South Korean novelist Hwang Sok-yong's 'Mater 2-10' has been shortlisted for the 2024 International Booker Prize, the British literary awards said Tuesday.

  
• INTERVIEWFrom collector to art fair founder, 33-year-old goes where art goes

  Tucked away in the winding alleyways of Sinchon, a bustling university neighborhood in western Seoul, stands a three-story building with a rather unassuming presence.

  

World

Four wounded in Sydney church stabbing: emergency officials

• Senior US officials discuss N. Korea, Taiwan, South China Sea in talks with Beijing officials

  Senior U.S. officials discussed with Beijing officials a range of regional and global issues, including North Korea, the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea during their visit ...

  
• Lightning, rains kill 36 people in Pakistan as authorities declare a state of emergency in southwest

  Lightning and heavy rains have killed at least 36 people, mostly farmers, across Pakistan in the past three days, officials said Monday, as authorities in the country's southwest...

  
• Lee Hsien Loong: scion PM modernised Singapore, stifled dissent

  Under Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore has held its own in an era of globalised finance and cutting-edge tech, while continuing his venerated father's policy of muzzling...