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

• Health care standoff feared to drag on even longer

  No signs of a breakthrough in the prolonged confrontation between the Yoon Suk Yeol administration and doctors are in sight, leading to concerns that already serious disruptions ...

  
• DPK leader Lee serving another term would not be bad idea: lawmaker

  A lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) said Tuesday that it would not be a bad idea for Lee Jae-myung to serve another term as party chairman, followin...

  
• Gov't to offer $215.2 mil. in financial support for defense companies

  The government plans to provide about 300 billion won ($215.2 million) worth of financial support to defense companies this year by partially covering their interest payments, th...

  

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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

• NASA seeks cheaper ideas for Mars sample return mission amid budget crunch

  NASA is seeking a cheaper, simpler approach to one of its top science priorities in the midst of a budget crunch - retrieving precious soil samples collected on Mars and flying t...

  
• Ukraine, Israel aid to hit US House floor as separate bills soon

  The U.S. House of Representatives will consider aid to Israel and Ukraine as separate legislation this week, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday, more than two months ...

  
• Israeli military vows response to Iran attack as calls for restraint mount

  Israelis awaited word on how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would respond to Iran's first-ever direct attack on their country as international pressure for restraint grew amid...