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National

Korea to push for reusable space rocket development, L4 exploration: KASA

• Defense chief denounces NK's launch of manure-carrying balloons as 'shameful'

  South Korea's Defense Minister Shin Won-sik denounced, Saturday, North Korea's recent launch of balloons carrying trash and manure into the South as a 'shameful' and 'base' act.

  
• S. Korea, US, Japan condemn NK launches, reaffirm peninsula denuclearization goal

  Senior diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan 'strongly' condemned North Korea's recent satellite and missile launches, and reaffirmed their commitment to the 'com...

  
• Yoon says cooperation with UAE to 'open infinite opportunities'

  President Yoon Suk Yeol said Friday cooperation projects between Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will 'open infinite opportunities' for the people of the two countries.

  

Lifestyle

'Learning Korean broadened my world,' KT language contest winner says

• Applications for Hinzpeter Awards to be accepted until early July

  Applications for the 4th Hinzpeter Awards, which commemorates late German journalist Jurgen Hinzpeter, the first western reporter to send out footage of the bloody crackdown on t...

  
• Exploring desolate beauty of Jordan's Wadi Rum

  WADI RUM, Jordan - Nestled in the south of Jordan, close to the Saudi Arabian border, lies a realm that seems like something from the pages of a science fiction novel.

  
• Global National Heritage Ambassadors

  Global National Heritage Ambassadors, with 23 members including marriage migrants, members of multicultural families and international students, pose for a photo after a kick-off...

  

World

14 Hong Kong democrats found guilty in landmark subversion trial

• Ex-leader Zuma's populist party becomes top disrupter in South Africa vote

  The biggest winner in South Africa's election this week may be former President Jacob Zuma, whose newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has exceeded expectations and emerged a...

  
• Austin voices concerns over N. Korea's provocations in talks with Chinese counterpart

  U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed concerns over North Korea's recent provocations and its contributions to Russia's war effort in Ukraine during a meeting with his Ch...

  
• China suspends tariff concessions on 134 items under Taiwan trade deal

  China will reinstate tariffs next month on 134 items it imports from Taiwan, after the Ministry of Finance said it would suspend concessions on the items under a trade deal becau...