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Yoon meets ex-US Secretary Pompeo, discusses Korean Peninsula issues

• INTERVIEW'Cooperation with African nations is no longer option, but necessity'

  African countries are no longer just recipients of foreign aid, but essential partners for Korea to realize its vision of becoming a global pivotal state, according to Deputy Min...

  
• S. Korea, US, Japan to hold vice foreign ministerial talks in Virginia this week

  South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold a trilateral vice foreign ministerial meeting in Virginia this week to discuss North Korean threats, cooperation on economic se...

  
• Yoon asks for China's cooperation on N. Korean defector issue

  President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday asked Chinese Premier Li Qiang for Beijing's cooperation on the issue of North Korean defectors, the presidential office said.

  

Lifestyle

Namdaemun Market to hold craft beer festival next week

• Jeju suffers triple whammy: no visitors, no spending, no trust

  Jeju City's Geonip-dong Black Pork Street, known for its black pork specialty restaurants and popularity among tourists, presented a starkly different picture Monday evening from...

  
• Culture ministry to expand Korea Season festival to promote K-culture worldwide

  The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced plans to upgrade its international strategy to promote Korean culture globally. As part of the initiative, the ministry will...

  
• Coffee might improve sleep for older women, study says

  The common belief that drinking coffee at night disrupts sleep might actually be the opposite for older women, according to a study. Older women who regularly drink coffee are le...

  

World

EU-Israel relations take nosedive as Spain, Ireland set to formally recognize Palestinian state

• Ukraine's Zelenskiy signs bilateral defence deal with Spain

  Spain has pledged to provide military equipment to Ukraine worth 1 billion euros ($1.08 billion) this year under a bilateral agreement signed on Monday between Ukrainian Presiden...

  
• Papua New Guinea government says Friday's landslide buried 2,000 people and formally asks for help

  The Papua New Guinea government said a landslide Friday buried more than 2,000 people and has formally asked for international help.

  
• Zelenskyy, from ravaged Kharkiv, urges Biden and Xi to join peace summit

  President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Sunday to attend his peace summit as Ukraine struggles to stave off unrelentin...