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Meet the Cast of 'XO, Kitty'

Kitty Song Covey has even more adorable classmates and crushes in season 2.

Marie Claire

Alia Bhatt trolled for carrying empty, transparent handbag to Gucci show in Seoul

‘I think she forgot her stuff at home’

The Independent UK

South Korean, Canadian leaders vow cooperation on clean energy, North Korea threat

The leaders of South Korea and Canada have vowed to strengthen their security and economic cooperation to address challenges posed by North Korea and expand Canadian supplies of minerals crucial to South Korea’s technology industry as they held a summit in Seoul

The Independent UK

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South Korea's Yoon, Canada's Trudeau agree to boost cooperation on critical minerals

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Canadian Prime Minister Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed on Wednesday to step up cooperation on critical minerals and other economic security issues.

Reuters

Gucci show reaffirms Seoul’s status as capital of pop culture

K-style takes centre stage in collection that draws inspiration from South Korea’s contemporary and traditional dress

The Guardian - UK

Alia Bhatt dazzles in black at Gucci Cruise 2024 in Seoul

Bollywood star Alia Bhatt made her first appearance at Gucci’s fashion show in Seoul, since being named the brand’s global ambassador

The Hindu

South Korea and Japan use G-7 to push improvement in ties long marked by animosity

Amid the high-level efforts to settle global crises, this weekend’s Group of 7 summit of rich democracies will also see an unusual diplomatic reconciliation

The Independent UK

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The Apple Store in 'Seoul’s Beverly Hills' is about to get some strong competition from an old foe

The Apple Gangnam store is about to get some competition from a huge new store from a big competitor.

iMore

Japan, South Korea eye visit by team of experts as Fukushima nuclear plant prepares water release

Officials from Japan and South Korea are eyeing a potential visit by South Korean experts to the Fukushima nuclear plant before it begins the controversial release of treated but radioactive water to sea

The Independent UK

MLB Teams Clamor for Coveted Spot in 2025 Paris Game

Baseball continues its expansion abroad with a sought-after French fixture.

Sports Illustrated

‘Brutal interference’: China tabloid rounds on S Korea criticism

Global Times lashes out at Seoul after its embassy complained about the tabloid’s coverage of president’s US visit.

Al Jazeera

Leaders from Japan and South Korea vow better ties following summit

Japan's prime minister expressed sympathy toward Koreans forced into industrial slavery during Japan's colonial rule as the leaders from the two countries vowed to strengthen cooperation.

WEKU

Yoon, Kishida vow better Seoul-Tokyo ties following summit

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is calling for officials to map out specific steps to hasten security and economic cooperation with Japan following his weekend summit in Seoul with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

The Independent UK

Japan PM Kishida meets lawmakers, business leaders to finish South Korea visit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with South Korean lawmakers and business leaders in Seoul on Monday to discuss potential bilateral cooperation as he wrapped up the first visit by a Japanese leader in 12 years.

Reuters

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The Guardian - UK

Return to Seoul review – Park Ji-min lights up mesmerising tale of identity and alienation

An adopted woman travels from France to South Korea in search of her roots in Davy Chou’s star-making second film

Al Jazeera

Japan’s Kishida tells S Koreans his heart hurts over occupation

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his ‘heart hurts’ for Koreans who suffered under Japanese colonialism.

The Independent UK

Han Kang: ‘That will be a problem when I die – I won’t be able to finish all my ideas’

As her novel ‘Greek Lessons’ is translated in the UK for the first time, the South Korean author and winner of the International Man Booker Prize talks to Annabel Nugent about translation controversies and the violence of language

The Independent UK

S. Korean, Japanese leaders to meet again to improve ties

The leaders of South Korea and Japan are to meet Sunday for their second summit in less than two months, as they push to bolster cooperation following years of fraught ties over historical issues

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Reuters

Japan's PM tells South Koreans his 'heart hurts' over pain caused by occupation

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told South Koreans on Sunday his "heart hurts" when he thinks of suffering and pain during Japanese colonial rule, in a nod to historical disputes that have soured relations between the two U.S. allies.

Reuters

South Korea will soon engage with China at senior level-Seoul's US ambassador

South Korea will soon engage with China at the senior level and also seek the opportunity for diplomacy aimed at trilateral cooperation with Japan and China, South Korea's ambassador to Washington Cho Hyun-dong said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Return to Seoul review: A young woman searches for her parents in this mesmeric, daring drama

Park Ji-Min delivers a phonomenal debut performance in a film that resists easy answers

The Guardian - UK

Return to Seoul review – absorbing and emotional Korean drama about adoption

In a terrific acting debut, Park Ji-min visits the country of her birth and decides on a whim to seek out her biological parents – with gripping consequences

Reuters

Seoul's LGBT festival blocked by Christian concert outside city hall, organisers say

Seoul's city government has effectively blocked South Korea’s largest annual LGBT festival from taking place outside city hall this year after granting a permit for a Christian youth concert instead, the LGBT event’s organisers said this week.

Daily Mirror

Hungry museum visitor eats valuable banana artwork after skipping breakfast

An artwork called 'Comedian' was eaten by a 'hungry' student who was visiting the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea - and the incident was filmed by a friend

Asharq Al-Awsat

On May Day, Workers Rally for Better Labor Conditions

A large number of workers and activists globally marked May Day on Monday with rallies calling for higher salaries, reduced working hours and other better working conditions. May Day, which falls on May 1, is observed in many countries as a day to celebrate workers’ rights with rallies, marches and…

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