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1. Korea plans to launch a global school for Korean cuisine, aimed primarily at foreign learners

2. Alex Honnold scales Taipei 101 without ropes in a historic climb streamed live on Netflix

3. Seoul prepares to test-run its first street-level tram in nearly six decades

1. A job post offering to feed a middle school girl living alone is raising safety concerns online

2. A foreigner’s selfless act on a freezing mountain trail is resonating online

3. A Japanese TV reporter shows just how cold it is in Korea by freezing ramyeon in midair at the Han River

1. BTS cleared for Gwanghwamun comeback show as Seoul City gives conditional approval

2. From kimchi season to runway season, how Korea’s granny core went global

3. Graphic animal rights demonstration shocks passersby in London

1. Han Kang’s We Do Not Part shortlisted for major U.S. literary award

2. Gwangju becomes Korea's first test bed for self-driving cars

3. Parody MAGA hats become protest symbol in Greenland

1. Spain mourns victims of the deadliest train crash in more than a decade

2. Senior cafés are being tested as new community spaces in Korea

3. A 5,000-won cardboard playhouse becomes the surprise parenting hit of the winter break

1. A new audit shows many public-sector workers are turning down promotions

2. AI-generated books flood the market, raising questions about trust and oversight

3. Weight-loss drugs may end up saving U.S. airline companies hundreds of millions a year

1. A bitter cold snap sets in, with snow in the forecast

2. Chinese universities rise in global rankings as U.S. schools fall behind

3. Celebrity privilege? Musicians push back after Seo Hyun faces backlash over classical stage appearance

1. High school students head to the Arctic for hands-on climate science in Korea’s only polar exploration program

2. Offline messaging Is emerging as a lifeline during Internet shutdowns

3. A handwritten message on the rear end of a car turns a newborn’s first ride home into a viral moment

1. BTS sets April launch for record-breaking world tour, spanning five continents

2. New subtitle glasses help open Korean musicals to global audiences

3. China’s Olive Young look-alike beauty retail store sparks copycat concerns

1. The end of an era: BoA leaves SM entertainment after 25 years

2. Image of Iranian women using a burning Khamenei portrait to light a cigarette becomes protest symbol

3. A simple act of kindness that gave one woman a reason to keep on living