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1. Daechi-dong students rely on “study drugs” to enhance their study performance 2. Korea Museum Week kicks off promoting sustainability and well-being 3. Injured stray cat gets treatment via donation by Gwangju community

1. Broadway musical “KPOP” earns 3 Tony Award nominations 2. Michael J. Fox calls Parkinson’s disease ‘the gift that keeps on taking’ in a new interview 3. Policeman finds lost bag after relentlessly inspecting hours of CCTV footage

1. Dining out is becoming less affordable for most Koreans in the 'family month' of May 2. Classical music returns to Gyechon Village with world-class performances 3. Beloved Starlite Deli in Times Square closes after 39 years in business

1. Louis Vuitton’s pre-fall show turns Seoul bridge into massive runway 2. K-pop concert opens 8-day ‘Seoul Festa 2023’ 3. Art student eats Maurizio Cattelan's fresh artwork at Leeum Museum of Art

1. South Korean president sings American Pie at state dinner with Biden 2. Jeonju film festival opens for first time since pandemic with Dardenne brothers in attendance 3. BTS' Suga begins first solo world tour in US

1. Seoul to run ‘booknic’ sites at Han River 2. 'Yongsan Children's Garden' opens May 4 3. Seoul subway app for foreigners to go into service this week

1. Braised ribs, crab cakes to be served at state dinner for Yoon 2. Seoul city plans cultural events at public parks in May 3. 'Yongsan Children's Garden' opens May 4

1. Seoul, Busan to host 2023 LoL World Championship 2. No-frills service and decor, affordable and seasonal home cooking-style meals trending among MZs in Seoul 3. Don Lemon says he has been fired by CNN: ‘I am stunned’

1. Official K-pop Twitter accounts among those that lost 'legacy' verifications 2. Korean bands to perform at New York’s Lincoln Center 3. Italy’s new tourism ambassador is Botticelli’s Venus

Prominent AI specialist Gary Marcus digs deeper into AI and explains how it will reshape the future of humanity.

1. Blackpink dazzles Coachella and social media with outfits inspired by tradition 2. Jeju seeks to charge entry fee for tourists 3. Cloudy day and warm temperatures forecast for Gokwoo

1. 50 people who live alone in Seoul invited to promote city services 2. Statue of King Sejong the Great erected at LA City College 3. BLACKPINK sets Guinness record for most-viewed music channel on YouTube

1. Archives of grassroots revolutions nominated for UNESCO Memory of World inscription 2. Study: More than half of Korean children aged 3-5 introduced to digital devices before 24 months 3. South Korea confirms three more mpox cases through local transmission

1. Lineup announced for Woodstock Music and Art Fair 2023 rock festival 2. South Korea is paying young social recluses $500 a month to re-enter society 3. Elite athlete emerges from a 230-feet deep cave after 500 days of solitude as part of social experiment

1. Seoul movie theater chain swaps screens for climbing walls to lure young Koreans 2. Panic disorder most common among people in 40s 3. Illegal streaming site noonoo TV terminates service

1. Korean culture to be highlighted in three Italian cities 2. Moroccans launch criticism at Korean star restaurateur 3. Korean Amb. in Cairo following Matareya Iftar: "Ramadan in Egypt unforgettable experience"

1. 'Jikji' to be shown to public in France for 1st time in half-century 2. Gangneung wildfire threatens safety of cultural assets 3. Hangang River fountains in Seoul illuminate the city at night starting this month

1. Returned paintings shed light on golden age of Joseon art 2. Korean independence fighter's remains return home 100 years after death 3. AI speaker calls 119 in life-threatening health emergency

1. Music Bank in Paris 2023 draws 33,000 K-pop fans from all over Europe 2. Exports of Korean instant noodles hit first-quarter high 3. Controversy erupts over foreign couple's failed attempt to hitchhike from Seoul to Busan

1. The 14th Gwangju Biennale opens today 2. ‘Moonlight Tour’ at Changdeokgung to resume with foreign language guide 3. Hawaii governor wants to charge tourists an entrance fee as more people opt to hike parks, trails

1. Syrian refugee elected mayor of German city, years after fleeing war 2. CJENM apologizes for rehiring disgraced TV producer 3. Students drugged in Daechi-dong cram-school blackmail scheme

1. '60s Korean pop diva Hyun-mi dies at age 85 2. Indigenous tattooist becomes Vogue’s oldest ever cover star at 106 3. Foreign tourists flock back to Myeong-dong

1. NYC Parks to ban 'comfort station' term over link to WWII sex slavery 2. Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pop pioneer and Oscar-winning composer, dies aged 71 3. Paris votes ‘No more room for vroom’

1. A rare Joseon-era map returns home from Japan 2. Seoul Museum of Art to open Korea's first public art archive 3. Leslie Cheung’s life, work on display in Hong Kong marking 20th anniv. of his passing

1. Brisbane Writers Festival 2023 focuses on Korean writers 2. Goldman Sachs report shows AI could replace equivalent of 300 million jobs 3. Online fans mourn the death of beloved internet pundit