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1. Korean Buddhist temple food wows at French gourmet festival in Paris 2. Child psychiatrist extraordinaire faces criticism for her one-sided view on children’s rights 3. 'Is Homeplus Open?' website turns one-note joke into charity

1. The Guardian takes notice of the “stylish senior citizens of Seoul”\ 2. Volunteers and their dogs help reforest barren mountains destroyed by fire 3. Barbie unveils first doll with hearing aid as part of its push for inclusivity

1. First image of black hole at the heart of Milky Way shared by astronomers 2. Mother of three climbs Everest for record 10th time 3. A passenger with no flying experience lands a Cessna after the pilot went down 

1. Seoul opens metaverse-based city hall 2. Human rights watchdog recommends steps to ensure inmates receive proper vegetarian meals 3. Government to regulate reckless street pruning

1. Thousands visit Cheong Wa Dae on the first day of public opening 2. Busan Food Film Festa 2022 to open in July 3. Warhol Marilyn sells for $195 million, most ever for U.S. artist

1. Burberry tells Korean schools trademark check pattern “has to go” 2. Cooking oil most-sought-after item in online resale market 3. See U2’s Bono and the Edge play surprise acousitc set in Kyiv bomb shelter

1. Kang Soo-yeon, Veteran Korean Actress, Dies at 55 2. Poet and democracy activist Kim Ji-ha dies at 81 3. Korean entrepreneurs win $1 mil. investment offer from billionaire businessman Mark Cuban on ‘Shark Tank’

1. S.Korea's “kidult” trend is bigger than ever before 2. Traditional Korean musicians protest government's proposed new music curriculum 3. S.Korea’s leading music festivals return to the stage

1. Human rights watchdog says newly coined term containing the suffix “rini” demeans children 2. Tottenham star Son Heung-min ‘excited’ to at last  join Twitterverse 3. Lab-grown 'human milk' may be just three years away

1. Festivals abound in the month of May as Covid restrictions are lifted 2. Two sisters who fled Yugoslavia in 1999 find the woman who gifted them with a $100 bill on a plane and forever changed their lives 3. Internet trolls Thai conference dress code: “No pants for women”

1. Espresso bars are a new addition to S.Korea’s coffee scene but will they stay? 2. National museums hold special exhibitions for Children’s Day 3. U.S. professional baseball team wears uniforms with ‘Kimchi’ written in Korean… why?

1. Psy returns with single ‘That That’ produced by BTS' Suga 2. Angelina Jolie make surprise visit to Lviv, trip interrupted by sirens 3. Orange, layered cuts, bohemian braids headline 2022 spring-summer hair trends

1. Court rules in favor of visa refusal for Korean-American singer Steve Yoo 2. Jeonju International Film Festival opens with 217 films from 52 countries 3. Samsung ad featuring woman running alone at 2am criticized as ‘naive’

1. National Museum of Korea hosts ‘A Collector’s Invitation’, offers an intimate look at identity of Korean culture 2. Children's Day only for Korean children? 3. Wheelchair ramps mandatory at new or renovated cafes and restaurants 

1. Korean food company distributes free tofu to residents in Shanghai amid dire lockdown conditions 2. Warren Buffett will auction off his last million-dollar annual charity lunch after two decades 3. Outrage in the UK after Conservative Party lawmakers accuse opposition deputy leader of “Basic Instinct ploy” to distract PM

1. Popular novelist Lee Oi-soo dies at 75 2. Cheong Wa Dae to open to public on May 10 at noon 3. Owners who starve their pets to death could face jail time 

1. S.Koreans complain of “endemic blues” as Covid restrictions eased and life returns to normal 2. Hangang Park named third most picturesque park in the world 3. Aespa makes live stage debut at Coachella

1. Iconic local pub demolished after more than 4 decades in business 2. S.Korean venture startup 'Laundrygo' to open world’s largest laundry facility in Gunpo City 3. World weather agency adopts Gaenari as new typhoon name to replace Goni

1. Music insiders say legendary singer Cho Yong-pil is working on a new album 2. All South Korean Winter Olympics medalists to receive chicken ‘pension’ 3. Taiwan TV station apologizes to S. Korea over 'improper image'

1. Mobile phone saves Ukrainian soldier's life by stopping a bullet from hitting him 2. Meet Patron, a 2-year-old dog that sniffs out explosives in Ukraine 3. This 100-year-old man holds a world record for the longest career working for the same company

1. Harrowing tales of Ukraine war by Ukrainian illustrator and writer published for the first time in S.Korea 2. Dollar store “princess accessory” worn by actress Han So-hee is flying off the shelves 3. Freddie Mercury statue to be set up on Jeju Island

1. 2NE1 reunites to perform at Coachella 2022 2. Tongyeong: Come for the cherry blossoms, stay for the art festivals 3. Fast Food chains continue to be plagued by shortage of french fries

1. Park Chan Wook and Koreeda Hirokazu to compete for Palme d’Or At 75th Cannes Film Festival, Lee Jung Jae’s directorial debut invited to screen 2. Newly coined online terms fun for young Koreans, puzzle for their parents

1. Foreign media highlight the central role of Korean food plays in the story of Pachinko 2. Tech companies come up with creative ways to lure workers back to their desks 3. With warm weather approaching, Seoul City is set to operate cooling road systems to reduce fine dust

1. Amid a food crisis in Covid-hit Shanghai, a Korean food company rushes to the aid of Korean students 2. Customers, restaurants move to boycott Baemin, Coupang Eats over soaring delivery fees 3. ‘Moonlight tours’ at Changdeokgung Palace to begin next week