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Bhc chicken opens 7th outlet in Malaysia

Bhc chicken, South Korea’s largest chicken franchise by sales, opened its seventh outlet in Malaysia on Monday as part of its overseas expansion strategy. The seventh store is located at the Elmina Lakeside Mall near the Southeast Asian country’s capital city of Kuala Lumpur, the company said in a statement. With the opening of Malaysia’s latest outlet, the chicken franchise

New book traces N. Korean defector’s epic journey

A new book has been published to chronicle the three-decade journey of a North Korean defector who crossed borders and built new lives in search of a better future, its publisher said Monday. Written by Yonhap News Agency reporter Kim Jae-hong, the book, the title of which is translated as “32 Years as Defector: From Crossing Tumen River to Sydney,”

Some 180 S. Koreans enter Israel for religious event amid escalating war

About 180 South Korean nationals have entered Israel to attend a religious event, sources said Monday, amid escalating tensions in the region following a series of missile and air strikes exchanged between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. South Korea’s diplomatic mission in Israel has learned of their arrival, and it is strongly urging them to leave the country

Yoon to meet ruling party leadership this week

President Yoon Suk Yeol will host a dinner meeting with the leadership of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) later this week, party officials said Monday. PPP leader Han Dong-hoon, floor leader Choo Kyung-ho, five Supreme Council members and the party’s policy chief are expected to attend the meeting on Friday, according to party officials. During the meeting, Yoon and

Deputy FM attends APEC preparatory meeting in Peru

A senior South Korean diplomat has attended a multilateral meeting in Peru to discuss preparations for this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit slated for November, the foreign ministry said Monday.

Kim Hee-sang, deputy foreign mi…