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▪ Consumer price rises slowed in April; fruit prices remained high

▪ Top office task forces launched on inflation and industries to maintain positive economic progress

▪ OECD raises S. Korea's economic growth rate for 2024 to 2.6%

▪ Nat'l Assembly passes revised bill mandating new investigation into Itaewon crowd crush

▪ Most medical schools have had total admission places maximized at 1,509

▪ S. Korean gov't raises terrorism alert level in five embassies and consulates

▪ 50 UN member states call for independent monitoring of N. Korea sanctions violations

▪ Fair Trade Commission conditionally approves Kakao's SM Entertainment controlling stake acquisition

▪ How one district in Seoul is providing housing for just US$ 7 a month

▪ Academy Museum of Motion Pictures to screen retrospective on Youn Yuh-jung

▪ [Weather] Temperatures will rise even more, dryness to increase as well