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Seoul records 1st heat wave advisory and tropical night of year

Seoul issued its first heat wave advisory and experienced the first tropical night this year, signaling unusually hot weather for late June, though it arrived later than last year’s extreme heat.As sweltering temperatures and tropical nights grip most parts of Korea, the monsoon front, which typically brings summer rainfall, is expected to remain weak for the time being.On June 30, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) issued this year’s first heat wave advisory for all of Se...

2025.07.01 17:32

Season 3 closes curtain on Netflix’s ‘Squid Game,’ but its legacy lives on

※This article contains spoilers for “Squid Game Season 3.”“Squid Game,” Netflix’s all-time biggest hit, came to a close with the release of Season 3 on June 27. Within just one day, it soared to the top of Netflix’s global TV show rankings, proving its continued cultural impact. However, critics have pointed to a reliance on graphic violence and underdeveloped characters, noting a decline in narrative depth. While the four-year journey with protagonist Seong Ki-hun (played by Lee Jung-ja...

2025.06.30 17:51

Ex-President Yoon refuses police questioning. Is this any way for rebellion suspect to act?

On June 28, former president Yoon Suk-yeol refused to be questioned by police investigators dispatched to the special counsel’s office for the insurrection case, leading to a suspension of the investigation. Showing up late, requesting a private appearance, and demanding to use the underground parking lot were already shameless enough. But now, this suspect in an insurrection case wants to handpick his own interrogator?Yoon’s legal team objected just hours before the questioning was sche...

2025.06.30 17:47

Pain still persists 30 years after Sampoong Department Store Collapse

On the morning of June 29, 72-year-old Kim Dong-hee put on a black dress. The night before, she had dreamed of her younger sister, Song-hee, who was a dancer and looked beautiful even in the dream. Holding on to the memory of her sister, Kim headed to Maehon Citizens' Forest in Yangjae-dong, Seocho District, Seoul. There stands a memorial tower honoring the victims of the Sampoong Department Store collapse where Song-hee’s name is engraved as well. She died in the disaster 30 years ago.A...

2025.06.30 17:43

Why tvN’s ‘Our Unwritten Seoul’ resonates: A story of today’s struggling youth

In the fictional rural village of Duseon-ri, South Chungcheong Province, lives Yoo Mi-ji (played by Park Bo-young), born in 1995. Miji does not shy away from any job, including cleaning at schools, working in the fields, and doing part-time jobs at local supermarkets. Her cheerful demeanor and signature yellow bob haircut have earned her the nickname “Candy.” The older villagers admire how she lovingly cares for her grandmother, who is hospitalized, though they secretly worry about her futur...

2025.06.27 18:28

Government’s Seoul housing measures must deliver strong and comprehensive solutions

With the recent surge in Seoul’s housing prices spreading from the Gangnam area to districts like Yongsan, Mapo, and Seongdong, the government has announced it will unveil new housing market stabilization measures in early July. Given the nature of the real estate market, early intervention is critical. What is needed now is a strong and comprehensive prescription that signals the government's firm commitment to curbing the rise.According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Trans...

2025.06.27 18:16

President Lee delivers 1st policy speech at National Assembly: ‘Timing is everything in the economy’

President Lee Jae-myung, in his first policy speech at the National Assembly on June 26, emphasized the urgency of economic recovery and called for bipartisan cooperation on the government’s second supplementary budget proposal. “When it comes to saving the economy and people’s livelihoods, there can be no division between the ruling and opposition parties,” he said, urging lawmakers’ support. Returning to the National Assembly just 22 days after taking office with an oath at the Rotunda Hal...

2025.06.27 18:13

[The 2025 Kyunghyang Forum] ‘Tech polarization in 10 years: Using AI to build better society’

Amid rapid technological advancement unfolding at a pace rarely seen in human history, the 2025 Kyunghyang Forum was held at the Lotte Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul, on June 25, under the theme “The Age of Hyper-Acceleration - Beyond Fear to Hope.”The forum served as a platform to examine the latest developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and ongoing research trends, while also discussing, with scholars and philosophers, the direction humanity should pursue in the face of transformative t...

2025.06.26 17:55

Medical narcotics: How to know if your prescription is on list

Public awareness around the risks of medical narcotics is growing following recent news that TV personality Lee Kyung-kyu was booked by police on suspicion of driving under the influence of medication. The incident occurred when Lee mistakenly drove a car identical to his own, due to a valet's error, and was investigated for vehicle theft. During the investigation, he tested positive for drugs and alcohol. Lee claimed the result was likely caused by anti-anxiety medication he had taken the d...

2025.06.26 17:52

Will jewelry worker Kim Jeong-bong’s long-held wish fulfilled by new labor minister nominee?

Can the newly appointed labor minister nominee, met again after seven years, finally fulfill a jewelry worker’s plea that “Just let us follow the Labor Standards Act”?“Please, take a look at our situation!” shouted Kim Jeong-bong from the Korean Metal Workers’ Union as newly nominated Minister of Employment and Labor Kim Young-hoon arrived for his first day at his confirmation hearing preparation office at the Seoul Regional Employment and Labor Office in Jung-gu on June 24. Kim Jeong-bo...

2025.06.26 17:49