1. Samsung investigates alleged misuse of housing benefits

2. Mongolia adopts South Korea’s street address system

3. Claw machine prizes fail safety tests

1. Chuseok gift market splits between budget and luxury

2. Anthropic researchers say AI could cause human extinction by 2030

3. AI actor Tilly Norwood gives first media interview

1. Korea rethinks heritage admission fees after 21 years

2. College student’s 1.5 million won allowance request sparks debate

1. 150,000 visit Frieze Seoul and KIAF 2026

2. Supreme Court upholds disabled viewers’ right to enjoy films

1. Companies rethink what counts as ‘a day off’

2. The science of nose-blowing wins 2026 Ig Nobel Prize

1. Korea seeks UNESCO recognition for ondol culture

2. New York City bans AI for younger students

3. Otters return to Seoul as Han River recovers

1. Venice Film Festival opens as Possible Love eyes Golden Lion

2. Rare Baekje construction technique discovered in Chungju

1. Robert Moreno named South Korea’s interim football coach

2. Hayoung leaves The Trauma Code amid great-grandfather controversy

3. Trump pushes Apple to rename Lake Ontario

1. Packed lunches become a growing trend amid higher food costs

2. Seoraksan Mountain sees first signs of autumn foliage

3. Sir Anthony Hopkins tops the charts with his classical music album

1. Jeju case fuels distrust over missing-person investigations

2. World’s biggest music publishers sue Anthropic over AI piracy