1. Singer Sean completes 81.5 kilometer marathon to help build homes for descendants of independence fighters

2. Insooni becomes the first Korean in 25 years to receive Pearl S. Buck International’s Woman of Influence Award

3. ChatGPT-5 sparks backlash as users say the upgrade feels worse than before

1. Oasis faces backlash in Korea over rising sun imagery and past racist remarks ahead of Seoul concert

2. Supreme Court of Korea upholds Pinkfong(핑크퐁)’s win in Baby Shark lawsuit, says no copyright was infringed

3. AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says urges scientists to give machines “motherly compassion” instead of forcing them to “submit” to humans

1. AI care robot in Daejeon detects suicide risk in elderly resident and alerts police

2. In Silicon Valley, parents pay big money to choose the “smartest” future child through embryo IQ testing

3. AirAsia flight from Kuala Lumpur lands at wrong airport in Korea, leaves passengers stranded for hours

1. Deleting KakaoTalk messages, from 5 minutes to 24 hours

2. Programmers and unemployment

3. Apple favoring ChatGPT on the App Store…lawsuit to be filed

1. Elderly man vandalizes palace gate with 'message to Trump'

2. China says the development of the world's first gestation robot expected within a year

3. Homeless man turns his life around after deciding to run race in flip-flops while intoxicated

1. A century-old Korean flag returns home alongside stories of liberation and women freedom fighters

2. More than 3 million Koreans sign end-of-life directives as support grows to allow treatment withdrawal earlier in the dying process

3. New U.S. quarter honors Stacey Park Milburn, the first person of Korean descent to appear on American currency

1. Fans and friends mourn the passing of Lee Min of As One

2. New digital encyclopedia brings Korea’s pop culture phenomena together in one place

3. Starbucks Korea cracks down on disruptive café behavior after customer complaints surge

1. Korea’s early childhood education frenzy sparks fierce debate over rights and regulation

2. Survey finds Koreans most proud of K-Pop and traditional culture but deeply dissatisfied with politics

3. Korean agriculture ministry goes viral with K-pop dance to promote APEC food security meeting

1. Bomb threat forces mass evacuation at Seoul’s Shinsegae Department Store

2. Danish zoo sparks fierce debate over request for donated pets as predator feed

3. Japan’s record-breaking heat wave melts restaurant food displays

1. S.Korea’s strategic gesture paved way for U.S. tariff deal—complete with a red cap

2. Vogue stirs debate after Guess ad features AI-generated models

3. 6-year-old left bruised after octopus encounter at aquarium