Social Media Minute

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

1. Avant-garde outsider Yayoi Kusama dies as global art icon

2. Seoul becomes citywide art destination for Art Week

1. Wildlife returns after illegal structures removed from Palgongsan Mountain

2. Korea’s birthrate rises to seven-year high

3. Park Soo-hong apologizes over flight disruption controversy

1. G-Dragon honors unsung heroes with concert invitations

2. AI pushes China’s largest film studio toward tourism

3. Japan mandates driver monitoring to curb distracted driving

1. Illegal imports of cheaper weight-loss drugs surge

2. Park We faces backlash over KTX CCTV leak