Social Media Minute

1. Experts dismiss earthquake rumors despite unusual marine sightings

2. Defense Ministry picks Han Kang title for military library program

3. Starbucks brings back plastic straws for the first time in 7 years

1. Kyochon to leave Coupang Eats as delivery apps battle over franchise exclusivity

2. Rare chance to see the aurora borealis over Korea this summer

3. Caution urged as crows target pedestrians during nesting season

1. Tragedy in Busan as fire claims the life of young girl, leaves sister critically injured

2. Koreans Among the Fastest-Growing Populations in Height Over the Past Century

3. Chinese hotel faces backlash after using red panda as live wake-up call

1. Train operator turned labor leader nominated as South Korea’s new labor minister

2. BTS’s Suga donates 5 billion won to build autism treatment center in Seoul

3. Seoul Subway faces more than 280,000 temperature complaints in just five months

1. Pesticide residues found on over 75% of produce sold in U.S. stores — and the warning may hit closer to home

2. Hawaii is fighting mosquitoes with mosquitoes

3. Stray mother cat walks into clinic carrying sick kitten

1. Lee Byung-hun reflects on Squid Game 3 and global fame on Jimmy Fallon

2. Gapyeong’s beloved pine nuts are disappearing

3. A lion wanders through a South African supermarket and heads straight to the meat aisle

1. Why the Korean flag was on the right but President Lee was on the left at the Korea-Japan summit

2. From Lim Yunchan to opera and ballet, Seoul Arts Center goes online

3. Academy to recognize Tom Cruise with long-awaited Oscar

1. Bottled water goes label-free — but stores aren’t ready

2. Did London’s National Gallery buy a 3.3 million dollar dud? Rubens masterpiece faces Renewed scrutiny

3. Canada’s G7 summit brings unusual security concern: bears

1. Anti-tourism protests escalate across southern Europe, Including in Barcelona and Venice

2. Korea has the second-highest grocery prices among OECD countries

3. Israeli airstrike hits Iranian state TV headquarters during live broadcast, news anchor runs for cover

1. Busan’s beaches open early—and with fewer parasols

2. Korea’s single-serve bingsu craze delights customers, drains workers

3. Surge in hair transplant travel draws mixed reactions after viral clip