Social Media Minute

1. Tribute from the past as family of fallen Korean War soldier receives special gift

2. Parisians threaten to poop in River Seine to protest Olympic clean-up costs

3. Watch out for these things when buying ice cream this summer

1. ‘Comfort women' statue set up for the first time in Italy on the island of Sardinia

2. Denmark's Buldak ramyeon recall sparks Google search spike

3. Daejeon's Daedeok Innopolis research centers capitalize on the popularity of local bakery

1. McDonald's Korea halts sales of french fries due to concerns about 'substandard' frozen potato

2. Affordable barbershops in Nakwon-dong gain new attention

3. Pet funeral homes in high demand but short supply

1. NYT: Gyemoim(계모임), the power of collective saving in South Korea

2. Aqua Planet 63 to close this month after 39 years

3. First heat wave alert hits Seoul as temperatures soar

1. Shin Yun-bok's 'Gosainmuldo(고사인물도)' painting reported stolen

2. Golf legend Pak Se-ri addresses legal dispute with father

3. Seoul battles mosquitoes with tech and community efforts

1. Cannes Lions looks to laughter as ad industry feels threat of AI

2. Social media reacts to a news story revealing a $2,900 DIOR bag costs only $60 to produce

3. Soldier moved by random act of kindness extended by stranger at a local coffee shop

1. Korean baseball fever reaches new heights

2. Pork belly in a can: Convenience or gimmick?

3. Parisians on TikTok plead: ‘Don’t come’ to Paris for the Olympics

1. Food companies exposed for 'shrinkflation' practices

2. A popular tourist destination in China has installed toilet timers and reactions are mixed
3. Tennis match at Incheon Airport leaves authorities in a standoff

1. Gym bans 'ajummas,' permits only 'cultured, elegant women'
2. Insurers begin compensation for N. Korea's trash-filled balloons
3. Denmark recalls South Korean firm’s instant noodles for being too spicy

1. BigHit Music officially announces Jin of BTS's upcoming military discharge
2. Study shows wild elephants may have names that other elephants use to call them
3. Bat surprises resident in broad daylight