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1. More strollers sold for pet companions than infants

2. G-Dragon donates 300 million won to create foundation to fight drug abuse

3. Tourists beware: unlicensed artists in Paris' famed Montmartre rip off tourists with sub-par portraits

1. WHAM!’s ‘Last Christmas’ finally reaches Christmas No. 1, 39 years after release

2. Here’s how to track Santa around the world today, in real time

3. In this village in Germany, children’s letters to Santa get a reply from angels

1. Report shows daily commute in greater Seoul takes 83 minutes on average

2. New study shows the practice of fact-checking fake news is making some people believe it

3. Actors Lee Byung Hun and Lee Min Jung welcome home a baby girl

1. Suzy in hanbok to light up Times Square on Christmas Eve
2. Cannabis cultivation game on app market raises concerns, exposes oversight in game regulation
3. Lee Myung-Hee’s Seoul mansion tops standard single-family home value for 9th consecutive year

1. Attrakt sues three former FIFTY FIFTY members for a hefty 130 billion KRW

2. Chaos at a self-service store in Wonju: vandal caught on CCTV, and a surprising act of kindness follows

3. Couple miss out on $232 million fortune due to banking oversight

1. NewJeans to perform at ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’

2. “Neighborhood Bathhouse” magazine chronicles Korea’s bathing culture

3. A bizarre “woke” row erupts after a Miss France contestant with a pixie cut wins the pageant

1. Police investigate after Gyeongbokgung walls vandalized, experts begin removing spray paint from palace walls

2. KTX train window shatters in cold snap, no injuries reported

3. Seoul City merchandise sells out

1. NYT names Korean dweji gomtang a top New York City dish of 2023

2. BTS hits no. 1 on iTunes, but they didn’t release anything new

3. 36th polar bear festival takes over Haeundae Beach this weekend

1. Ban on wild animal cafes to take effect starting today

2. Foreigners choose to use Korean proper nouns for Korean food names over translated equivalents

3. Tanghulu store caught dumping sugar syrup into nearby gutter

1. Bibimbap was the most searched recipe on Google this year

2. Bonghwa County ready to welcome visitors to its very own Santa Village this Christmas

3. Blind app marks 10 years of enhancing anonymous professional conversations