Social Media Minute

1. New Year’s bell-ringing ceremony returns for the first time in 3 years

2. Int’l flight passengers exceed domestic travelers for first time since pandemic

3. Argentina fans hit back at France by starting their own “France stop crying” petition with 700,000 signatures

1. ‘Decision To Leave’ and ‘Return To Seoul’ make Oscar shortlist

2. Good Samaritan donates truckful of instant noodles to local welfare center under condition of anonymity

3. Jacinda Ardern's offensive MP comment transcript sells for NZ$100,000

1. 2022 Winter solstice brings the longest night of the year to the Northern Hemisphere

2. Seoul City to reopen skating rink after almost 3 years

3. Justin Bieber close to a $200 million deal to sell music rights

1. Lawmakers push for alternative holiday for Christmas falling on weekends

2. Research shows whales can have an important but overlooked role in tackling the climate crisis

3. As ‘Mr. Christmas’ fights cancer, his former highschool students bring the holiday to him

1. Myeongdong street vendors to close on Christmas Eve

2. Gwanghwamun Square lights up with lanterns and media art shows through the holiday season

3. Family gets call of a lifetime: cat missing for 10 years found alive across the ocean

1. Reuters: 10 memorable impressions from the Qatar World Cup 2022 

2. “Avatar: The Way of Water” tops 2.4M admissions in five days

3. Angelina Jolie leaves role as UN refugee agency ambassador

1. The first sunrise of 2023 expected to be seen at 7:26am in Dokdo

2. Funeral homes operating around the clock in COVID-hit Beijing

3. Fire at a local kindergarten demonstrates why teaching fire drills to children is important

1. 'Godsaeng' is Instagram's keyword of the year in Korea

2. France defeats Morocco, Les Bleus to face Argentina 

3. Myeongdong is bustling again with locals and foreigners  with Instagram-friendly holiday attractions

1. Korea's only university department teaching 'Go' faces closure

2. New Zealand passes legislation banning cigarettes for future generations

3. Han River parks to open sledding slopes for first time since pandemic

1. Ballet troupes present different versions of timeless classic 'The Nutcracker'

2. Jin begins military service later today, shares selfie of his new buzz cut on social media

3. Rare first edition sheet music of Jingle Bells published in 1859 to go under the hammer