Society
Weather
"Japan on High Alert During Holiday Due to 'Double Typhoons'"... What Are the Implications for South Korea?
While Japan is on high alert as it is predicted to be affected by a “double typhoon” during the Obon holiday—which is comparable to Korea’s Chuseok—South Korea is battling a heat wave.
Predicted pa…
Local Government
AEKYUNG INDUSTRIAL Donates Household Goods Worth 5.3 Billion Won to Seoul City… 15th Consecutive Year of Giving
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that AEKYUNG INDUSTRIAL is launching a heartwarming charity initiative by donating household goods worth 5.3 billion won to vulnerable residents within the …
Social Affairs
"This Year Will Be the Easiest… Next Year Is When the Real Fear Begins"
As record-breaking heat waves continue to sweep across the Korean Peninsula day after day, climate experts have warned that this summer’s heat is not the end but merely the beginning, and that tempera…
Social Affairs
[SHOT+] "The whole city is like a sauna… no need for a separate jjimjilbang"
On the 5th, as the severe heat wave warning was expanded—with Seoul’s midday high reaching 39 degrees—the area around Namdaemun appeared red in thermal imaging camera footage. Thermal imaging cameras …
Education
Talent Shifting from Medical School to Semiconductors… “An Opportunity to Improve the Perception and Treatment of Engineers”
With the advent of the artificial intelligence (AI) era, countries around the world are engaged in a high-stakes technological race. In South Korea, semiconductors—a core component of AI technology—ac…
Local Government
'Korea Build,' 'Bank Art Fair,' 'Design Summit'… This Week's Must-See Events
Edaily, a comprehensive daily economic newspaper, delivers a wide range of information and news from the domestic and international MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions) industry. …
Local Government
One Year to Go Until the 2027 World Youth Conference in Seoul… The Buzz Begins
(Photo: Vatican Media)
With just one year to go, the “2027 World Youth Day Seoul” (WYD Seoul 2027) is entering its full-scale implementation phase starting this month. A series of pre-event activi…
Local Government
1 Million Young People from Around the World Gather in Korea… A Major Event Larger Than the World Cup Is Set to Take Place
The launch ceremony for the “2027 Seoul World Youth Day (WYD)” held at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul on July 28, 2024. (Photo courtesy of the 2027 Seoul World Youth Day (WYD) Organizing Committee)
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Local Government
Just One Month After Opening… The Obama Center Emerges as a Unique Venue
Former U.S. President Barack Obama stands in front of the “Obama Presidential Center” in Jackson Park on the South Side of Chicago. (Photo courtesy of the Obama Foundation)
The “Obama Presidential…
Incidents & Accidents
“I Wondered Why Pork Belly Was So Expensive”—It’s Because of These People Who Swallowed Up 1.2 Trillion
Employees of pork processing and sales companies have been indicted for price-fixing totaling 1.2 trillion won over the past six years. Investigative authorities determined that the companies engaged …