Society
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 …
Legal Affairs
[Exclusive] Supreme Court Upholds DL E&C CO., LTD.’s Victory in 1 Trillion Won Construction Cost Dispute Over ‘Unification Park’
DL E&C CO., LTD.(375500)has secured a final victory in the Supreme Court in a 18-year-long dispute over construction costs with City One (Chairman Cha Jun-young), the developer of the Paju Unification…
Legal Affairs
Patients Treated with Inbosa Partially Win First-Instance Lawsuit… Court Rules, "KOLON CORPORATION Acknowledges Product Liability"
Lee Woong-yeol, Honorary Chairman of KOLON CORPORATION, who was indicted on charges including involvement in the alleged manipulation of the ingredients of the osteoarthritis treatment Invos KJ (Invos…
Social Affairs
Fearing They’d Be Left Behind, People in Their 20s and 30s Turned to “Debt Investing”… Now Struggling to Even Cover Interest Payments
“I was planning to raise funds for a jeonse deposit through stock investments, but whenever I look at my stock screen, I get so scared my hands start shaking.” Young people who were swept up by “FOMO”…