10+ hour, 19+ min ago   (339+ words) Younger drinkers seek fruit and sparkling flavors over hard liquor Terra Sparkling sells 2.8 million cans; convenience stores join the trend At around 9 p.m. Thursday, Hayan-jip in Jung-gu, Seoul, was packed with college students in their 20s. The bar is known for serving…...

13+ hour, 8+ min ago   (551+ words) Survey of 144 mid-sized and small company CEOs Six in 10 cite AI as top management variable More than half already pursuing AI transformation "The market is changing so fast that we can't afford to miss new opportunities — but we can't chase…...

5+ hour, 38+ min ago   (483+ words) M Sense cookware communicates directly with induction hob via sensors System prevents food from burning or boiling over automatically Pots and pans priced at 299 euros each Asian market launch, including South Korea, targeted for next year South Korean electronics companies…...

7+ hour, 2+ min ago   (654+ words) Gas power plant, nuclear facility among leading candidates; US demands add uncertainty South Korea is expected to unveil its first US-bound investment project as early as this week. Seoul incorporated safeguard provisions into the Korea-US Strategic Investment MOU signed last…...

6+ hour, 47+ min ago   (592+ words) Apples down 12.1%, pears 8.2%; hanwoo tenderloin up 13.8%, samgyeopsal up 12.0% With chuseok two weeks away, prices for major agricultural products such as apples and pears have fallen below last year's levels, while livestock prices for hanwoo beef and pork remain high. The…...

5+ hour, 59+ min ago   (210+ words) Beijing will ban not only the flying of drones across the entire city but also their storage and transport into the capital from November, citing security concerns. The Beijing municipal government adopted the revised "Beijing Municipal Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Drone)…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago   (190+ words) Diesel vehicle owners must pay between Monday and Sept. 30 Guro-gu has announced the imposition of the second-half 2026 vehicle environmental improvement charge and is urging owners to pay by the deadline. The environmental improvement charge requires those responsible for environmental pollution…...

14+ hour, 58+ min ago   (160+ words) Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power's Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant conducted a joint radiation emergency drill for Shin-Wolsong Unit 2 on Thursday in preparation for a potential nuclear power plant accident. The drill brought together government agencies including the Nuclear Safety and Security…...

8+ hour, 51+ min ago   (381+ words) Finfluencers proliferate amid stock market boom Report calls for legal definition of finfluencers as prerequisite for oversight "Buy XX Power stock now. It's guaranteed to shoot up next week!" "Check the link in the video comments if you want exclusive…...

11+ hour, 23+ min ago   (635+ words) Cubans squeezed by decades of US sanctions and a deepening economic crisis are flocking to illegal gold mining sites in search of a livelihood, with daily earnings that dwarf what most workers make in a month drawing ever more people…...