[Today’s Weather] Rain in the South and Jeju… How to Beat the Midday Heat with Seoul Hitting 29°C

ENVIRONMENT

On Wednesday the 24th, the skies across the country will take on different looks by region. The central region will see intermittent clouds, while the ...

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[Middle East War] Trump Claims “Record 19 Million Barrels Moving”…But Why Only South Korea Is Anxious

SOCIETY

Under the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has resumed, and Brent crude has fallen to the mid-$70s per barrel. About 70% ...

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[Analysis] Can Semiconductors Leave the Capital Region?… Honam Now on the National Policy Table

SOLUTION

On the 23rd, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong inspected the HBM packaging line at the Cheonan campus. At the policy table on the 29th, investment ...

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Meta Launches $299 AI Glasses in Mass-Market Gambit

KNOWLEDGE

The price barrier for smart glasses, once called computers worn on the face, is rapidly falling. On the 23rd (local time), Meta unveiled an artificial ...

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Power Grid Shakes as Renewable Energy Grows…’Grid-Forming’ to the Rescue

ENVIRONMENT

As renewable energy grows, the power grid becomes more unstable. That may sound paradoxical, but it is true. The government has introduced “grid-forming” as a ...

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Direct Landfill Ban Seeks Solutions to Incinerator Conflicts

SOLUTION

Regulations have outpaced reality. Since January 1 this year, direct landfill disposal of household waste — simply burying trash bags as they are — has ...

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Former Foreign Residents’ Housing Site on Namsan Reborn as Korean Forest Garden…Opens June 27

LIFE

The site of the former foreign residents’ housing on Namsan is being reborn as a Korean forest garden. Seoul City announced that the Namsan Outdoor ...

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Hyundai Joins Nevada Lithium Mine Project to Accelerate Battery ‘De-Chinafication’

BUSINESS

Hyundai Motor Company is now going beyond making electric vehicles and is moving directly into securing the minerals buried underground. By joining the development of ...

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Samsung earns more, but SK Hynix valued higher…It was a signal the bull market was ending [In-depth Analysis]

SOLUTION

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, the two semiconductor giants, rebounded sharply the day after a market plunge. The stock market is once again seeing fierce ...

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[Analysis] Without Samsung and SK Hynix, KOSPI Falls Backward: The Paradox of 9,000 Points

SOLUTION

Even though the KOSPI on the 22nd closed at 9,114.55, setting a new all-time high, the index excluding Samsung Electronics and SK hynix has actually ...

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[New York Stock Market] Big Tech Stumbles After SpaceX Says It Will Take on More Debt

BUSINESS

On the 22nd (local time), the New York stock market closed lower, led by mega-cap tech stocks. The sell-off began after SpaceX, which went public ...

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McDonald’s Son Heung-min Cup Excluded from Korea Due to Advertising Contract Conflict

LIFE

A limited-edition McDonald’s cup featuring the face of South Korean football star Son Heung-min is not being sold in Korea. Once it became known that ...

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