Lifestyle
Smart glasses are moving from gadget to everyday accessory, led by China's fast-growing ecosystem. Here's a practical checklist — weight, battery, real-time translation, design and privacy — before you buy your first pair.
8/11/2026
Tech
KT is bundling Google Gemini access and 400GB of cloud storage into four new mobile plans starting around 90,000 won a month. Here is what the move says about Korea's telco AI bundle race.
8/11/2026
Auto
Samsung SDI is ending its EV battery joint venture with GM and taking full ownership of the Indiana plant, while still co-developing prismatic cells. Here's what the restructuring says about North America's EV slowdown and the ESS boom.
8/11/2026
Tech
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold8 drove strong global preorders with a 4:3 screen and passport-style design. We break down bank discounts and the coming Apple foldable clash.
8/10/2026
Gaming
Ubisoft marked Ghost Recon's 25th anniversary with a first-ever 95% discount on Wildlands and Breakpoint, pushing both into Steam's global top sellers. Here's why deep back-catalog cuts keep happening.
8/10/2026
Gaming
Mobile game service complaints in Busan, South Korea rose from 45 to 245 cases — up 444.4%. A look at why gaming disputes cluster, and what Korea's probability disclosure law changed.
8/10/2026
Gaming
A Korean newspaper column likened the Esports World Cup to the 1973 film Enter the Dragon. We use that image to unpack how multi-title tournaments work and what still limits esports.
8/9/2026
Auto
South Korea's new domestic production tax credit leaves EVs out just as Chinese EVs push into the market. Here's what's at stake for Korean automakers and buyers.
8/9/2026
Lifestyle
Cold medicine and motion sickness pills aren't enough. Digestive trouble is the most common travel ailment — here's a practical checklist for building, packing, and legally carrying a travel medicine kit.
8/9/2026
Auto
Rising fuel prices are reshaping Korea's imported car market. Tesla has led sales for six straight months and BYD has crossed 9% share — here's what that shift really means.
8/8/2026
K-Entertainment
On MBC's 'Hangout with Yoo,' Yoo Jae-suk and Jung Jun-ha staged a mock courtroom battle with a divorce lawyer. A look at the comedy formula and the show's current format.
8/8/2026
Tech
AI data center and power infrastructure buildouts are opening a new corporate finance pipeline for global banks — reaching well beyond Big Tech into utilities, developers and infra funds.
8/8/2026
K-Entertainment
Korean actor Jung Joon-won returned to social media after a week of "attitude controversy" — with a drama promo, not an apology. Why silence is now a common crisis strategy in K-entertainment.
8/7/2026
Lifestyle
Korea's heatwave is pushing people to stay home. Here's how to turn four global beef dishes — carpaccio, Spanish stew, kafta, char kway teow — into practical staycation meals, plus summer meat-handling tips.
8/7/2026
Gaming
Devsisters, the Korean studio behind Cookie Run, swung to a 16 billion won operating loss in Q2. Here is what its marketing spend, global relaunch, and IP business say about a second-half recovery.
8/7/2026
Lifestyle
Korea is hitting 39°C highs with tropical nights even after the traditional start of autumn. Here's how to cut cooling costs, tell inverter from fixed-speed AC, sleep through the heat, and stay safe.
8/6/2026
Tech
Korean materials firm Inox and the Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy & Innovation picked two startups for their fifth open innovation cohort. A look at the lightweight CVC model behind it and what it means for Korea's deep tech scene.
8/6/2026
Auto
Hankook Tire will supply three iON EV-specific tire lines as original equipment on BMW's all-electric i7 flagship sedan. Here's why premium OE deals matter more than their margins suggest.
8/6/2026
Tech
Alphabet fell over 4% after chief scientist Jeff Dean's departure and reports of a delayed Gemini model. Here's what Google's talent drain says about the AI race.
8/5/2026
Gaming
Netmarble posted Q2 revenue of KRW 749.2bn and operating profit of KRW 80.1bn, up 15% and 50% quarter-on-quarter. Here's what drove it — and what to watch next.
8/5/2026