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256 storiesBusan shark Bukkangi crosses net, returns to waterway; rescue paused
The shark nicknamed Bukkangi, believed to be a dusky shark about 3 m long, crossed a large net and returned to the artificial waterway at Busan's Bukhang Chinsu Park around noon on Oct 3, a day after a second attempt to guide it to open sea…
KCTU to vote Oct 7 on return to social dialogue; council ready to talk
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (민주노총) will hold its 85th temporary delegate conference at 1 p.m. on Oct 7 at KINTEX in Goyang to vote on joining the Economic, Social and Labor Council (경사노위), which would end a 27-year absence from…
AMD CEO Lisa Su to visit Korea Oct. 7 for Gamer Day; AI chip talks expected
AMD chair and CEO Lisa Su will visit Korea on Oct. 7, about seven months after her March trip, to attend an “AMD Gamer Day” event at 2 p.m. at Dragon City in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, AMD said. Su and senior vice president Jack Huynh will attend, …
Badminton's An Se-young, professor Kim Do-hyung win Pony Chung Young Leader Award
The Pony Chung Foundation said on Oct. 7 it has selected badminton national team player An Se-young and Kim Do-hyung, a professor of chemistry and biomolecular engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, as winners of the 7th Pony Chung …
Seoul singles' asset gap widens with age, welfare foundation says
The Seoul Metropolitan Welfare Foundation said an analysis of 921,328 single-person households in Seoul found asset levels differ sharply depending on whether the person owns a home, and that the gap widens with age — from about 2.5 times a…
Line Games adds character Kai to Genesis Mobile, free for all players who log in
Line Games added a new character, Kai, to its mobile SRPG Genesis Mobile in an October 6 update; the game is developed by Meerkat Games. Kai is the game's first two-in-one character and is given free to every player who logs in. Events for …
Amazon’s October Prime Day runs October 6-8 as retailers cut prices early
Amazon’s October Prime Day, also called Prime Big Deal Days, runs from October 6 at 3AM ET through 3AM ET on October 8, with discounts already live, according to The Verge, NBC News and Wired. Wired listed Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 at $190 ($…
Nanjing Massacre survivor Guo Xiulan dies at 94; 20 registered survivors remain
Guo Xiulan, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, died at her home at about 10 a.m. on Oct 7 at the age of 94, according to the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders. She was five when Japanese troops occupied …
Amazon's October Prime Big Deal Days sale draws deal coverage from tech and business outlets
Amazon's October sale event, called Prime Big Deal Days or October Prime Day, was live as of October 6, 2026, with outlets publishing lists of discounted electronics, headphones, phones, tablets and games. The Verge said the event runs thro…
Nippon Ham to cut Schauessen pack weight by 10g, keeping price unchanged
Nippon Ham said it will reduce the contents of its flagship “Schauessen” sausages from 117 grams to 107 grams per pack for deliveries from October 1, leaving the reference retail price of 702 yen including tax for two bundles unchanged — an…
Actress Jun Won-ju, 87, says she gifted half her assets to prevent inheritance dispute
Actress Jun Won-ju, 87, said she gifted half of her assets to her two sons and their wives in advance so they would not fight over her estate, speaking on MBC’s “PD수첩” episode “2026 Inheritance War: Time of the Family Left Behind,” which ai…
Hoban Construction develops AI design tech to auto-apply per-unit buyer options
Hoban Construction said it developed AI-based design technology that automatically reflects apartment buyers’ option contract choices in each unit’s building information model (BIM). The technology was developed jointly with building and in…
NC's Aion 2 tops 400,000 concurrent players on global launch day
NC began global service for its MMORPG Aion 2 on 5 October through Steam and its own Purple platform, and the company said peak concurrent players passed 400,000 on the first day. Early access had run from 30 September for five days for buy…
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days Begin With Discounts on Apple Macs, AirPods and iPads
Amazon's fall Prime Big Deal Days sale is live, with early discounts on Apple products including AirPods Pro 3 at $179.00, down from $249.00, AirPods Max 2 at $429.00, and about $200 off most M5 MacBook Air models. Outlets also reported all…
Single Seoul apartment unit draws 68,663 applicants on near-1-billion-won gap
One 84㎡ unit at the 강변역 센트럴 아이파크 complex in Guui-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul drew 68,663 applications when it was offered on Oct 6, Newsis and Seoul Economic Daily reported, both citing the Korea Real Estate Board's Cheongyak Home portal. The …
France school protests draw 250,000 nationwide as clashes and arrests continue
High school students and supporters demonstrated across France on Oct 6 against teacher shortages and run-down school buildings. The interior ministry put nationwide participation at about 250,000, with one outlet citing about 256,000, and …
Bucheon offers half-price admission at six attractions to local university students
Bucheon, in Gyeonggi Province, began offering a 50% discount on admission to six city attractions on Oct 6 for students at four local universities. Students must show a student ID or enrollment certificate; the night attraction Bucheon Lumi…
Nanya Technology reportedly tells customers of another DRAM contract price rise, up to 20%
Taiwan memory maker Nanya Technology has reportedly notified customers of a further increase in DRAM contract prices, by as much as 20%, according to Taiwan's Economic Daily News as cited by Chinese outlets. Nanya declined to comment on cus…
Missing 80s dementia patient found in Busan after 22-hour mountain search
An 80-something dementia patient reported missing on Eomgwang Mountain in Busan on the evening of Sept. 30 was found about 22 hours later after a search involving some 300 police and fire personnel. Police said the discovery followed a tip …
Secondhand platform Bungaejangter to hold first “Bungae Day” on Oct 9
Bungaejangter, a South Korean secondhand goods platform, said it will hold its first one-day “Bungae Day” shopping event on Oct 9, Hangul Day, with instant discount coupons for purchases made through its safe payment. The company said the c…