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Kakao Entertainment Merges Story Units for IP Growth 2026
Right now in Korea, one word keeps popping up in entertainment news: Kakao. As of this week, industry watchers are buzzing about a major restructuring move inside Kakao Entertainment. Have you ever wondered how your favorite webtoon becomes a hit Netflix drama? The answer often starts with company structure, not just storytelling talent. Kakao Entertainment…
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Dongjeonju: Korea’s Coin Stocks Face Delisting Deadline
Would you invest your savings in a stock trading for less than a dollar a share? That is exactly the question facing thousands of Korean investors right now, as 23 low-priced stocks stand at the edge of a regulatory cliff. These stocks, known in Korea as dongjeonju — literally “coin stocks” — trade around 1,000…
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Fair Trade Commission Vows Equal Rules for Coupang, Naver
Is there really one law for everyone in Korea’s digital economy? That question sits at the center of a new announcement from the Fair Trade Commission (공정거래위원회). Its chairman, Ju Byung-ki, just made a promise that could reshape how Korea treats its biggest tech platforms. He says Coupang and Naver will face exactly the same…
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Korea Skips Liberation Day Special Pardon in 2026
Right now in Korea, one question is spreading fast across news sites and social media: will there be a Liberation Day special pardon this year? As of this week, reports suggest the answer is no. No special pardon for politicians. No special pardon for business leaders. Instead, the government appears ready to focus on something…
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Korea’s Recall System Blocks 13,000 Risky Imports in 2026
Did You Know Korea Blocked 13,000 Dangerous Products Last Year? Would you trust every product sold online without a second thought? Most of us do, until something goes wrong. Last year, Korea’s recall system caught 2,656 defective products before they could hurt more people. That number tells a bigger story about how Korea protects its…
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Korean-US Joint Military Drills Shrink as Russia Flexes
Are Korea-US Joint Military Drills Losing Muscle? Why would South Korea and the United States scale back their biggest joint drill of the year, right as Russia announces a massive show of force nearby? That question is worth sitting with. Starting August 17, South Korea and the United States will run this year’s Ulchi Freedom…
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Korea-US Joint Drills 2026: Smaller Scale, Bigger Signal
Can a military exercise shrink while a security threat grows? That question sits at the heart of this year’s Korea-US combined exercise, known as Ulchi Freedom Shield, or UFS. South Korea and the United States will run the drill from August 17 to 27. But this year’s version looks smaller, quieter, and less South Korea-led…
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Gando Territorial Dispute 2026: Korea’s Forgotten Border
What happens to a piece of land when the paperwork disappears? That question sits at the heart of the Gando debate, a territorial issue most Koreans rarely discuss but few have fully forgotten. A small academic journal called Gandohakbo just reopened that question. Its founding statement, written by the historian Shin Hyung-sik, argues that Korea…
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Gando Territory Debate: Korea’s New Research Push 2026
What happens when a country quietly stops talking about land it once called home? For decades, most Koreans barely heard the word Gando in daily conversation. Yet a small group of scholars just decided that silence has gone on long enough. In December 2004, a new academic body called the Korean Society for Gando Studies…
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National Election Commission’s ‘Time Machine’ Scandal 2026
Can election officials know the future? That sounds absurd, right? But that’s exactly the question Korean lawmakers are now asking the National Election Commission, after officials allegedly entered vote totals more than an hour before those hours even happened. This isn’t a minor clerical hiccup. It’s a pattern showing up 117 times across three major…
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Gando Dispute 2026: Korea’s Forgotten Territorial Claim
Have you ever heard of a piece of land that Korea lost without ever agreeing to give it up? That land is called Gando, and it sits at the center of one of Korea’s quietest but most persistent territorial questions. A small group of scholars believes Korea has forgotten too much about it, and they…
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Yoon Suk-yeol’s Message Sparks 2026 Youth Protest Debate
A Message From Prison: Yoon Suk-yeol Speaks to the Protesters Can a message written behind bars still shape a country’s politics? Former President Yoon Suk-yeol just proved it can. From his prison cell, Yoon Suk-yeol sent words of encouragement to young protesters camped out at Olympic Park in Seoul. His lawyer, Bae Ui-cheol, shared the…
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Modhouse Secures 10 Billion Won Investment Boost in 2026
What if fans could actually help decide which idol group survives and thrives? That question sits at the heart of Modhouse, the entertainment company behind the girl group tripleS. This week, Modhouse announced a fresh 10 billion won investment from Atinum Investment, and the news is turning heads across Korea’s entertainment industry. Modhouse built its…
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President Lee Jae-myung’s 2026 Push for Self-Reliant Defense
What does it really mean for a country to defend itself? President Lee Jae-myung answered that question this week with unusual clarity. Speaking to South Korea’s top defense and foreign affairs officials, President Lee Jae-myung declared self-reliant defense the nation’s highest priority. He also renewed his promise to bring wartime operational control back under Korean…
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Modhaus Secures Major Investment Boost in 2026
What Is Modhaus, and Why Are Investors Watching? What happens when a K-pop agency’s real product isn’t just its idols, but its fans? That question sits at the center of a fresh investment story out of Seoul this week. Modhaus, the agency behind the girl group tripleS, just secured 10 billion won in new funding.…