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South Korean Mortgage Rates Reach 6.48% as Won 165 Trillion in Loans Face Resets

South Korean Mortgage Rates Reach 6.48% as Won 165 Trillion in Loans Face Resets

EconomyOctober 16, 2026

BIGBANG Fans Queue Overnight in Hanoi, but Light Stick Delivery Remains Uncertain

BIGBANG Fans Queue Overnight in Hanoi, but Light Stick Delivery Remains Uncertain

EntertainmentOctober 16, 2026

AI Songs Reach Korea's Top Charts as Copyright Rules Leave Royalties Unsettled

AI Songs Reach Korea's Top Charts as Copyright Rules Leave Royalties Unsettled

EntertainmentOctober 16, 2026

Aion 2 Tops 400,000 Concurrent Players as Payment Rules Draw Growing Backlash

Aion 2 Tops 400,000 Concurrent Players as Payment Rules Draw Growing Backlash

EntertainmentOctober 16, 2026

South Korea's Public Research Institutes Lose Core Talent as Young Scientists Move to Universities

South Korea's Public Research Institutes Lose Core Talent as Young Scientists Move to Universities

ScienceOctober 16, 2026

Homeplus to Pay Just 25% of August Wages as Cash Shortage Deepens

Homeplus to Pay Just 25% of August Wages as Cash Shortage Deepens

EconomyOctober 16, 2026

NCT DREAM Set November 9 Release for First Album as Six Members

NCT DREAM Set November 9 Release for First Album as Six Members

EntertainmentOctober 16, 2026

South Korea's ₩1,600 Trillion AI Push Targets Supply Bottlenecks, Faces Power and Hiring Tests

South Korea's ₩1,600 Trillion AI Push Targets Supply Bottlenecks, Faces Power and Hiring Tests

EconomyOctober 16, 2026

South Korea Plans Military Base Curbs After About 190 Chinese Connected Cars Registered for Entry

South Korea Plans Military Base Curbs After About 190 Chinese Connected Cars Registered for Entry

PoliticsOctober 16, 2026

South Korea Loses 17.47 Million Farmed Fish as Heat Warnings Reach Record 27 Sea Areas

South Korea Loses 17.47 Million Farmed Fish as Heat Warnings Reach Record 27 Sea Areas

EnvironmentOctober 16, 2026

South Korea Widens Biobank Recruitment as Million-Person Medical AI Project Prepares Research Access

South Korea Widens Biobank Recruitment as Million-Person Medical AI Project Prepares Research Access

HealthOctober 16, 2026

Korean Team Builds Transistor Components by Swapping Atoms in an Ultrathin Film

Korean Team Builds Transistor Components by Swapping Atoms in an Ultrathin Film

TechnologyOctober 15, 2026