Politics
- Investigation of First Lady Kim Gun-hee: The private summoning of First Lady Kim Gun-hee by the prosecution was criticized by Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo, who also criticized the Prosecutor General’s public apology.
- Rep. Choo Mi-ae criticizes party leader candidate Kim Du-gwan: Rep. Choo Mi-ae launched a political offensive against Democratic Party leader candidate Kim Du-gwan.
Economy
- Hanwha Asset Management rebrands ETF: Hanwha Asset Management announced the rebranding of its ETF from ‘ARIRANG’ to ‘PLUS’ for the first time in 15 years.
- Samsung Securities maintains buy rating on Netmarble: Samsung Securities maintained its buy rating on Netmarble, citing the company’s expected increase in second-quarter operating profit.
- DS Investment Securities maintains target price for HK Inno.N: DS Investment Securities maintained its buy rating and target price for HK Inno.N, citing the growth of its new drug K-Cab.
Society
- Actress Lee Hye-young visits emergency room: Actress Lee Hye-young revealed that she visited the emergency room and was hospitalized due to gallstones.
- Research on maternal and infant health: A study found that the best age for first-time mothers to have a healthy pregnancy and baby is in their early 30s.
- Naked woman in Pohang fined: A woman who walked naked through Pohang was fined for public indecency.
Culture
- Tang Contemporary solo exhibition by Woo Kuk-won: Woo Kuk-won is holding a solo exhibition featuring new works inspired by Star Wars, the Bible, and Disney.
- Cultural Heritage Administration law amendment: The revised Cultural Heritage Administration law, allowing the overseas sale of art created after 1946, has been enacted.
- Brazilian photographer Leonardo Sens’s work: Leonardo Sens dedicated years to capturing the beauty of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro.
Sports
- Baek Woong-ki, coach of the Indian archery team, dismissed: Baek Woong-ki was dismissed from his position after arriving in Paris for the Olympics.
- Former tennis player Lee Hyung-taik nearly scammed: Former tennis player Lee Hyung-taik shared an incident where he was almost a victim of voice phishing.
- Pakistani Tekken pro gamer Arslan Ash wins: Arslan Ash won the Evolution Championship Series (EVO) after a year.
Entertainment
- Singer Nam Gyuri shares ballet activity: Singer and actress Nam Gyuri shared a video of her group ballet activity on Instagram.
- Comedian Oh Nami reveals penthouse: Comedian Oh Nami revealed her new penthouse, drawing public attention.
- YouTuber Tzuyang’s information leak lawyer apologizes: A lawyer who leaked past information about YouTuber Tzuyang posted an apology.
Technology & IT
- Krafton collaborates with Samsung Electronics: Krafton announced a collaboration with Samsung Electronics to optimize ‘Dark and Darker Mobile’ for Galaxy smartphones.
- Webzen offers free coding classes for employees’ children: Webzen provided free coding classes for the children of its employees as part of its ‘Let’s Play Coding!’ program.
- Nexon allows ‘First Descendant’ Balbirun: Nexon announced that it will not block the recently popular ‘Balbirun’ in ‘First Descendant.’