Korea Daily News (August 1, 2024)

Society

“Doosan’s Historic 30-6 Victory Over KIA in KBO”

  • Doosan defeated KIA 30-6
  • First 30-point game in KBO history

“Democratic Party Investigates President Yoon’s Alleged Violations”

  • 10 Democratic Party members join investigation into First Lady’s luxury bag case

“Accused of Smuggling 700g of Marijuana via International Mail”

  • Russian nationals in their 20s caught smuggling marijuana

“Controversy Over Restaurant Owner Welcoming Adulterous Couples”

  • Online debate over restaurant owner’s statement welcoming adulterous couples

“Seoul City Council Member Under Investigation for Sexual Assault”

  • City council member accused of assaulting female employee at entertainment bar

“Father in Multicultural Family Accused of Raping 4-Year-Old Daughter”

  • 50-year-old father from multicultural family in Gyeongnam accused of rape

“Lottery-Like Real Estate Boom in Gangnam”

  • Intense competition for housing in Gangnam

“Seoul City Hall Reverse Driving Incident Investigation Results”

  • No defects found in acceleration or braking systems

 

Economy

“Shinhan Asset Management’s ‘Shinhan Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund’ Reaches 5 Trillion KRW in Two Months”

  • Shinhan Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund achieves 527.3 billion KRW

“Shinyoung Securities Revamps Wealth Management Platform ‘Smart Refit 2.0’”

  • Shinyoung Securities updates its integrated asset management platform

“K Car Reports 18.1 Billion KRW in Q2 Operating Profit”

  • K Car’s operating profit increased by 17% year-on-year

“MG Non-Life Insurance Seeks New Owner Again”

  • MG Non-Life Insurance enters fourth attempt at sale

“IBK Securities Selects Promising Investment Products for H2”

  • IBK Securities highlights promising investment products with advisory services

“Balance Hero Leads Indian Fintech Market”

  • Balance Hero secures a leading position in Indian fintech market

“Lotte Rental Expands Used Car Export Market”

  • Lotte Rental establishes UAE branch for used car exports

 

International

“Kamala Harris Criticized for Southern Accent Imitation”

  • Controversy over Kamala Harris mimicking Southern accent

“Japanese Male Parental Leave Soars to 30.1%”

  • Japan sees rise in male parental leave, aims for 50% by next year

“Delta Airlines Suffers 700 Billion KRW Loss Due to IT Glitch”

  • Delta Airlines incurs significant losses from global IT outage

“Bill Ackman Halts Listing Plans After Failing to Raise Record Investment”

  • Bill Ackman pauses listing plans, prepares for future relaunch

“Volkswagen Korea Prepares Special Goods for Golf’s 50th Anniversary”

  • Volkswagen Korea celebrates Golf’s 50th anniversary with special gifts

“BMW Korea Launches High-Performance X2 Model”

  • BMW introduces the X2 M35i xDrive in Korea

 

Culture

“105-Year-Old Philosopher Kim Hyung-seok Interview”

  • Kim Hyung-seok shares his robust philosophy and life insights

“Seong Neung-kyung’s Performance Returns to Frieze Week”

  • Seong Neung-kyung reenacts his newspaper reading performance

“Booyoung Group Chairman Lee Joong-geun Acquires Literature Monthly”

  • Lee Joong-geun saves Literature Monthly from closure

“K-pop Group 2NE1 Reunites for Concert in October”

  • 2NE1 to perform reunion concert at Seoul Olympic Park

“Netflix Series ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Premieres on December 26”

  • ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 set for release with final storyline

“Media Art Exhibition in Haeundae, Busan”

  • National heritage showcased through vibrant media art in Haeundae

 

Sports

“2024 Paris Olympics Shuttle Bus Breakdown, Skateboarders Travel”

  • Olympic athletes use skateboards due to shuttle bus malfunction

“Doosan’s Historic 30-6 Victory Over KIA in KBO”

  • Doosan defeated KIA 30-6
  • First 30-point game in KBO history

“Wemade Hosts ‘With FanBe KBO On-Site Event'”

  • Wemade operates Fantastic Baseball pop-up booth at Gwangju Kia Champions Field

“Gen.G Sweeps All Categories in VCT Pacific Season Awards”

  • Gen.G dominates Valorant Esports official tournaments

“Blizzard to Launch ‘Season of the Malignant’ in Diablo 4”

  • Diablo 4 unveils new season with fresh content

“Smilegate Adds New Maps to Racing Game ‘Tales Runner’”

  • Tales Runner introduces two new maps for summer event channel

 

IT/Science

“Krafton Starts Global Test for ‘Dark and Darker Mobile'”

  • Dark and Darker Mobile exceeds target for global test participants

“Nexon Releases First Update for ‘The First Descendant’”

  • The First Descendant adds new successors and content

“Kakao Games Updates ‘Princess Connect! Re: Dive’”

  • Princess Connect adds new character and convenience features

“DevSisters and Megabox Collaborate on ‘Cookie Run: Tower of Adventures’”

  • Cookie Run collaboration brings new goods and events to Megabox theaters

“Mad Engine Unveils ‘Midnight Walkers’ at Gamescom 2024”

  • Midnight Walkers to debut new trailer and details at Gamescom

“Com2us Updates ‘Summoners War: Sky Arena’ with ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ Collaboration”

  • Summoners War adds Jujutsu Kaisen characters and dungeon

“Kakao Games Starts Early Access for New RTS ‘Stormgate’”

  • Stormgate begins early access to gather user feedback

“Smilegate Stove Indie Hosts ‘2024 WASD Indie Game Contest'”

  • Stove Indie encourages indie game creators with new contest