1. East coast of Gangwon-do braces for New Year rush as sunrise crowds and traffic surge

2. New AI platform aims to support emergency care from ambulance to ER

1. Seoul’s Jongno-gu district plans New Year countdown at Gwanghwamun Square and sunrise festival on Inwangsan Mountain

2. Scientists are arguing over whether Van Gogh’s Starry Night Shows real turbulence

3. ADOR escalates legal battle with NewJeans’ Danielle as group moves forward without her

1. Brigitte Bardot, a defining symbol of modern celebrity and freedom, dies at 91

2. More young adults are turning to AI to reflect on their lives and plan the year ahead

3. Heavy snow after Christmas disrupts travel across the U.S. Northeast

1. Korea braces for the coldest cold snap of the season as temperatures plunge nationwide

2. Large-scale speed-dating-style parties are gaining popularity among young singles in Korea

3. Why complete strangers are meeting up to play the childhood game of cops and robbers

1. President Donald Trump presents South Korean President Lee Jae-myung with rare gold key to the White House

2. Parents are using AI to make it look like Santa actually visited their homes

3. A once-in-a-century numerical coincidence arrives this Christmas

1. A Joseon-era pavilion comes home: ‘Gwanwoldang(관월당)’ returns after a century abroad

2. Mariah Carey makes Billboard history with 100 weeks at No. 1

3. UK moves to ban boiling lobsters alive in major animal welfare push

1. Seoul named the world’s most expensive city for everyday living — even without rent

2. Mystery donor in Gyeongsangnam-do(경상남도) Province quietly returns with another major year-end gift

3. Seoul’s Jung-gu(중구) District steps up safety measures in Myeongdong(명동) in anticipation of Christmas and New Year crowds

1. Actress Yoon Seok-hwa(윤석화), pioneer of Korean theatre, dies at 69

2. Elon Musk nears trillionaire status as wealth enters uncharted territory